Rod Carew collected four hits in four official trips to lead the Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Indians. With the score tied, 1-1, Carew tripled in the ninth inning and scored on a single by Cesar Tovar.

A single by Tony Oliva sent Tovar to third and, after Harmon Killebrew struck out, Rich Reese hit a sacrifice fly to plate what proved to be the winning run. The Indians counted in their half of the ninth on a pair of walks and a single by Graig Nettles before Stan Williams saved the game. [The Sporting News]
Minnesota Twins 3, Cleveland Indians 2

Game Played on Wednesday, June 16, 1971 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   3 11  0
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 2b              4   1   4   0     1   0   .235      Nettles 3b            5   1   5   1     0   0   .243
Tovar lf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .308      Leon 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Oliva rf              4   1   2   0     1   0   .380        Baker ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .150
Killebrew 3b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Fosse c               5   0   1   1     0   1   .276
  Braun 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .333
Reese 1b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .185      R. Foster rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .250
Holt cf               4   0   0   0     1   0   .261        Uhlaender rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Cardenas ss           2   0   1   1     1   0   .282      Harrelson lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Ratliff c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .171      Ford cf               3   0   0   0     1   2   .214
  Alyea ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Heidemann ss          3   1   1   0     1   0   .175
  Tischinski c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Dunning p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Kaat p                3   0   1   0     0   1   .205        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .222        Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .316        Austin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hinton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
                                                            Colbert pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  11   3     5   5             Totals               34   2   9   2     4   6

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance:  6,220
Left on Base: Twins 12, Indians 10
DP: Twins 1, Indians 0
Doubles: Reese (2), Nettles (5), Fosse (11), Chambliss (5)
Triples: Carew (4)
Stolen Bases: Carew (3)
Caught Stealing: Tovar (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Dunning (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cardenas (5), Reese (1)
GIDP: Leon (8)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat                    7     7   1   1   2   4   0  29   3.27
Hall W(3-4)             1.1   2   1   1   2   2   0   8   3.34
Williams SV(2)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.61
Totals                  9     9   2   2   4   6   0  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dunning                 7.1   8   1   1   5   2   0  34   3.64
Mingori L(1-2)          0.2   3   2   2   0   2   0   5   2.77
Hennigan                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.33
Austin                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.32
Totals                  9    11   3   3   5   5   0  42

Wild Pitches: Mingori (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Carew singled to left; Tovar forced Carew (pitcher to
shortstop); Oliva walked [Tovar to second]; Tovar was caught
stealing third (catcher to third) [Oliva to second]; Killebrew
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Nettles doubled to right; Leon flied out to center;
Fosse doubled to left [Nettles scored]; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first) [Fosse to third]; R. Foster walked; Harrelson
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

TWINS 2ND: Reese grounded out (shortstop to first); Holt
grounded out (third to first); Cardenas popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Ford struck out; Heidemann grounded out (third to
first); Dunning popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Indians 1.

TWINS 3RD: Ratliff flied out to right; Kaat struck out; Carew
walked; Carew stole second; Tovar was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Nettles singled to right; Leon flied out to center;
Fosse flied out to center; Chambliss was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva grounded out (pitcher to first); Killebrew
grounded out (third to first); Reese popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: R. Foster grounded out (shortstop to first);
Harrelson flied out to left; Ford grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

TWINS 5TH: Holt flied out to center; Cardenas singled to
shortstop; Ratliff singled to left [Cardenas to second]; Kaat
popped to third; Carew singled to shortstop [Ratliff to second,
Cardenas to third]; Tovar flied out to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Heidemann singled to right; Dunning out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Heidemann to second];
Nettles singled to right [Heidemann to third]; Leon grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Nettles out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva singled to left; Killebrew flied out to left;
Reese doubled to right [Oliva to third]; Holt walked; Cardenas
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Holt to second, Reese to third,
Oliva scored]; Ratliff flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Fosse grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
doubled to left; R. Foster struck out; Harrelson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 1.

TWINS 7TH: Kaat singled to pitcher; Carew singled to center
[Kaat to second]; On a bunt Tovar made an out to catcher;
Cesar Tovar called for interference; Oliva popped to
shortstop; Killebrew popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Ford walked; Heidemann forced Ford (pitcher to
shortstop); Dunning lined to shortstop; Nettles singled to right
[Heidemann to second]; Leon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Indians 1.

TWINS 8TH: Reese walked; Holt grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Reese to second]; Cardenas walked; MINGORI REPLACED DUNNING
(PITCHING); ALYEA BATTED FOR RATLIFF; Alyea struck out; RENICK
BATTED FOR KAAT; Renick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: TISCHINSKI REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING C ); HALL
REPLACED RENICK (PITCHING); Fosse struck out; Chambliss singled
to right; R. Foster popped to shortstop; Harrelson forced
Chambliss (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Indians 1.

TWINS 9TH: UHLAENDER REPLACED R. FOSTER (PLAYING RF); Carew
tripled to right; Tovar singled to left [Carew scored]; Mingori
threw a wild pitch [Tovar to second]; Oliva singled to first
[Tovar to third]; HENNIGAN REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING);
Killebrew struck out; AUSTIN REPLACED HENNIGAN (PITCHING); Reese
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Tovar scored]; Holt grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: BRAUN REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 3B); Ford struck
out; Heidemann walked; HINTON BATTED FOR AUSTIN; Hinton walked
[Heidemann to second]; COLBERT RAN FOR HINTON; Nettles singled
to right [Colbert to second, Heidemann scored]; BAKER BATTED FOR
LEON; WILLIAMS REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Baker popped to second;
Fosse flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians
2.
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