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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 15, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics, played on April 15, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 5,723 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Jake O'Donnell |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Catfish Hunter | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
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 |
| Jim Holt | Center Fielder |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 15, 1971
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Kaat
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Kaat
Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Kaat
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Kaat
Mincher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Hunter
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Hunter
Carew hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Hunter
Oliva takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Hunter
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Kaat
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Kaat
Monday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Kaat
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Kaat
Green hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hunter
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Hunter
Holt hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Hunter
Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Hunter
Mitterwald is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Kaat
Hunter 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Kaat
Campaneris 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Kaat
Rudi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Kaat
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Hunter
Kaat hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Hunter
Tovar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Hunter
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Hunter
Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Kaat
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mincher for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Kaat
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Kaat
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hunter
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hunter
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Hunter
Holt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Hunter
There goes Holt. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Holt steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Hunter
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitterwald vs. Hunter
Mitterwald hits a popup, foul, towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Kaat
Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Kaat
Green hits a line drive towards third. Killebrew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Kaat
Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Kaat
There goes Hunter. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Hunter steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Kaat
Campaneris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rudi vs. Kaat
Rudi takes first base on ball four. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Kaat
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Hunter
Kaat hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Hunter
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Hunter
Carew takes first base on ball four. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliva vs. Hunter
Oliva hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Monday. Oliva reaches second base with a double. Tovar scores. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killebrew vs. Hunter
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. Carew scores. Oliva scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Hunter
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holt vs. Hunter
Holt hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Hunter
Cardenas strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Kaat
Mincher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Kaat
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Kaat
Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Kaat
Duncan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Williams
Stan Williams now pitching.
Green is hit by the pitch. Monday moves to third. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hovley vs. Williams
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Catfish Hunter.
Hovley hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Monday tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Williams
Campaneris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Klimkowski
Ron Klimkowski now pitching.
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Klimkowski
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Klimkowski
Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Klimkowski
There goes Tovar. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Tovar steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Klimkowski
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Klimkowski covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Williams
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Williams
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Williams
Mincher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holt. Mincher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Williams
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Williams
Monday takes first base on ball four. Mincher moves to third. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Duncan vs. Williams
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Klimkowski
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Klimkowski
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Klimkowski
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klimkowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Williams
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klimkowski vs. Williams
There goes Green. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Green steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Williams
Tommy Davis pinch hits for Ron Klimkowski.
Davis hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Williams
Campaneris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Williams
Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Green scores. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rudi scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Perranoski
Mincher 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
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Locker
Bob Locker now pitching.
Holt strikes out. Duncan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Holt out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Locker
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Locker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. Locker
Brant Alyea pinch hits for George Mitterwald.
Alyea hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rudi throws the ball in to Mincher who tags Alyea trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Perranoski
Tom Tischinski now catching.
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Perranoski
Monday 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 -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Perranoski
Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Locker
Steve Braun pinch hits for Ron Perranoski.
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Locker
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Locker
Carew strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1971 -- Oakland at Minnesota (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 5 0 1 0 Tovar C, lf 4 1 1 0
Rudi J, lf 4 1 3 1 Carew R, 2b 4 1 1 0
Jackson R, rf 5 0 1 1 Oliva T, rf 3 1 1 1
Mincher D, 1b 5 1 2 1 Killebrew H, 3b 4 0 1 2
Bando S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Reese R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Monday R, cf 4 1 2 0 Holt J, cf 4 0 1 0
Duncan D, c 5 0 1 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 0 1 0
Green D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Mitterwald G, c 3 0 0 0
Hunter J, p 2 0 1 0 Alyea B, ph 1 0 1 0
Hovley S, ph 0 0 0 1 Tischinski T, c 0 0 0 0
Klimkowski R, p 0 0 0 0 Kaat J, p 2 0 0 0
Davis T, ph 1 0 0 0 Williams S, p 1 0 0 0
Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0
Braun S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 4 12 4 33 3 7 3
Oakland 000 002 020 -- 4
Minnesota 000 030 000 -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter J 5.0 6 3 3 4 3
Klimkowski R (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Locker B (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat J 5.1 8 2 2 1 2
Williams S (L) 2.1 3 2 2 2 3
Perranoski R 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
LOB -- Oakland 12, Minnesota 8
2B -- Oliva T, Killebrew H, Mincher D
HR -- Mincher D
SB -- Holt J, Hunter J, Tovar C, Green D
SF -- Hovley S
HBP -- by Williams S (Green D)
T -- 3:08
A -- 5723
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