A three-run homer by Tony Oliva in the first inning provided the Twins with a 3-1 victory over the Indians. Jim Perry, who pitched a six-hitter for the Twins and struck out 11, was deprived of a shutout when the Indians scored in the ninth on doubles by Chris Chambliss and Ted Uhlaender. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Monday, June      14, 1971 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .316      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Carew 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .217      Baker cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .133
Oliva rf              3   1   2   3     1   0   .375      Fosse c               3   0   0   0     1   2   .282
Killebrew 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .273      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   2   .333
  Reese 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176      R. Foster rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .256
Holt cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Uhlaender lf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .288
Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Leon 2b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .273
Ratliff c             4   0   1   0     0   3   .167      Heidemann ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .176
Thompson 3b           1   0   0   0     1   0   .242      A. Foster p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .091
  Braun 3b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .257        Pinson ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               31   3   7   3     3   6             Totals               33   1   6   1     1  11

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 15,394
Left on Base: Twins 4, Indians 6
DP: Twins 1, Indians 2
Errors: Carew
Doubles: Ratliff (1), Baker (1), R. Foster (11), Chambliss (4), Uhlaender (5)
Home Runs: Oliva (14)
Stolen Bases: Tovar (11)
Caught Stealing: Tovar (6)
GIDP: Cardenas (6), Killebrew (10), Heidemann (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(9-5)            9     6   1   1   1  11   0  34   4.14
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1  11   0  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
A. Foster L(5-3)        8     7   3   3   3   5   1  31   3.22
Mingori                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.13
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   6   1  34

Wild Pitches: Perry (3)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Odom


TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Tovar stole second; Carew
walked; Oliva homered [Tovar scored, Carew scored]; Killebrew
popped to third; Holt grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenas
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Nettles grounded out (third to first); Baker
doubled to left; Fosse struck out; Chambliss was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ratliff was called out on strikes; Thompson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Perry popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: R. Foster doubled to left; Uhlaender struck out;
Leon struck out; Heidemann was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew flied
out to left; Oliva singled to center; Killebrew struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: A. Foster struck out; Nettles grounded out (second
to first); Baker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

TWINS 4TH: Holt singled to right; Cardenas grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Holt out at second];
Ratliff doubled to right; Thompson walked; Perry flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Fosse struck out; Chambliss struck out; R. Foster
singled to center; Uhlaender grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

TWINS 5TH: Tovar flied out to right; Carew singled to right;
Oliva walked [Carew to second]; Killebrew grounded into a double
play (third to second) [Carew out at third, Oliva out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Leon reached on an error by Carew; Heidemann
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Leon
out at second]; A. Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Indians 0.

TWINS 6TH: Holt flied out to left; Cardenas flied out to center;
Ratliff was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: BRAUN REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING 3B); Nettles
singled to right; Baker flied out to left; Fosse walked [Nettles
to second]; Chambliss flied out to left; R. Foster forced
Nettles (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3,
Indians 0.

TWINS 7TH: Braun struck out; Perry grounded out (shortstop to
first); Tovar singled to center; Tovar was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Uhlaender flied out to center; Leon grounded out
(first unassisted); Heidemann flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

TWINS 8TH: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Oliva flied
out to center; Killebrew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: PINSON BATTED FOR A. FOSTER; Pinson struck out;
Nettles popped to second; Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

TWINS 9TH: MINGORI REPLACED PINSON (PITCHING); Holt popped to
first; Cardenas popped to third; Ratliff struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: REESE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Fosse
grounded out (pitcher to first); Chambliss doubled to left;
Perry threw a wild pitch [Chambliss to third]; R. Foster popped
to catcher in foul territory; Uhlaender doubled to left
[Chambliss scored]; Leon struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Indians 1.