Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
June 16, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1971 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 3, Cleveland Indians 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Carew 2b 4 1 4 0
Tovar lf 5 1 1 1
Oliva rf 4 1 2 0
Killebrew 3b 5 0 0 0
  Braun 3b 0 0 0 0
Reese 1b 3 0 1 1
Holt cf 4 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 2 0 1 1
Ratliff c 3 0 1 0
  Alyea ph 1 0 0 0
  Tischinski c 0 0 0 0
Kaat p 3 0 1 0
  Renick ph 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 11 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Nettles 3b 5 1 5 1
Leon 2b 4 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
Fosse c 5 0 1 1
Chambliss 1b 4 0 2 0
Foster rf 3 0 0 0
  Uhlaender rf 0 0 0 0
Harrelson lf 4 0 0 0
Ford cf 3 0 0 0
Heidemann ss 3 1 1 0
Dunning p 2 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
  Austin p 0 0 0 0
  Hinton ph 0 0 0 0
  Colbert pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Minnesota 000 001 0023110
Cleveland 100 000 001290
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat   7.0 7 1 1 2 4
  Hall  W (3-4) 1.1 2 1 1 2 2
  Williams  SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
4
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Dunning   7.1 8 1 1 5 2
  Mingori  L (1-2) 0.2 3 2 2 0 2
  Hennigan   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Austin   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
5
5

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Reese (2,off Dunning), Cleveland Nettles (5,off Kaat); Fosse (11,off Kaat); Chambliss (5,off Kaat).  3B–Minnesota Carew (4,off Mingori).  SF–Cardenas (5,off Dunning); Reese (1,off Austin).  SH–Dunning (3,off Kaat).  SB–Carew (3,2nd base off Dunning/Fosse).  CS–Tovar (7,3rd base by Dunning/Fosse).  WP–Mingori (1).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–3:02.  A–6,220.
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