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Twins
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 21, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 21, 1971 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 22,107 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
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 |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | First Baseman |
| Merv Rettenmund | Right Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Jim Palmer | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 21, 1971
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Palmer
Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Palmer
Carew hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Palmer
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Palmer
Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Kaat
Buford hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Kaat
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kaat
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Palmer
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Palmer
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Palmer
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitterwald vs. Palmer
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaat vs. Palmer
Kaat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenas scores. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Palmer
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Kaat
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kaat
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kaat
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Kaat
Etchebarren hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Kaat
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Palmer
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Palmer
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Palmer
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Kaat
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Kaat
Buford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Kaat
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Kaat
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Palmer
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Palmer
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Palmer
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Palmer
There goes Nettles. The throw from Etchebarren and he is out, Belanger applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Kaat
Rettenmund is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kaat
Robinson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kaat
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Kaat
Etchebarren hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Palmer
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Palmer
Kaat hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Palmer
Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Palmer
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Kaat
Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Kaat
Palmer bunts towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Kaat
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Kaat
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Palmer
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Palmer
Killebrew hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Palmer
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kaat
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Kaat
Rettenmund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Kaat
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Kaat
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etchebarren vs. Kaat
Etchebarren strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Palmer
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Palmer
Nettles hits a line drive towards the mound. Palmer catches it and throws to first to double up Cardenas. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Palmer
Mitterwald hits a popup, foul, towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Kaat
Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Kaat
Palmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buford vs. Kaat
Buford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Buford reaches second base with a double. Belanger scores. Palmer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Haydel
Hal Haydel now pitching.
Blair hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Haydel
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rettenmund vs. Haydel
There goes Blair. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Killebrew applying the tag. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rettenmund vs. Haydel
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Haydel
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to third. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Haydel
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Palmer
Frank Robinson now playing right field. Merv Rettenmund now playing left field. Boog Powell now playing first base. Steve Braun pinch hits for Hal
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Palmer
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Palmer
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Gebhard
Steve Braun now playing second base. Bob Gebhard now pitching.
Etchebarren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Gebhard
Belanger bunts towards the mound. Gebhard fields it and throws to first for the out. Etchebarren moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Gebhard
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Gebhard
Powell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Gebhard
Blair takes first base on ball four. Etchebarren moves to third. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Gebhard
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Palmer
Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Palmer
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Killebrew for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Palmer
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1971 -- Minnesota at Baltimore (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Tovar C, lf 4 0 1 0 Buford D, lf 4 0 2 2
Carew R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 0 0 0 0
Gebhard B, p 0 0 0 0 Blair P, cf 4 0 0 0
Oliva T, rf 4 0 1 0 Robinson F, 1b-rf 5 0 1 0
Killebrew H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Rettenmund M, rf-lf 3 0 1 0
Reese R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 2 0 0 0
Cardenas L, ss 3 1 1 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 1 2 0
Nettles J, cf 3 0 2 0 Etchebarren A, c 4 1 2 2
Mitterwald G, c 3 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 3 1 2 0
Kaat J, p 2 0 1 1 Palmer J, p 3 1 1 0
Haydel H, p 0 0 0 0
Braun S, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 7 1 32 4 11 4
Minnesota 010 000 000 -- 1
Baltimore 020 000 20x -- 4
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat J (L)* 6.0 9 4 4 1 3
Haydel H 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Gebhard B 1.0 1 0 0 2 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J (W) 9.0 7 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Minnesota 4, Baltimore 11
2B -- Buford D
HR -- Etchebarren A
CS -- Nettles J, Blair P
SH -- Palmer J, Belanger M
T -- 2:13
A -- 22107
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