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Cleveland Guardians @ Minnesota Twins

1971-08-16 · Night game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 9372 · 83°F, night · Wind 9 mph · 2:51

Minnesota Twins defeated Cleveland Indians 11–2. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 8th. Jim Kaat earned the win. Tony Oliva went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	10
MIN	1	1	2	1	1	2	0	3		11	18

W: Jim Kaat L: Ray Lamb SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Larry McCoy · 2B: Jim Odom · 3B: Marty Springstead · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Ted Uhlaender	5	0	2	0	0
Chris Chambliss	5	1	2	0	0
Ray Fosse	4	0	1	0	1
Graig Nettles	4	1	2	1	0
Chuck Hinton	4	0	0	0	1
Roy Foster	4	0	0	0	1
Eddie Leon	4	0	2	1	0
Fred Stanley	4	0	1	0	1
Ray Lamb	1	0	0	0	1
Steve Hargan	1	0	0	0	0
Mark Ballinger	1	0	0	0	1
Kurt Bevacqua	1	0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cesar Tovar	4	4	3	0	1	0
Rod Carew	5	2	3	1	0	0
Tony Oliva	3	1	3	2	1	0
Harmon Killebrew	5	0	2	2	0	0
Rich Reese	5	2	2	2	0	1
Leo Cardenas	5	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Holt	5	1	2	2	0	0
George Mitterwald	5	0	2	0	0	1
Jim Kaat	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Nettles	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Lamb	2.1	7	0	0
Steve Hargan	3.0	6	2	1
Mark Ballinger	2.2	5	0	3

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Kaat	9.0	10	0	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ted Uhlaender: S8
Chris Chambliss: E5.1-2;B-1
Ray Fosse: WP.2-3;1-2
Ray Fosse: FC4.2X3(46);3-3;B-1
Graig Nettles: 3/P
Chuck Hinton: 4/FL

Bot 1

Cesar Tovar: D7
Rod Carew: 31.2-3
Tony Oliva: S8.3-H
Harmon Killebrew: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Roy Foster: 9
Eddie Leon: 43
Fred Stanley: S8
Ray Lamb: K/C

Bot 2

Rich Reese: E3.B-1
Leo Cardenas: S7.1-2
Jim Holt: 46(1)/FO.2-H(E6/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2
George Mitterwald: 8
Jim Kaat: 13

Top 3

Ted Uhlaender: 63
Chris Chambliss: S7
Ray Fosse: K
Graig Nettles: 7

Bot 3

Cesar Tovar: S8
Rod Carew: D7.1-H
Tony Oliva: S9.2-3
Harmon Killebrew: 4/P
Rich Reese: S8.3-H;1-2
Leo Cardenas: E6.2-3;1-2;B-1
Jim Holt: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Chuck Hinton: K
Roy Foster: 53
Eddie Leon: S9
Fred Stanley: 13

Bot 4

George Mitterwald: K
Jim Kaat: 43
Cesar Tovar: W
Rod Carew: S7.1-2#
Tony Oliva: D9.2-H;1-3
Harmon Killebrew: 63

Top 5

Steve Hargan: 3/FL
Ted Uhlaender: 7
Chris Chambliss: S5
Ray Fosse: S5.1-2
Graig Nettles: S4.2-H;1-3
Chuck Hinton: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Rich Reese: 8
Leo Cardenas: 53
Jim Holt: S7
George Mitterwald: S8.1-3
Jim Kaat: WP.3-H;1-3(E2)#
Jim Kaat: 3/G

Top 6

Roy Foster: 63
Eddie Leon: 53
Fred Stanley: 9

Bot 6

Cesar Tovar: D7
Rod Carew: 5/L
Tony Oliva: W
Harmon Killebrew: T9.2-H;1-H
Rich Reese: K
Leo Cardenas: 13

Top 7

Mark Ballinger: K
Ted Uhlaender: S8
Chris Chambliss: WP.1-2
Chris Chambliss: 43.2-3
Ray Fosse: 8

Bot 7

Jim Holt: 7/L
George Mitterwald: S7
Jim Kaat: K/C
Cesar Tovar: 43

Top 8

Graig Nettles: S9
Chuck Hinton: 9
Roy Foster: K
Eddie Leon: D9.1-H
Fred Stanley: K

Bot 8

Rod Carew: S7
Jim Nettles: 43.1-2
Harmon Killebrew: S7.2-3
Rich Reese: S8.3-H;1-3
Leo Cardenas: SB2#
Leo Cardenas: K
Jim Holt: S8.3-H;2-H
George Mitterwald: 8

Top 9

Kurt Bevacqua: K
Ted Uhlaender: 31
Chris Chambliss: 53