Three homers, including a grand slam by Ray Fosse, enabled the Indians to outslug the Twins, 9-8. John Lowenstein homered for the Indians' first two runs in the second inning. Fosse's jackpot wallop followed in the third.

The Twins, who had two homers by Rich Reese and one by Tony Oliva, were leading, 8-6, before Vada Pinson came to the plate and hit for the circuit with two men on base in the sixth. As a result, Mark Ballinger, rookie from Jacksonville (Dixie Association), who pitched hitless ball in the last four innings for the Indians, was able to pick up his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 9, Minnesota Twins 8

Game Played on Saturday, August 28, 1971 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Twins        3  0  3    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   8 13  0
Indians      0  2  4    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   9  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Uhlaender lf          5   1   2   0     0   0   .289
Carew 2b              4   2   2   0     1   0   .291      Pinson cf             3   1   1   3     1   0   .257
Oliva rf              5   3   3   1     0   0   .355      R. Foster rf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .248
Reese 1b              4   2   2   4     0   1   .211      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .282
Cardenas ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .290
Braun 3b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .248      Fosse c               3   2   1   4     0   0   .256
Nettles cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .244      Lowenstein 2b         4   1   1   2     0   1   .187
Mitterwald c          3   0   1   0     1   1   .245      Stanley ss            4   0   1   0     0   2   .233
Luebber p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .059      A. Foster p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .047
  Corbin p            0   0   0   0     1   0   .241        Lamb p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .095
  Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .263        Ballinger p         2   1   0   0     0   1   .200
  Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  13   6     3   5             Totals               32   9   9   9     4   4

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  5,663
Left on Base: Twins 7, Indians 4
DP: Twins 1, Indians 0
Errors: R. Foster
Doubles: Nettles (3), Cardenas (21)
Home Runs: Reese 2 (9), Oliva (22), Lowenstein (4), Fosse (7), Pinson (9)
Stolen Bases: Braun (6)
Caught Stealing: Mitterwald (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Reese (4)
GIDP: Fosse (11)
Hit by Pitch: Fosse (4,by Luebber)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Luebber                 2.1   6   6   6   1   0   2  15   5.50
Corbin L(7-10)          4.2   3   3   3   3   2   1  19   4.03
Strickland              1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.44
Totals                  8     9   9   9   4   4   3  37

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
A. Foster               2.2   7   6   6   0   2   3  15   4.17
Lamb                    2.1   6   2   2   2   0   0  14   3.20
Ballinger W(1-0)        4     0   0   0   1   3   0  13   3.15
Totals                  9    13   8   8   3   5   3  42

Hit by Pitch: Luebber (4)
Wild Pitches: A. Foster (4)

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Dave Phillips


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
singled to left; Oliva singled to right [Carew to third]; A.
Foster threw a wild pitch [Carew scored, Oliva to second]; Reese
homered [Oliva scored]; Cardenas grounded out (third to first);
Braun singled to right; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted);
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender singled to left; Pinson walked [Uhlaender
to second]; R. Foster lined to left; Nettles popped to third;
Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3,
Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Mitterwald was called out on strikes; Luebber struck
out; Tovar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse was hit by a pitch; Lowenstein homered [Fosse
scored]; Stanley grounded out (second to first); A. Foster flied
out to center; Uhlaender grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva
homered; Reese homered; Cardenas grounded out (third to first);
Braun singled to right; LAMB REPLACED A. FOSTER (PITCHING);
Braun stole second; Nettles doubled to right [Braun scored];
Mitterwald was walked intentionally; Luebber grounded out (third
to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Pinson flied out to right; R. Foster singled to
left; Nettles singled to right [R. Foster to second]; Chambliss
singled to center [R. Foster to third, Nettles to second]; Fosse
homered [R. Foster scored, Nettles scored, Chambliss scored];
CORBIN REPLACED LUEBBER (PITCHING); Lowenstein flied out to
center; Stanley was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 6, Indians 6.

TWINS 4TH: Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew singled
to left; Oliva singled to right [Carew scored (error by R.
Foster) (no RBI), Oliva to third]; Reese hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Oliva scored]; Cardenas doubled to left; Braun flied out
to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Lamb grounded out (pitcher to first); Uhlaender
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 6.

TWINS 5TH: Nettles flied out to left; Mitterwald singled to
left; Mitterwald was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Corbin walked; Tovar singled to center [Corbin to
second]; Carew popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
8, Indians 6.

INDIANS 5TH: R. Foster walked; Nettles flied out to center;
Chambliss walked [R. Foster to second]; Fosse grounded into a
double play (third to first) [R. Foster out at third]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 6.

TWINS 6TH: BALLINGER REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING); Oliva grounded
out (second to first); Reese grounded out (second to first);
Cardenas grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 8, Indians 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein flied out to center; Stanley singled to
center; On a bunt Ballinger forced Stanley (third to shortstop);
Uhlaender singled to first [Ballinger to second]; Pinson homered
[Ballinger scored, Uhlaender scored]; R. Foster grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 9.

TWINS 7TH: Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles popped
to shortstop; Mitterwald lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 8, Indians 9.

INDIANS 7TH: Nettles walked; Chambliss flied out to left; Fosse
grounded out (third to first) [Nettles to second]; Lowenstein
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8,
Indians 9.

TWINS 8TH: HOLT BATTED FOR CORBIN; Holt struck out; Tovar
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew walked; Oliva flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 9.

INDIANS 8TH: STRICKLAND REPLACED HOLT (PITCHING); Stanley was
called out on strikes; Ballinger struck out; Uhlaender grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians
9.

TWINS 9TH: Reese struck out; Cardenas was called out on strikes;
Braun popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 9.

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