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Indians 2 @ Twins 4
Metropolitan Stadium
August 18, 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 August 18, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins beat the visiting Indians with a score of 4 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 18, 1971 
Visiting Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 2 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 2
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 4 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherSteve Luebber  
Losing PitcherSteve Dunning  
SaveJim Strickland  
Game Winning RBIGeorge Mitterwald 

Game Info

DateAugust 18, 1971 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCleveland Indians 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherSteve Dunning  
Home Starting PitcherSteve Luebber  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance8,971 
Time of Game2 hours 27 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Odom
1B: Marty Springstead
2B: Jim Honochick
3B: Larry McCoy

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ted Uhlaender  Left Fielder 
Vada Pinson  Center Fielder 
Chris Chambliss  First Baseman 
Graig Nettles  Third Baseman 
Ray Fosse  Catcher 
Frank Baker  Right Fielder 
Eddie Leon  Second Baseman 
Fred Stanley  Shortstop 
Steve Dunning  Pitcher 
Johnny Lipon  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Cesar Tovar  Left Fielder 
Rod Carew  Second Baseman 
Tony Oliva  Right Fielder 
Rich Reese  First Baseman 
Leo Cardenas  Shortstop 
Steve Braun  Third Baseman 
Jim Nettles  Center Fielder 
George Mitterwald  Catcher 
Steve Luebber  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

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Indians 2 @ Twins 4
Metropolitan Stadium
August 18, 1971

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         Game of 8/18/1971 -- Cleveland at Minnesota (N)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Uhlaender T, lf       4  0  2  1   Tovar C, lf           3  0  2  2   
Pinson V, cf          3  0  0  0   Carew R, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Chambliss C, 1b       3  0  0  0   Oliva T, rf           3  1  1  1   
Nettles G, 3b         4  0  0  0   Reese R, 1b           4  0  1  0   
Fosse R, c            4  0  2  0   Cardenas L, ss        3  0  0  0   
Baker F, rf           3  1  1  0   Braun S, 3b           3  1  1  0   
Foster R, ph          1  0  0  0   Nettles J, cf         4  1  2  0   
Leon E, 2b            4  0  1  1   Mitterwald G, c       2  1  1  1   
Stanley F, ss         3  1  0  0   Luebber S, p          1  0  1  0   
Dunning S, p          2  0  0  0   Holt J, ph            0  0  0  0   
Farmer E, p           0  0  0  0   Corbin R, p           0  0  0  0   
Hinton C, ph          1  0  1  0   Strickland J, p       0  0  0  0   
Foster A, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  2  7  2                        26  4  9  4

Cleveland        000 010 010 --  2
Minnesota        030 000 01x --  4

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Dunning S (L)         6.1  7  3  3  4  3
Farmer E              0.2  0  0  0  0  1
Foster A              1.0  2  1  1  0  0

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Luebber S (W)         7.0  4  1  1  2  1
Corbin R*             0.0  2  1  1  1  0
Strickland J (S)      2.0  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Mitterwald G
DP -- Cleveland 3, Minnesota 2
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Minnesota 6
2B -- Tovar C, Baker F, Reese R
HR -- Oliva T
SH -- Luebber S, Tovar C, Mitterwald G, Cardenas L
T -- 2:27
A -- 8971

    

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