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Twins 7 @ Indians 6
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 8, 1970

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 8, 1970 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The home team Indians were bested by the visiting Twins with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateMay 8, 1970 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 7 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 7
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 6 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 3
Runs: 6
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 3
Winning PitcherStan Williams  
Losing PitcherBarry Moore  
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Game Winning RBITony Oliva 

Game Info

DateMay 8, 1970 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamCleveland Indians 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Kaat  
Home Starting PitcherBarry Moore  
BallparkCleveland Municipal Stadium 
CityCleveland 
StateOH 
Attendance6,233 
Time of Game2 hours 35 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Merle Anthony
1B: Red Flaherty
2B: Bob Stewart
3B: Ron Luciano

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Cesar Tovar  Center Fielder 
Rod Carew  Second Baseman 
Harmon Killebrew  Third Baseman 
Tony Oliva  Right Fielder 
Brant Alyea  Left Fielder 
Leo Cardenas  Shortstop 
Bob Allison  First Baseman 
George Mitterwald  Catcher 
Jim Kaat  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ted Uhlaender  Center Fielder 
Larry Brown  Second Baseman 
Vada Pinson  Right Fielder 
Tony Horton  First Baseman 
Ray Fosse  Catcher 
Graig Nettles  Third Baseman 
Roy Foster  Left Fielder 
Jack Heidemann  Shortstop 
Barry Moore  Pitcher 
Alvin Dark  Manager 

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Twins 7 @ Indians 6
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 8, 1970

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         Game of 5/8/1970 -- Minnesota at Cleveland (N)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Tovar C, cf           4  2  2  0   Uhlaender T, cf       4  0  1  0   
Carew R, 2b           5  1  2  1   Brown L, 2b           4  1  2  0   
Killebrew H, 3b       3  1  1  2   Pinson V, rf          4  1  2  1   
Oliva T, rf           5  0  1  1   Horton T, 1b          3  1  1  2   
Alyea B, lf           4  0  1  0   Fosse R, c            4  1  1  0   
Holt J, lf            0  0  0  0   Nettles G, 3b         4  0  0  0   
Cardenas L, ss        4  0  2  0   Foster R, lf          4  1  1  3   
Allison B, 1b         3  1  1  0   Heidemann J, ss       3  0  0  0   
Reese R, 1b           1  0  0  0   Klimchock L, ph       1  0  0  0   
Mitterwald G, c       4  1  1  2   Moore B, p            3  1  1  0   
Kaat J, p             3  1  1  0   Hennigan P, p         0  0  0  0   
Williams S, p         2  0  0  0   Nagelson R, ph        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  7 12  6                        35  6  9  6

Minnesota        002 020 030 --  7
Cleveland        101 004 000 --  6

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kaat J                5.1  8  5  4  0  3
Williams S (W)        3.2  1  1  1  0  1

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Moore B (L)           7.2 11  7  7  6  7
Hennigan P            1.1  1  0  0  0  1

E -- Brown L, Carew R
LOB -- Minnesota 11, Cleveland 3
2B -- Cardenas L, Pinson V
3B -- Pinson V
HR -- Killebrew H, Foster R, Mitterwald G
SB -- Tovar C
SH -- Mitterwald G
SF -- Horton T
T -- 2:35
A -- 6233

    

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