Orioles @ Twins
May 28, 1971

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Bottom 6	R	H	E
Orioles	3	3	1
Twins	6	10	0

Bottom 6	R	H	E
Orioles	3	3	1
Twins	7	10	0

George Mitterwald Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.248
OBP	.500	.336
At Bats	2	113
Hits	1	28
• Singles	1	20
• Doubles	0	4
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	16
RBI’s	0	13

Grant Jackson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Metropolitan Stadium - May 28, 1971

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Out

Grant Jackson

Andy Etchebarren

Boog Powell

Davey Johnson

Brooks Robinson

Mark Belanger

Don Buford

Merv Rettenmund

Frank Robinson

George Mitterwald

Steve Braun

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Mitterwald hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Braun tags and scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 6 Jim Holt pinch runs for Brant Alyea. Grant Jackson now pitching. Braun hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Braun reaches second base with a double. Cardenas scores. Holt goes all the way around to score. Braun moves to third.

Bottom 6 Alyea hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliva scores. Cardenas moves to second.

Bottom 6 Cardenas hits a line drive into center field. Rettenmund picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rettenmund. Killebrew scores. Oliva moves to third.

Bottom 6 Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second.

Bottom 6 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Etchebarren hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McNally fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 5 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Mitterwald strikes out.

Top 5 Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rettenmund for the out.

Top 5 Robinson takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. Belanger moves to second.

Top 5 Belanger takes first base on ball four.

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

Bottom 4 Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Alyea hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Cardenas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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

Bottom 4 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 4 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.

Top 4 McNally hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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

Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rettenmund for the out. Powell moves to third.

Top 3 Robinson strikes out.

Top 3 Powell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Powell reaches second base with a double. Buford scores. Belanger goes all the way around to score.

Top 3 Belanger takes first base on ball four. Buford moves to second.

Top 3 Buford is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 2 Braun hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Oliva moves to third.

Bottom 2 Cardenas takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Oliva moves to second.

Bottom 2 Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 McNally strikes out.

Top 2 Etchebarren strikes out.

Top 2 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rettenmund scores.

Top 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rettenmund moves to third.

Top 2 There goes Rettenmund. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Rettenmund steals second.

Top 2 Rettenmund takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Carew strikes out.

Bottom 1 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Powell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alyea. Powell reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Mitterwald hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Braun tags and scores.

Orioles @ Twins
May 28, 1971