Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
April 27, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 5, Minnesota Twins 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf 5 2 3 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0
Pinson rf 3 0 2 3
Horton 1b 5 1 1 1
Foster lf 4 0 1 1
Fosse c 3 0 2 0
Leon 2b 4 0 0 0
Heidemann ss 4 0 0 0
McDowell p 4 2 2 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 5 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 5 0 1 0
Killebrew 3b 4 0 1 0
Oliva rf 4 1 1 0
Alyea lf 2 0 1 1
Reese 1b 3 0 1 0
Mitterwald c 4 0 0 0
Quilici 2b 3 0 0 0
Boswell p 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza ph 1 0 0 0
  Zepp p 1 0 0 0
  Allison ph 1 0 1 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Renick ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 6 1
Cleveland 003 000 1015112
Minnesota 000 100 000160
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell  W (3-2) 9.0 6 1 1 5 8
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
5
8
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Boswell  L (0-2) 3.0 6 3 3 1 2
  Zepp   4.0 3 1 1 1 3
  Barber   1.1 2 1 1 0 2
  Hall   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
8

  E–Nettles 2 (2).  DP–Cleveland 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Cleveland Horton (4,off Boswell); Foster (4,off Boswell).  3B–Cleveland Uhlaender (1,off Zepp), Minnesota Oliva (2,off McDowell).  SF–Pinson 2 (2,off Boswell,off Hall).  IBB–Fosse (2,by Boswell).  IBB–Boswell (2,Fosse).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Jake O'Donnell.  T–2:50.  A–4,167.
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