Graig Nettles, Eddie Leon and Ray Fosse, the first three batters in the Indians' order, collected 10 hits between them and drove in seven runs in a 10-2 romp over the Twins. Nettles had four hits, including a bases-loaded triple in the seventh inning. Leon also had four hits.

Fosse homered with two men on base in the third and singled for another RBI after Leon tripled in the fifth. The Twins committed five errors -- three by Harmon Killebrew and two by Leo Cardenas. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 10, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      5, 1971 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      1  0  3    0  3  0    3  0  0  -  10 14  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  7  5


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles 3b            6   2   4   3     0   0   .208      Tovar lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .308
Leon 2b               5   2   4   0     0   0   .288      Reese 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .178
Fosse c               5   2   2   4     0   0   .289      Oliva rf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .373
Chambliss 1b          5   0   0   0     0   4   .323      Killebrew 3b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .290
Ford cf,rf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .225      Holt cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Harrelson lf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Braun 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
  Uhlaender pr,lf     3   1   2   0     0   0   .303      Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .283
Hinton rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Pinson cf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Kaat p                1   0   1   0     0   0   .219
Heidemann ss          4   1   0   0     1   1   .164        Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Lamb p                5   1   1   0     0   1   .053        Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Nettles ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ratliff ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .130

Totals               45  10  14   7     1   7             Totals               34   2   7   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 10,331
Left on Base: Indians 9, Twins 7
DP: Indians 0, Twins 1
Errors: Killebrew 3, Cardenas 2
Doubles: Oliva (12)
Triples: Leon (1), Nettles (1)
Home Runs: Fosse (3), Killebrew (9)
GIDP: Nettles (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamb W(3-2)             8     7   2   2   1   3   1  32   2.63
Hennigan SV(4)          1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.08
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   3   1  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(4-4)             4     7   6   5   0   2   1  21   3.29
Corbin                  0.1   1   1   0   0   1   0   2   3.14
Strickland              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Perranoski              2     5   3   3   1   1   0  12   8.71
Williams                2     1   0   0   0   3   0   8   3.35
Totals                  9    14  10   8   1   7   1  46

Wild Pitches: Hennigan (1), Strickland (2)

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Red Flaherty


INDIANS 1ST: Nettles singled to third; Leon singled to center
[Nettles to second]; Fosse reached on an error by Cardenas
[Nettles scored (unearned) (no RBI), Leon to third, Fosse to
second]; Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Ford reached
on a fielder's choice [Leon out at home (third to catcher),
Fosse to third]; Harrelson lined to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Reese struck
out; Oliva doubled to center; Killebrew was walked
intentionally; Holt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hinton flied out to right; Heidemann popped to
second; Lamb grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Braun flied out to center; Cardenas popped to second
in foul territory; Mitterwald flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Nettles singled to right; Leon singled to right
[Nettles to third]; Fosse homered [Nettles scored, Leon scored];
Chambliss struck out; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first);
Harrelson reached on an error by Killebrew [Harrelson to
second]; UHLAENDER RAN FOR HARRELSON; Hinton was called out on
strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: UHLAENDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kaat singled
to center; Tovar flied out to left; Reese forced Kaat (shortstop
to second); Oliva was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Heidemann reached on an error by Cardenas; Lamb
forced Heidemann (first to shortstop); Nettles grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lamb out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Holt
flied out to center; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Leon tripled to center; Fosse singled to center
[Leon scored]; CORBIN REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Chambliss struck
out; Ford singled to right [Fosse to third]; STRICKLAND REPLACED
CORBIN (PITCHING); Strickland threw a wild pitch [Ford to
second, Fosse scored]; Uhlaender grounded out (first unassisted)
[Ford to third]; Hinton reached on an error by Killebrew [Ford
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Heidemann popped to shortstop; 3 R
(2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: PINSON REPLACED HINTON (PLAYING CF); FORD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cardenas flied out to right; Mitterwald
flied out to center; MANUEL BATTED FOR STRICKLAND; Manuel struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 0.

INDIANS 6TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Lamb
grounded out (second to first); Nettles singled to right; Leon
singled to left [Nettles to second]; Fosse forced Leon
(shortstop to second) [Nettles to third]; Chambliss struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar singled to right; Reese singled to right [Tovar
to third]; Oliva singled to left [Reese to second, Tovar
scored]; Killebrew flied out to right; Holt flied out to center;
Braun forced Oliva (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 7, Twins 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Ford flied out to left; Uhlaender singled to
center; Pinson popped to shortstop; Heidemann walked [Uhlaender
to second]; Lamb singled to shortstop [Heidemann to second,
Uhlaender to third]; Nettles tripled to center [Lamb scored,
Heidemann scored, Uhlaender scored]; Leon flied out to center; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 10, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Cardenas flied out to right; Mitterwald popped to
shortstop; NETTLES BATTED FOR PERRANOSKI; Nettles popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 10,
Twins 1.

INDIANS 8TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED NETTLES (PITCHING); Fosse
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss was called out on
strikes; Ford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
10, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Tovar flied out to center; Reese grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 10, Twins 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Uhlaender singled to left; Pinson reached on an
error by Killebrew [Uhlaender to second]; Heidemann was called
out on strikes; Lamb was called out on strikes; Nettles flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 10, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Killebrew homered; Holt singled to left; HENNIGAN
REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING); Braun grounded out (third to first)
[Holt to second]; Cardenas walked; Hennigan threw a wild pitch
[Cardenas to second, Holt to third]; Mitterwald grounded out
(third to first); RATLIFF BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Ratliff flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 10, Twins 2.