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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 23, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins, played on April 23, 1971 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Kline |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 11,704 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Jim Honochick |
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 |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Danny Cater | Third Baseman |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Curt Blefary | First Baseman |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Steve Kline | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 23, 1971
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Kline
Tovar hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Kline
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Kline
Oliva hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Oliva reaches second base with a double. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killebrew vs. Kline
Killebrew is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Kline
Reese hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Holt vs. Kline
There go the runners. All runners are safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Holt vs. Kline
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Holt for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Blyleven
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Blyleven
Alou is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Blyleven
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to second for the out. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cater vs. Blyleven
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clarke scores. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibbs vs. Blyleven
Gibbs hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Kline
Cardenas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Kline
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Kline
Blyleven strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Blyleven
Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Blyleven
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Blyleven
Kline hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Kline
Tovar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Kline
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Kline
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline races to the bag and beats Oliva for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Carew goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Kline
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Blyleven
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Blyleven
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Blyleven
There goes Alou. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Cardenas applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Blyleven
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Blyleven
Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Blyleven
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Kline
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Kline
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Kline
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Blyleven
Gibbs strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Blyleven
Blefary strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Blyleven
Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kline vs. Blyleven
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Kline
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Kline
Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Kline
Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Blyleven
Clarke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Blyleven
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew misplays the ball. That's an error on Carew. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murcer vs. Blyleven
Murcer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. White moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cater vs. Blyleven
Cater strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gibbs vs. Blyleven
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Kline
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Kline
Oliva hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Kline
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Blyleven
Blefary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Blyleven
Michael hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Blefary moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kline vs. Blyleven
Kline bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Blefary moves to third. Michael moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clarke vs. Blyleven
Clarke hits a line drive into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alou vs. Blyleven
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Kline
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Kline
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first, with Kline covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Kline
Cardenas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Blyleven
Murcer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holt who is chasing the ball. Murcer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cater vs. Campisi
Sal Campisi now pitching.
Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murcer scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Campisi
Gibbs hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Campisi
Blefary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cater moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Michael vs. Campisi
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cater scores. Blefary moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kline vs. Campisi
Kline 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
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. Kline
Charlie Manuel pinch hits for George Mitterwald.
Manuel strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Kline
Steve Braun pinch hits for Sal Campisi.
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Kline
Tovar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Tovar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Kline
Carew strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Williams
Stan Williams now pitching. Steve Braun now playing second base. Tom Tischinski now catching.
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Williams
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Williams
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Williams
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Kline
Oliva hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Kline
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Kline
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Kline
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1971 -- Minnesota at New York (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Tovar C, lf 4 0 1 0 Clarke H, 2b 4 1 0 0
Carew R, 2b 4 2 2 0 Alou F, rf 5 1 1 0
Williams S, p 0 0 0 0 White R, lf 3 2 3 1
Oliva T, rf 4 1 2 1 Murcer B, cf 5 2 3 3
Killebrew H, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cater D, 3b 4 1 2 2
Reese R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gibbs J, c 4 0 0 0
Holt J, cf 4 0 0 0 Blefary C, 1b 4 0 2 0
Cardenas L, ss 3 0 0 0 Michael G, ss 3 0 1 1
Mitterwald G, c 2 0 0 0 Kline S, p 3 0 0 0
Manuel C, ph 1 0 0 0
Tischinski T, c 0 0 0 0
Blyleven B, p 2 0 0 0
Campisi S, p 0 0 0 0
Braun S, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 5 1 35 7 12 7
Minnesota 101 000 001 -- 3
New York 102 010 30x -- 7
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L)* 6.0 10 6 5 3 5
Campisi S 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Williams S 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kline S (W) 9.0 5 3 2 1 5
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Kline S, Carew R
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 3, New York 9
2B -- Oliva T, Tovar C
3B -- Murcer B
HR -- Murcer B, White R, Oliva T
SB -- Killebrew H, Oliva T, Carew R
CS -- Alou F
SH -- Kline S
T -- 2:18
A -- 11704
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