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Twins
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 28, 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 July 28, 1970 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 28, 1970 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 28, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 16,202 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Art Frantz 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Don Denkinger |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Quilici | Second Baseman |
Rick Renick | Third Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Tony Oliva | Center Fielder |
Brant Alyea | Left Fielder |
George Mitterwald | Catcher |
Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Roy Foster | Left Fielder |
Ray Fosse | Catcher |
Tony Horton | First Baseman |
Buddy Bradford | Center Fielder |
Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
Jack Heidemann | Shortstop |
Sam McDowell | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 28, 1970
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. McDowell
Quilici hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. McDowell
Renick hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. McDowell
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Kaat
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Kaat
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Kaat
Foster takes first base on ball four. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fosse vs. Kaat
Fosse hits a fly ball into center field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Kaat
Horton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles scores. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bradford vs. Kaat
Bradford hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. McDowell
Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alyea vs. McDowell
Alyea hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. McDowell
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. McDowell
Allison strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Kaat
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Leon for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Kaat
Heidemann hits a fly ball into center field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Kaat
McDowell strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McDowell
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaat vs. McDowell
Kaat bunts towards third. Nettles juggles the ball. That's an error on Nettles. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Quilici vs. McDowell
Quilici takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to third. Kaat moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Renick vs. McDowell
Renick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to home to get Thompson. Kaat moves to third. Quilici moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Killebrew vs. McDowell
Killebrew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oliva vs. McDowell
Oliva hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Kaat
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Kaat
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Kaat
Foster hits a popup towards third. Renick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. McDowell
Alyea hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. McDowell
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. McDowell
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McDowell
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Kaat
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick juggles the ball. That's an error on Renick. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Kaat
Horton hits a line drive into center field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bradford vs. Kaat
Bradford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fosse moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leon vs. Kaat
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. McDowell
Kaat strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. McDowell
Quilici hits a popup towards short. Heidemann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. McDowell
Renick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. McDowell
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Kaat
Heidemann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Kaat
McDowell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Kaat
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. McDowell
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. McDowell
Alyea hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. McDowell
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. McDowell
Allison hits a popup towards first. Horton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Kaat
Nettles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Kaat
Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Kaat
Fosse hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Kaat
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Foster moves to third. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bradford vs. Kaat
Bradford hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foster tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leon vs. Kaat
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McDowell
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. McDowell
Cesar Tovar pinch hits for Jim Kaat.
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quilici vs. McDowell
Quilici hits a popup towards short. Heidemann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renick vs. McDowell
Renick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Renick reaches second base with a double. Tovar goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. McDowell
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. McDowell
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alyea vs. McDowell
Alyea hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Hall
Cesar Tovar now playing left field. Tom Hall now pitching. Jim Holt now playing right field. Rich Reese now playing first base. Harmon Killebrew
Heidemann strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Hall
Rich Rollins pinch hits for Sam McDowell.
Rollins strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Hall
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Higgins
Dennis Higgins now pitching.
Mitterwald hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Higgins
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Higgins
Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pinson. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tovar vs. Higgins
Tovar is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Quilici vs. Higgins
Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws home. Fosse drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Fosse. Thompson scores. Tovar moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holt vs. Higgins
Holt hits a line drive into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hall
Larry Brown pinch hits for Graig Nettles.
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Hall
Foster is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Hall
Fosse strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Higgins
Larry Brown now playing third base.
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Higgins
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops it up and throws to first, with Higgins covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Higgins
Hall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Higgins
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hall
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Quilici settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Hall
Bradford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Quilici settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Hall
Leon hits a fly ball into center field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/28/1970 -- Minnesota at Cleveland (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Quilici F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Pinson V, rf 4 0 0 0 Renick R, 3b 3 1 1 1 Nettles G, 3b 3 1 1 0 Holt J, rf 1 0 0 0 Brown L, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b-3b 5 1 1 2 Foster R, lf 3 1 1 0 Oliva T, cf 5 0 2 0 Fosse R, c 4 0 1 0 Alyea B, lf 4 1 2 1 Horton T, 1b 4 0 2 1 Hall T, p 1 0 1 0 Bradford B, cf 3 0 0 1 Mitterwald G, c 5 0 0 0 Leon E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Allison B, rf 3 0 0 0 Heidemann J, ss 3 0 0 0 Reese R, 1b 1 0 1 0 McDowell S, p 2 0 0 0 Thompson D, ss 4 1 3 0 Rollins R, ph 1 0 0 0 Kaat J, p 1 0 0 0 Higgins D, p 0 0 0 0 Tovar C, ph-lf 1 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 11 4 32 2 5 2 Minnesota 000 100 310 -- 5 Cleveland 100 001 000 -- 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kaat J (W) 6.0 5 2 2 1 2 Hall T (S) 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO McDowell S (L) 7.0 8 4 4 2 4 Higgins D 2.0 3 1 0 1 0 E -- Nettles G, Renick R, Fosse R LOB -- Minnesota 10, Cleveland 5 2B -- Renick R, Thompson D HR -- Alyea B, Killebrew H SH -- Kaat J SF -- Bradford B T -- 2:25 A -- 16202
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