Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
June 6, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1971 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 3, Minnesota Twins 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Nettles 3b 4 1 1 2
Pinson cf 4 0 1 0
Fosse c 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 1
Uhlaender lf 4 0 1 0
Ford rf 4 0 0 0
Leon 2b 3 0 1 0
Heidemann ss 0 0 0 0
  Harrelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Austin p 0 0 0 0
  Colbert p 0 0 0 0
  Foster ph 1 0 0 0
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Dunning p 1 0 0 0
  Hodge ph 1 0 0 0
  Stanley ss 0 1 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Braun 2b 5 0 1 0
Tovar lf 5 0 1 0
Oliva rf 4 0 2 0
Killebrew 3b 3 1 1 0
Reese 1b 4 1 1 2
Holt cf 4 1 1 0
Cardenas ss 4 1 3 1
Mitterwald c 3 0 1 0
Perry p 2 0 1 0
  Carew ph 0 0 0 0
  Alyea ph 1 0 1 1
  Kaat pr 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 13 4
Cleveland 000 000 021351
Minnesota 000 300 01x4130
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Dunning  L (5-4) 4.0 7 3 3 1 1
  Austin   2.1 4 0 0 0 1
  Colbert   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Hennigan   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Mingori   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
4
4
2
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (8-4) 8.0 4 2 2 2 3
  Hall  SV (5) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
2
4

  E–Pinson (2).  DP–Cleveland 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Cardenas (11,off Hennigan).  3B–Minnesota Holt (3,off Dunning).  HR–Cleveland Nettles (9,8th inning off Perry 1 on, 2 out); Chambliss (1,9th inning off Hall 0 on, 1 out), Minnesota Reese (1,4th inning off Dunning 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Perry (1,off Dunning).  IBB–Mitterwald (5,by Hennigan).  BK–Dunning (1).  IBB–Hennigan (2,Mitterwald).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–(none), 3B–John Rice.  T–2:27.  A–12,146.
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