Cesar Tovar, Rod Carew and Tony Oliva, the first three batters in the Twins' order, collected three hits apiece to lead an 18-hit attack in a 11-2 victory over the Indians. Oliva, Harmon Killebrew, Rich Reese and Jim Holt each drove in two runs. Killebrew accounted for his RBIs with his first triple of the season in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 11, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Monday, August    16, 1971 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2 10  4
Twins        1  1  2    1  1  2    0  3  x  -  11 18  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Uhlaender cf          5   0   2   0     0   0   .274      Tovar cf,rf           4   4   3   0     1   0   .301
Chambliss 1b          5   1   2   0     0   0   .292      Carew 2b              5   2   3   1     0   0   .285
Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .258      Oliva rf              3   1   3   2     1   0   .359
Nettles 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .279        Nettles cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Hinton lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Killebrew 3b          5   0   2   2     0   0   .255
R. Foster rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .229        Braun pr,3b         0   1   0   0     0   0   .243
Leon 2b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .256      Reese 1b              5   2   2   2     0   1   .210
Stanley ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .214      Cardenas ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Lamb p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .105      Holt lf               5   1   2   2     0   0   .262
  Hargan p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Mitterwald c          5   0   2   0     0   1   .244
  Ballinger p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Kaat p                4   0   0   0     0   1   .194
  Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .185

Totals               38   2  10   2     0   7             Totals               42  11  18   9     2   4

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance:  9,372
Left on Base: Indians 9, Twins 9
DP: Indians 2, Twins 0
Errors: Chambliss, Fosse, Stanley 2, Killebrew
Doubles: Leon (9), Tovar 2 (20), Carew (15), Oliva (25)
Triples: Killebrew (1)
Stolen Bases: Reese (7)
GIDP: Killebrew (17), Holt (9)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamb L(5-11)            2.1   7   4   3   0   0   0  14   3.00
Hargan                  3     6   4   4   2   1   0  17   7.40
Ballinger               2.2   5   3   3   0   3   0  13   3.60
Totals                  8    18  11  10   2   4   0  44

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(10-9)            9    10   2   2   0   7   0  38   3.44
Totals                  9    10   2   2   0   7   0  38

Wild Pitches: Hargan (6), Kaat 2 (7)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender singled to center; Chambliss reached on
an error by Killebrew [Uhlaender to second, Chambliss to first];
Kaat threw a wild pitch [Uhlaender to third, Chambliss to
second]; Fosse reached on a fielder's choice [Chambliss out at
third (second to shortstop), Uhlaender stayed at third]; Nettles
popped to first; Hinton popped to second in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar doubled to left; Carew grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Tovar to third]; Oliva singled to center [Tovar
scored]; Killebrew grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Oliva out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Twins 1.

INDIANS 2ND: R. Foster flied out to right; Leon grounded out
(second to first); Stanley singled to center; Lamb was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Reese reached on an error by Chambliss [Reese to
first]; Cardenas singled to left [Reese to second]; Holt forced
Cardenas (second to shortstop) [Reese scored (error by Stanley)
(unearned) (no RBI), Holt to second]; Mitterwald flied out to
center; Kaat grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Uhlaender grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss singled to left; Fosse struck out; Nettles flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar singled to center; Carew doubled to left [Tovar
scored]; Oliva singled to right [Carew to third]; Killebrew
popped to second; Reese singled to center [Carew scored, Oliva
to second]; HARGAN REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING); Cardenas reached on
an error by Stanley [Oliva to third, Reese to second, Cardenas
to first]; Holt grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Cardenas out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Twins 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Hinton struck out; R. Foster grounded out (third to
first); Leon singled to right; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: Mitterwald struck out; Kaat grounded out (second to
first); Tovar walked; Carew singled to left [Tovar to second];
Oliva doubled to right [Tovar scored, Carew to third]; Killebrew
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Twins 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Hargan popped to first in foul territory; Uhlaender
flied out to left; Chambliss singled to third; Fosse singled to
third [Chambliss to second]; Nettles singled to second
[Chambliss scored, Fosse to third]; Hinton forced Nettles
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Reese flied out to center; Cardenas grounded out
(third to first); Holt singled to left; Mitterwald singled to
center [Holt to third]; Hargan threw a wild pitch [Holt scored,
Mitterwald to third (error by Fosse)]; Kaat grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 6.

INDIANS 6TH: R. Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon
grounded out (third to first); Stanley flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 6.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar doubled to left; Carew lined to third; Oliva
walked; Killebrew tripled to right [Tovar scored, Oliva scored];
BALLINGER REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); Reese struck out; Cardenas
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
1, Twins 8.

INDIANS 7TH: NETTLES REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Ballinger struck out; Uhlaender singled
to center; Kaat threw a wild pitch [Uhlaender to second];
Chambliss grounded out (second to first) [Uhlaender to third];
Fosse flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Twins 8.

TWINS 7TH: Holt lined to left; Mitterwald singled to left; Kaat
was called out on strikes; Tovar grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 8.

INDIANS 8TH: Nettles singled to right; Hinton flied out to
right; R. Foster struck out; Leon doubled to right [Nettles
scored]; Stanley struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Twins 8.

TWINS 8TH: Carew singled to left; Nettles grounded out (second
to first) [Carew to second]; Killebrew singled to left [Carew to
third]; BRAUN RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Reese singled to center [Carew
scored, Braun to third]; Reese stole second; Cardenas struck
out; Holt singled to center [Braun scored, Reese scored];
Mitterwald flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Twins 11.

INDIANS 9TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BEVACQUA BATTED
FOR BALLINGER; Bevacqua struck out; Uhlaender grounded out
(first to pitcher); Chambliss grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 11.