After building up a 6-0 lead, the Twins had to struggle to outlast the Indians, 6-5. The Twins, who took advantage of Sam McDowell's wildness, scored four runs in the second inning, picked up a tally in the fifth and added what proved to be the deciding marker when Rich Reese homered in the sixth.

The Indians scored three runs in their half of the sixth when Chris Chambliss and Ray Fosse doubled and Fred Stanley hit his first major league homer. Vada Pinson kayoed Jim Perry with a two-run smash in the ninth, but Hal Haydel relieved and struck out Roy Foster for the final out. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Sunday, August    29, 1971 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        0  4  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   6  9  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  2  -   5 12  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              4   1   1   1     1   0   .302      Uhlaender lf          5   1   3   0     0   0   .293
Carew 2b              4   0   2   1     1   0   .292      Pinson cf             5   1   3   2     0   0   .260
Killebrew 3b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .245      R. Foster rf          5   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .282
Mitterwald c          3   1   2   0     1   1   .249      Chambliss 1b          4   1   3   0     0   0   .296
Reese 1b              4   2   3   1     0   0   .218      Fosse c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .256
Alyea lf              1   1   0   0     1   0   .179      Lowenstein 2b         4   0   0   0     0   2   .180
  Holt lf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Stanley ss            4   1   1   2     0   1   .234
Nettles cf            1   1   0   1     3   0   .242      McDowell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Perry p               4   0   1   1     0   0   .195        Hargan p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .069
  Haydel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hodge ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .210
                                                            Hennigan p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Baker ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .213

Totals               32   6   9   5     7   4             Totals               39   5  12   5     0   8

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance:  5,121
Left on Base: Twins 6, Indians 7
DP: Twins 0, Indians 3
Doubles: Pinson (19), Chambliss 2 (17), Fosse (16)
Home Runs: Reese (10), Stanley (1), Pinson (10)
Stolen Bases: Nettles (2)
GIDP: Killebrew (19), Reese (8), Holt (10)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(15-14)          8.2  12   5   5   0   7   2  38   4.24
Haydel SV(1)            0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   5.75
Totals                  9    12   5   5   0   8   2  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell L(12-12)       1.1   3   4   4   4   0   0  11   3.11
Hargan                  3.2   3   1   1   1   1   0  12   7.38
Hennigan                4     3   1   1   2   3   1  16   4.14
Totals                  9     9   6   6   7   4   1  39

Wild Pitches: McDowell (11), Hargan (7)

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to center; Carew flied out to center;
Killebrew grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender singled to center; Pinson singled to
right [Uhlaender to third]; R. Foster popped to second; Nettles
struck out; Chambliss popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cardenas flied out to right; Mitterwald walked; Reese
singled to right [Mitterwald to third]; Alyea walked [Reese to
second]; Nettles walked [Mitterwald scored, Reese to third,
Alyea to second]; McDowell threw a wild pitch [Reese scored,
Alyea to third, Nettles to second]; Perry singled to right
[Alyea scored, Nettles to third]; Tovar singled to shortstop
[Nettles scored, Perry to second]; Carew walked [Perry to third,
Tovar to second]; HARGAN REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Killebrew
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Carew out at second]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse popped to second; Lowenstein was called out
on strikes; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Indians 0.

TWINS 3RD: Cardenas struck out; Mitterwald singled to center;
Reese grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Mitterwald out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Hargan struck out; Uhlaender lined to second;
Pinson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Indians 0.

TWINS 4TH: Alyea grounded out (third to first); Nettles flied
out to right; Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: R. Foster popped to shortstop; Nettles singled to
right; Chambliss singled to left [Nettles to second]; Fosse
flied out to left; Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 4, Indians 0.

TWINS 5TH: Tovar walked; Hargan threw a wild pitch [Tovar to
second]; Carew singled to center [Tovar scored]; Killebrew
grounded out (second unassisted) [Carew to second]; Cardenas
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Mitterwald singled
to left [Carew out at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 5, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: HOLT REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING LF); Stanley flied out
to center; HODGE BATTED FOR HARGAN; Hodge grounded out (second
to first); Uhlaender singled to right; Pinson doubled to right
[Uhlaender to third]; R. Foster made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Indians 0.

TWINS 6TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED HODGE (PITCHING); Reese homered;
Holt struck out; Nettles walked; Nettles stole second; Perry
flied out to center; Tovar grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Chambliss
doubled to center; Fosse doubled to left [Chambliss scored];
Lowenstein popped to shortstop; Stanley homered [Fosse scored];
Hennigan struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Indians 3.

TWINS 7TH: Carew singled to right; Killebrew was called out on
strikes; Cardenas popped to first in foul territory; Mitterwald
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Uhlaender grounded out (second to first); Pinson
grounded out (second to first); R. Foster flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Indians 3.

TWINS 8TH: Reese singled to right; Holt grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Reese out at second];
Nettles walked; Perry popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 6, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Nettles flied out to center; Chambliss doubled to
right; Fosse flied out to center; Lowenstein popped to third; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Indians 3.

TWINS 9TH: Tovar popped to second; Carew flied out to center;
Killebrew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); BAKER
BATTED FOR HENNIGAN; Baker struck out; Uhlaender singled to
center; Pinson homered [Uhlaender scored]; HAYDEL REPLACED PERRY
(PITCHING); R. Foster struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
6, Indians 5.