Indians @ Twins
August 17, 1971

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Top 6	R	H	E
Indians	2	7	0
Twins	2	6	0

Top 6	R	H	E
Indians	2	7	0
Twins	2	6	0

Frank Baker Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.218
OBP	.500	.263
At Bats	2	156
Hits	1	34
• Singles	1	21
• Doubles	0	11
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	10
RBI’s	0	23

Bert Blyleven Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	13	0

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Metropolitan Stadium - August 17, 1971

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Out

Bert Blyleven

Phil Roof

Rich Reese

Rod Carew

Harmon Killebrew

Leo Cardenas

George Thomas

Cesar Tovar

Tony Oliva

Frank Baker

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baker for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Tovar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baker. Tovar reaches second base with a double. Reese scores. Roof scores. Blyleven moves to third.

Bottom 5 Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paul fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reese moves to third. Roof moves to second.

Bottom 5 Roof hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reese moves to second.

Bottom 5 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Kurt Bevacqua now playing second base. Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 5 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese fields it, tags Nettles out, and throws to home to double up Uhlaender, who tagged and tried to score. Chambliss moves to second.

Top 5 Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Uhlaender moves to third.

Top 5 Pinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Uhlaender hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Cardenas hits a line drive towards center. Pinson catches it and throws to second to double up Killebrew.

Bottom 4 Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second.

Bottom 4 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Paul is called out on strikes.

Top 4 Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baker scores.

Top 4 Suarez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Suarez for the out.

Top 4 Leon bunts towards first. Reese scoops it up and throws to first, with Carew covering, for the out. Baker moves to second.

Top 4 Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 There goes Tovar. The throw from Suarez and he is out, Stanley applying the tag.

Bottom 3 Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Blyleven hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Leon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Roof is called out on strikes.

Top 3 Nettles hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Uhlaender tags and scores.

Top 3 Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tovar who is chasing the ball. Uhlaender reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 2 Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Thomas is called out on strikes.

Bottom 2 Cardenas strikes out.

Top 2 Paul hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 2 Suarez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 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.

Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Carew takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tovar for the out.

Top 1 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Nettles takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Roof fields it and throws to first for the out. Pinson moves to second.

Top 1 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 1 Uhlaender strikes out.

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Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baker for the out.

Indians @ Twins
August 17, 1971