Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
August 28, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1971 at Cleveland 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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Minnesota Twins 8, Cleveland Indians 9

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 5 0 1 0
Carew 2b 4 2 2 0
Oliva rf 5 3 3 1
Reese 1b 4 2 2 4
Cardenas ss 5 0 1 0
Braun 3b 5 1 2 0
Nettles cf 4 0 1 1
Mitterwald c 3 0 1 0
Luebber p 2 0 0 0
  Corbin p 0 0 0 0
  Holt ph 1 0 0 0
  Strickland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender lf 5 1 2 0
Pinson cf 3 1 1 3
Foster R. rf 3 1 1 0
Nettles 3b 3 1 1 0
Chambliss 1b 3 1 1 0
Fosse c 3 2 1 4
Lowenstein 2b 4 1 1 2
Stanley ss 4 0 1 0
Foster A. p 1 0 0 0
  Lamb p 1 0 0 0
  Ballinger p 2 1 0 0
Totals 32 9 9 9
Minnesota 303 200 0008130
Cleveland 024 003 00x991
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Luebber   2.1 6 6 6 1 0
  Corbin  L (7-10) 4.2 3 3 3 3 2
  Strickland   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
9
9
4
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Foster   2.2 7 6 6 0 2
  Lamb   2.1 6 2 2 2 0
  Ballinger  W (1-0) 4.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
3
5

  E–R Foster (3).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Nettles (3,off Lamb); Cardenas (21,off Lamb).  HR–Minnesota Reese 2 (9,1st inning off A Foster 1 on, 1 out,3rd inning off A Foster 0 on, 1 out); Oliva (22,3rd inning off A Foster 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Lowenstein (4,2nd inning off Luebber 1 on, 0 out); Fosse (7,3rd inning off Luebber 3 on, 1 out); Pinson (9,6th inning off Corbin 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Reese (4,off Lamb).  IBB–Mitterwald (9,by Lamb).  HBP–Fosse (4,by Luebber).  SB–Braun (6,2nd base off Lamb/Fosse).  CS–Mitterwald (3,2nd base by Lamb/Fosse).  WP–A Foster (4).  HBP–Luebber (4,Fosse).  IBB–Lamb (7,Mitterwald).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:36.  A–5,663.
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