Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
August 29, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 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 6, Cleveland Indians 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar rf 4 1 1 1
Carew 2b 4 0 2 1
Killebrew 3b 5 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 3 1 2 0
Reese 1b 4 2 3 1
Alyea lf 1 1 0 0
  Holt lf 2 0 0 0
Nettles cf 1 1 0 1
Perry p 4 0 1 1
  Haydel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender lf 5 1 3 0
Pinson cf 5 1 3 2
Foster rf 5 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 3 0
Fosse c 4 1 1 1
Lowenstein 2b 4 0 0 0
Stanley ss 4 1 1 2
McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Hargan p 1 0 0 0
  Hodge ph 1 0 0 0
  Hennigan p 1 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 5
Minnesota 040 011 000690
Cleveland 000 003 0025120
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (15-14) 8.2 12 5 5 0 7
  Haydel  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
0
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell  L (12-12) 1.1 3 4 4 4 0
  Hargan   3.2 3 1 1 1 1
  Hennigan   4.0 3 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
7
4

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 3.  2B–Cleveland Pinson (19,off Perry); Chambliss 2 (17,off Perry 2); Fosse (16,off Perry).  HR–Minnesota Reese (10,6th inning off Hennigan 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Stanley (1,6th inning off Perry 1 on, 2 out); Pinson (10,9th inning off Perry 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Nettles (2,2nd base off Hennigan/Fosse).  WP–McDowell (11), Hargan (7).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:48.  A–5,121.
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