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Indians
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 4, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians, played on June 4, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 4, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alan Foster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 10,494 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: John Rice 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Ron Luciano |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Ted Uhlaender | Left Fielder |
| Ted Ford | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
| Jack Heidemann | Shortstop |
| Alan Foster | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Left Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Third Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Jim Holt | Center Fielder |
| Steve Braun | Second Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 4, 1971
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Blyleven
Nettles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Blyleven
Pinson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Blyleven
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Blyleven
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fosse moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Uhlaender vs. Blyleven
Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fosse scores. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Blyleven
Ford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Ford reaches second base with a double. Chambliss scores. Uhlaender goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leon vs. Blyleven
Leon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Foster
Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Foster
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Foster
Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Foster
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holt vs. Foster
Holt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Holt reaches second base with a double. Tovar scores. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Braun vs. Foster
Braun is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cardenas vs. Foster
Cardenas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Blyleven
Heidemann strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Blyleven
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Blyleven
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Blyleven
Blyleven has Nettles trapped. He fires to second, with Cardenas covering, who tags Nettles for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Foster
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Foster
Blyleven strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Foster
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Foster
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Blyleven
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Blyleven
Fosse hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Fosse reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Blyleven
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fosse moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Uhlaender vs. Blyleven
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Foster
Oliva strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Foster
Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Foster
Holt hits a fly ball into left field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Blyleven
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Blyleven
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Blyleven
Heidemann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Foster
Braun strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Foster
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Foster
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into left field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Blyleven
Foster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Blyleven
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Blyleven
Pinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Foster
Blyleven strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Foster
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Foster
Carew is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Blyleven
Fosse hits a popup towards third. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Blyleven
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Blyleven
Blyleven fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Blyleven. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. Blyleven
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Blyleven
Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Blyleven
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Foster
Oliva hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Foster
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Foster
Holt hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1971 -- Cleveland at Minnesota (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Nettles G, 3b 2 0 0 0 Tovar C, lf 2 1 1 0
Pinson V, cf 2 0 0 0 Carew R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Fosse R, c 3 1 1 0 Oliva T, rf 3 1 1 1
Chambliss C, 1b 3 2 2 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 1 0
Uhlaender T, lf 3 1 1 1 Holt J, cf 3 0 1 1
Ford T, rf 3 0 2 3 Braun S, 2b 1 0 0 0
Leon E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 2 0 0 0
Heidemann J, ss 2 0 0 0 Mitterwald G, c 2 0 0 0
Foster A, p 2 0 0 0 Blyleven B, p 2 0 0 0
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23 4 6 4 21 2 4 2
Cleveland 300 001 -- 4
Minnesota 100 001 -- 2
2 outs when game ended.
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Foster A (W) 5.2 4 2 2 2 6
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L) 6.0 6 4 4 1 6
E -- Blyleven B
LOB -- Cleveland 3, Minnesota 4
2B -- Ford T, Holt J, Fosse R
HR -- Oliva T
CS -- Nettles G
HBP -- by Blyleven B (Pinson V)
T -- 1:38
A -- 10494
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