Rich Reese, Tony Oliva and Brant Alyea smashed homers for the Twins in a 5-3 victory over the Indians. Bert Blyleven, who started for the Twins, was kayoed in the eighth inning after giving up a run on singles by Eddie Leon, Vada Pinson and Frank Baker. Minnesota Twins 5, Cleveland Indians 3Game Played on Tuesday, June 15, 1971 (Night game) at Cleveland StadiumTwins 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 5 7 1 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 3 7 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Carew 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .221 Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .225 Tovar lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .310 Baker cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .158 Oliva rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .377 Fosse c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .278 Killebrew 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Chambliss 1b 2 0 0 1 2 0 .323 Holt cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 R. Foster rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .256 Braun ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .248 Uhlaender lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287 Reese 1b 2 1 1 1 1 1 .181 Leon 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .278 Ratliff c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .156 Heidemann ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Alyea ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .235 Hodge ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Tischinski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .150 Lamb p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .043 Blyleven p 3 1 1 0 0 2 .098 Ford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Austin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corbin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Pinson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .267 A. Foster pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .091 Hennigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harrelson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Totals 34 5 7 5 2 8 Totals 32 3 7 3 4 2 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 6,238 Left on Base: Twins 6, Indians 6 DP: Twins 2, Indians 0 Errors: Carew, Baker Home Runs: Reese (2), Oliva (15), Alyea (2), R. Foster (5) Caught Stealing: Reese (1) Sacrifice Flies: Tovar (1) GIDP: Fosse (5), Heidemann (4) Hit by Pitch: Reese (3,by Hennigan) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven W(7-8) 7.2 6 3 3 2 2 1 29 2.82 Hall 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3.27 Corbin SV(3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.58 Totals 9 7 3 3 4 2 1 36 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lamb L(4-3) 6 3 3 2 1 3 2 22 2.35 Austin 2 3 2 2 1 4 1 11 3.43 Hennigan 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.35 Totals 9 7 5 4 2 8 3 38 Hit by Pitch: Hennigan (2) Wild Pitches: Hall (3), Corbin (3) Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Marty Springstead TWINS 1ST: Carew grounded out (third to first); Tovar lined to second; Oliva popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Nettles walked; Baker flied out to left; Fosse grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0. TWINS 2ND: Killebrew flied out to center; Holt flied out to right; Braun popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Chambliss flied out to left; R. Foster flied out to center; Uhlaender was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0. TWINS 3RD: Reese homered; Ratliff struck out; Blyleven singled to center; Carew reached on an error by Baker [Blyleven to third, Carew to second]; Tovar hit a sacrifice fly to right [Carew to third, Blyleven scored (unearned)]; Oliva flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Leon singled to right; Heidemann lined to second [Leon to third (error by Carew)]; Lamb struck out; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0. TWINS 4TH: Killebrew flied out to left; Holt grounded out (second to first); Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Baker flied out to center; Fosse flied out to center; Chambliss walked; R. Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0. TWINS 5TH: Reese walked; Ratliff struck out; On a bunt Blyleven struck out; Reese was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Uhlaender singled to right; Leon flied out to center; Heidemann grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Uhlaender out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0. TWINS 6TH: Carew flied out to left; Tovar flied out to left; Oliva homered; Killebrew flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 0. INDIANS 6TH: FORD BATTED FOR LAMB; Ford grounded out (second to first); Nettles flied out to center; Baker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 0. TWINS 7TH: AUSTIN REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); Holt lined to shortstop; Braun struck out; Reese struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 0. INDIANS 7TH: Fosse lined to pitcher; Chambliss popped to third in foul territory; R. Foster homered; Uhlaender grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 1. TWINS 8TH: ALYEA BATTED FOR RATLIFF; Alyea homered; Blyleven was called out on strikes; Carew singled to second; Tovar reached on a fielder's choice [Carew to second]; Oliva singled to right [Carew scored, Tovar to third, Oliva to second (on throw)]; Killebrew was walked intentionally; Holt popped to third; Braun struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1. INDIANS 8TH: TISCHINSKI REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING C ); Leon singled to right; Heidemann grounded out (second to first) [Leon to second]; PINSON BATTED FOR AUSTIN; Pinson singled to right [Leon to third]; A. FOSTER RAN FOR PINSON; Nettles popped to first; Baker singled to center [A. Foster to second, Leon scored]; HALL REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Hall threw a wild pitch [Baker to second, A. Foster to third]; Fosse walked; Chambliss walked [A. Foster scored, Baker to third, Fosse to second]; CORBIN REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); R. Foster popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 3. TWINS 9TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED A. FOSTER (PITCHING); Reese was hit by a pitch; Tischinski flied out to left; On a bunt Corbin struck out; Carew singled to center [Reese to third]; Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 3. INDIANS 9TH: Uhlaender grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); HODGE BATTED FOR HEIDEMANN; Hodge singled to third; HARRELSON BATTED FOR HENNIGAN; Corbin threw a wild pitch [Hodge to second]; Harrelson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 3. |
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