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Twins
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 27, 1971
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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 August 27, 1971 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Dunning |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 15,899 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Russ Goetz |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Left Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Rich Reese | First Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Jim Nettles | Center Fielder |
| Phil Roof | Catcher |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Uhlaender | Left Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Roy Foster | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| John Lowenstein | Second Baseman |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Steve Dunning | Pitcher |
| Johnny Lipon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 27, 1971
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Dunning
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Dunning
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Dunning
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Blyleven
Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Blyleven
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Uhlaender moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foster vs. Blyleven
Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Foster reaches second base with a double. Uhlaender scores. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nettles vs. Blyleven
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chambliss vs. Blyleven
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Foster scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Blyleven
The ball gets by Roof for a passed ball. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fosse vs. Blyleven
Fosse hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowenstein vs. Blyleven
Lowenstein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Chambliss trying to get to home. Tovar throws the ball in to Roof who tags Chambliss, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Dunning
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Dunning
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Dunning
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Dunning
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Blyleven
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dunning vs. Blyleven
Dunning bunts in front of the plate. Roof fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
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 -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Blyleven
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Dunning
Roof takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blyleven vs. Dunning
Blyleven bunts towards first. Chambliss catches it and throws to Lowenstein, who tags Roof for the double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Dunning
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Blyleven
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Blyleven
Nettles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Blyleven
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Dunning
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Dunning
Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Dunning
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Dunning
Reese takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to third. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cardenas vs. Dunning
Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliva tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Dunning
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roof vs. Dunning
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Blyleven
Fosse takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Blyleven
Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Blyleven
Stanley bunts towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. Fosse moves to third. Lowenstein moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dunning vs. Blyleven
Dunning bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Uhlaender vs. Blyleven
Uhlaender strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Dunning
Blyleven strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Dunning
Tovar hits a line drive towards short. Stanley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Dunning
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Dunning
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. Dunning
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Dunning
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Blyleven
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Blyleven
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Blyleven
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Dunning
Cardenas hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Dunning
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dunning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Dunning
Roof hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blyleven vs. Dunning
Blyleven is hit by the pitch. Roof moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Dunning
Tovar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Blyleven
Chambliss hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Blyleven
Fosse hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Blyleven
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Dunning
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Paul
Mike Paul now pitching.
Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Paul
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Paul
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Paul
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paul fields it and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Paul
Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reese scores. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roof vs. Paul
Roof hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Blyleven
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Blyleven
Frank Baker pinch hits for Mike Paul.
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Blyleven
Uhlaender takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Blyleven
Pinson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Colbert
Vince Colbert now pitching.
Blyleven hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Uhlaender. Blyleven reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Colbert
Tovar bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Blyleven moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carew vs. Colbert
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blyleven scores. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Colbert
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Blyleven
Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Foster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Blyleven
Nettles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Blyleven
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. Foster scores. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fosse vs. Blyleven
Fosse strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowenstein vs. Blyleven
Lowenstein hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hargan
Steve Hargan now pitching.
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hargan
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Hargan
Cardenas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Blyleven
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Blyleven
Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Steve Hargan.
Hinton hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Blyleven
Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Blyleven
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva 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 8/27/1971 -- Minnesota at Cleveland (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Tovar C, lf 4 0 0 0 Uhlaender T, lf 4 1 2 0
Carew R, 2b 3 2 2 1 Pinson V, cf 5 1 1 0
Oliva T, rf 5 2 2 0 Foster R, rf 4 2 2 1
Killebrew H, 3b 4 2 2 5 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Reese R, 1b 4 1 1 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 2 3
Cardenas L, ss 3 0 0 1 Fosse R, c 3 0 0 0
Nettles J, cf 4 0 2 1 Lowenstein J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Roof P, c 3 0 1 0 Stanley F, ss 3 0 1 0
Blyleven B, p 3 1 1 0 Dunning S, p 1 0 0 0
Paul M, p 0 0 0 0
Baker F, ph 1 0 0 0
Colbert V, p 0 0 0 0
Hargan S, p 0 0 0 0
Hinton C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 8 11 8 33 4 9 4
Minnesota 000 130 310 -- 8
Cleveland 300 000 010 -- 4
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (W) 9.0 9 4 4 3 9
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Dunning S (L)* 6.0 6 5 5 6 3
Paul M 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Colbert V 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Hargan S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
DP -- Cleveland 3
LOB -- Minnesota 7, Cleveland 7
2B -- Foster R 2, Blyleven B, Chambliss C
HR -- Killebrew H 2
SH -- Dunning S, Stanley F, Tovar C
SF -- Cardenas L
HBP -- by Dunning S (Blyleven B)
PB -- Roof P
T -- 2:42
A -- 15899
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