Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
July 20, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1970 at Metropolitan 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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Cleveland Indians 2, Minnesota Twins 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Pinson rf 5 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 2 2 0
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
Fosse c 3 0 2 1
Horton 1b 4 0 2 1
Bradford cf 4 0 1 0
Leon 2b,ss 3 0 1 0
Heidemann ss 3 0 0 0
  Rollins ph 1 0 0 0
  Chance p 0 0 0 0
Austin p 2 0 1 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Hinton ph 1 0 0 0
  Lasher p 0 0 0 0
  Brown 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 4 2 3 0
Reese 1b 4 0 1 1
Killebrew 3b 3 0 2 1
  Thompson 3b 0 0 0 0
Oliva rf 4 0 0 1
Renick lf 3 1 1 0
Mitterwald c 1 0 0 0
  Holt ph 1 0 0 0
  Tischinski c 1 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 0 0
Quilici 2b 3 1 1 1
Kaat p 3 0 1 0
  Perranoski p 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 4 10 4
Cleveland 100 000 010292
Minnesota 100 111 00x4101
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Austin  L (1-4) 4.1 6 3 3 2 4
  Higgins   1.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Lasher   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Chance   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
2
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  W (8-7) 7.0 6 2 2 2 7
  Perranoski  SV (23) 2.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
8

  E–Pinson (2), Heidemann (14), Tischinski (1).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Nettles (5,off Kaat), Minnesota Tovar 2 (23,off Austin 2); Killebrew (12,off Austin); Renick (5,off Austin).  SH–Reese (2,off Austin); Tovar (9,off Chance).  SF–Quilici (1,off Austin).  HBP–Cardenas (4,by Austin); Renick (1,by Austin).  IBB–Killebrew (11,by Austin).  CS–Mitterwald (3,Home by Austin/Fosse).  WP–Kaat (9).  HBP–Austin 2 (3,Cardenas,Renick).  IBB–Austin (3,Killebrew).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:52.  A–15,054.
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