Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
June 4, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 4, Minnesota Twins 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Nettles 3b 2 0 0 0
Pinson cf 2 0 0 0
Fosse c 3 1 1 0
Chambliss 1b 3 2 2 0
Uhlaender lf 3 1 1 1
Ford rf 3 0 2 3
Leon 2b 3 0 0 0
Heidemann ss 2 0 0 0
Foster p 2 0 0 0
Totals 23 4 6 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 2 1 1 0
Carew 3b 3 0 0 0
Oliva rf 3 1 1 1
Killebrew 1b 3 0 1 0
Holt cf 3 0 1 1
Braun 2b 1 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 2 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 2 0 0 0
Blyleven p 2 0 0 0
Totals 21 2 4 2
Cleveland 300 001460
Minnesota 100 001241
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Foster  W (4-2) 5.2 4 2 2 2 6
Totals
5.2
4
2
2
2
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (6-6) 6.0 6 4 4 1 6
Totals
6.0
6
4
4
1
6

  E–Blyleven (1).  2B–Cleveland Ford (4,off Blyleven); Fosse (9,off Blyleven), Minnesota Holt (6,off A Foster).  HR–Minnesota Oliva (12,6th inning off A Foster 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Pinson (4,by Blyleven).  IBB–Braun (1,by A Foster).  CS–Nettles (1,2nd base by Blyleven/Mitterwald).  HBP–Blyleven (3,Pinson).  IBB–A Foster (1,Braun).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–1:38.  A–10,494.
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