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Red Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 11, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 11, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 11, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 11, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Peters |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Hall |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 6,549 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Art Frantz |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
George Scott | First Baseman |
Billy Conigliaro | Center Fielder |
Duane Josephson | Catcher |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Gary Peters | Pitcher |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Brant Alyea | Left Fielder |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
Rick Renick | Third Baseman |
Jim Holt | Center Fielder |
George Mitterwald | Catcher |
Tom Hall | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 11, 1971
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Hall
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hall
Smith hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Hall
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Hall
Petrocelli hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Peters
Tovar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski who is chasing the ball. Tovar reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carew vs. Peters
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Peters
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. Tovar scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alyea vs. Peters
Alyea hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Peters
Cardenas hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Hall
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Hall
Conigliaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Josephson vs. Hall
Josephson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Hall
Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Hall
Peters bunts towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Hall
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Peters
Renick hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Peters
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Peters
Mitterwald is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hall
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hall
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Hall
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Peters
Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Peters
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott fields the ball and throws to Peters covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Peters
There's a wild pitch. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Peters
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Peters covering, for the out. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Peters
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Hall
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Hall
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Hall
Josephson hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. Peters
Alyea hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Peters
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Peters
Renick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Renick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holt vs. Peters
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Hall
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Hall
Peters 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Hall
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Peters
Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Peters
Hall bunts towards the mound. Peters fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mitterwald moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Peters
Tovar bunts towards third. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mitterwald moves to third. Hall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carew vs. Peters
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mitterwald scores. Hall moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Peters
Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hall
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alyea. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Hall
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Hall
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Hall
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hall, and towards Carew, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Conigliaro vs. Hall
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Petrocelli moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Josephson vs. Hall
Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick juggles the ball. That's an error on Renick. Petrocelli scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Hall
Griffin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. Peters
Alyea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Peters
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alyea moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Renick vs. Peters
Renick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alyea scores. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holt vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
Holt bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. Cardenas moves to third. Renick moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mitterwald vs. Lee
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cardenas tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Lee
Danny Thompson pinch hits for Tom Hall.
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Lee
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Williams
Stan Williams now pitching.
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Williams
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Williams
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Lee
Carew bunts in front of the plate. Josephson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lee
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alyea vs. Lee
Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Williams
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Williams
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Williams
Scott is hit by the pitch. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Conigliaro vs. Williams
Conigliaro hits a fly ball into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Josephson vs. Williams
Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields it and has Petrocelli trapped. There's the throw to Cardenas who tags Petrocelli for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Lee
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Lee
Renick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Lee
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Williams
Griffin bunts towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Williams
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Williams
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Lee
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Lee
Paul Powell pinch hits for Stan Williams.
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Lee
Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Lee
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/11/1971 -- Boston at Minnesota (N) Boston AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Aparicio L, ss 5 0 1 0 Tovar C, rf 4 1 3 0 Smith R, rf 4 1 1 0 Carew R, 2b 5 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 1 2 Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 1 1 Petrocelli R, 3b 3 1 1 0 Alyea B, lf 3 1 0 0 Scott G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 4 1 1 0 Conigliaro B, cf 3 1 0 0 Renick R, 3b 4 0 2 1 Josephson D, c 4 1 1 2 Holt J, cf 3 0 0 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mitterwald G, c 3 1 1 1 Peters G, p 2 0 0 0 Hall T, p 2 0 1 0 Lee B, p 2 0 0 0 Thompson D, ph 0 0 0 0 Williams S, p 0 0 0 0 Powell P, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 6 4 32 4 9 3 Boston 020 003 000 -- 5 Minnesota 100 012 000 -- 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Peters G (W)* 5.0 9 4 4 1 2 Lee B (S) 4.0 0 0 0 3 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Hall T (L) 6.0 6 5 4 1 4 Williams S 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th E -- Renick R DP -- Boston 2 LOB -- Boston 5, Minnesota 7 2B -- Killebrew H, Renick R, Smith R 3B -- Tovar C HR -- Josephson D, Yastrzemski C SH -- Holt J SF -- Mitterwald G HBP -- by Williams S (Scott G) WP -- Peters G T -- 2:23 A -- 6549
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