Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
May 8, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1970 at Cleveland Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 7, Cleveland Indians 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 4 2 2 0
Carew 2b 5 1 2 1
Killebrew 3b 3 1 1 2
Oliva rf 5 0 1 1
Alyea lf 4 0 1 0
  Holt lf 0 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 2 0
Allison 1b 3 1 1 0
  Reese 1b 1 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 4 1 1 2
Kaat p 3 1 1 0
  Williams p 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 12 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf 4 0 1 0
Brown 2b 4 1 2 0
Pinson rf 4 1 2 1
Horton 1b 3 1 1 2
Fosse c 4 1 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 1 1 3
Heidemann ss 3 0 0 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0
Moore p 3 1 1 0
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
  Nagelson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Minnesota 002 020 0307121
Cleveland 101 004 000691
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat   5.1 8 5 4 0 3
  Williams  W (3-0) 3.2 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
0
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Moore  L (3-2) 7.2 11 7 7 6 7
  Hennigan   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
6
8

  E–Carew (3), Brown (3).  2B–Minnesota Cardenas (6,off Moore), Cleveland Pinson (6,off Kaat).  3B–Cleveland Pinson (2,off Kaat).  HR–Minnesota Killebrew (9,5th inning off Moore 1 on, 1 out); Mitterwald (2,8th inning off Moore 1 on, 0 out), Cleveland Foster (2,6th inning off Williams 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Mitterwald (1,off Moore).  IBB–Tovar (2,by Moore); Killebrew (2,by Moore).  SF–Horton (2,off Kaat).  SB–Tovar (8,2nd base off Moore/Fosse).  IBB–Moore 2 (3,Tovar,Killebrew).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:35.  A–6,233.
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