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Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians
1971-06-15 · Night game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 6238 · 73°F · 2:37
Minnesota Twins defeated Cleveland Indians 5–3. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 3rd. Bert Blyleven earned the win and Ray Corbin picked up the save. Tony Oliva went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
W: Bert Blyleven L: Ray Lamb SV: Ray Corbin
Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Larry McCoy · 2B: Jim Odom · 3B: Marty Springstead · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rod Carew | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cesar Tovar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Oliva | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Holt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Braun | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rich Reese | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Ratliff | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bert Blyleven | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brant Alyea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Tischinski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Corbin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Graig Nettles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Baker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Fosse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Chris Chambliss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Roy Foster | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Uhlaender | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eddie Leon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Heidemann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Lamb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ted Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vada Pinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gomer Hodge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Harrelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
 Tom Hall | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Corbin | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lamb | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Austin | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Phil Hennigan | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rod Carew: 53
- Cesar Tovar: 4/L
- Tony Oliva: 6/P
Bot 1
- Graig Nettles: W
- Frank Baker: 7
- Ray Fosse: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Harmon Killebrew: 8
- Jim Holt: 9
- Steve Braun: 5/P
Bot 2
- Chris Chambliss: 7
- Roy Foster: 8
- Ted Uhlaender: K/C
Top 3
- Rich Reese: HR/9
- Paul Ratliff: K
- Bert Blyleven: S8
- Rod Carew: E8/F.1-3;B-2
- Cesar Tovar: 9/SF.2-3;3-H(UR)
- Tony Oliva: 8
Bot 3
- Eddie Leon: S9
- Jack Heidemann: 4/L.1-3(E4)
- Ray Lamb: K
- Graig Nettles: 3/G
Top 4
- Harmon Killebrew: 7
- Jim Holt: 43
- Steve Braun: 7
Bot 4
- Frank Baker: 8
- Ray Fosse: 8
- Chris Chambliss: W
- Roy Foster: 8
Top 5
- Rich Reese: W
- Paul Ratliff: K
- Bert Blyleven: K/BF
- Rod Carew: CS2(26)
Bot 5
- Ted Uhlaender: S9
- Eddie Leon: 8
- Jack Heidemann: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Rod Carew: 7
- Cesar Tovar: 7
- Tony Oliva: HR/9
- Harmon Killebrew: 7
Bot 6
- Ted Ford: 43
- Graig Nettles: 8
- Frank Baker: 9
Top 7
- Jim Holt: 6/L
- Steve Braun: K
- Rich Reese: K
Bot 7
- Ray Fosse: 1/L
- Chris Chambliss: 5/FL
- Roy Foster: HR/7
- Ted Uhlaender: 13
Top 8
- Brant Alyea: HR/7
- Bert Blyleven: K/C
- Rod Carew: S4
- Cesar Tovar: FC.1-2
- Tony Oliva: S9.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Harmon Killebrew: IW
- Jim Holt: 5/P
- Steve Braun: K
Bot 8
- Eddie Leon: S9
- Jack Heidemann: 43.1-2
- Vada Pinson: S9.2-3
- Graig Nettles: 3/P
- Frank Baker: S8.1-2;3-H
- Ray Fosse: WP.1-2;2-3
- Ray Fosse: W
- Chris Chambliss: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Roy Foster: 6/P
Top 9
- Rich Reese: HP
- Tom Tischinski: 7
- Ray Corbin: K/BF
- Rod Carew: S8.1-3
- Cesar Tovar: 13
Bot 9
- Ted Uhlaender: 63
- Eddie Leon: 63
- Gomer Hodge: S5
- Ken Harrelson: WP.1-2#
- Ken Harrelson: 53