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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 16, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on July 16, 1971 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 16, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sonny Siebert |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 29,293 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Jim Nettles | Center Fielder |
| Jim Holt | Left Fielder |
| Phil Roof | Catcher |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| John Kennedy | Second Baseman |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Joe Lahoud | Right Fielder |
| Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
| Sonny Siebert | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 16, 1971
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Siebert
Braun hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Siebert
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Siebert covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Siebert
Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Blyleven
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Blyleven
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Blyleven
There's a wild pitch. Kennedy moves to third. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Blyleven
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Blyleven
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nettles. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Kennedy scores. Aparicio scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Blyleven
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Blyleven
Scott hits a line drive into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Siebert
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carew for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Siebert
Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Siebert
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Siebert covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Blyleven
Lahoud hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Blyleven
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Blyleven
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Siebert
Holthits a dribbler in front of the plate. Montgomery interferes with Holt who is awarded first base. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roof vs. Siebert
Roof hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blyleven vs. Siebert
Blyleven bunts towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blyleven for the out. Holt moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Braun vs. Siebert
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Blyleven
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Blyleven
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Blyleven
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kennedy tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Blyleven
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Blyleven
Petrocelli hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Blyleven
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lahoud vs. Blyleven
Lahoud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lahoud for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Siebert
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Siebert
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Siebert
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cardenas vs. Siebert
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Siebert covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Blyleven
Montgomery hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tovar. Montgomery reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Haydel
Hal Haydel now pitching.
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haydel fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Haydel
Kennedy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Haydel
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Haydel
Smith 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, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Siebert
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Siebert
Holt hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Siebert
Roof strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Haydel
Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Haydel
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Haydel
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lahoud vs. Haydel
Lahoud hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Haydel
Montgomery strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Siebert
Rich Reese pinch hits for Hal Haydel.
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Siebert covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Siebert
Braun hits a fly ball into right field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Siebert
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Siebert
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Strickland
Jim Strickland now pitching.
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Strickland
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Strickland
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Strickland
Smith takes first base on ball four. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Strickland
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Siebert
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Siebert
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Siebert
Nettles bunts towards third. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Siebert
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Siebert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Strickland
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Strickland
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Strickland
Lahoud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montgomery vs. Strickland
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Siebert
Roof is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. Siebert
Brant Alyea pinch hits for Jim Strickland.
Alyea strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Siebert
Braun hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Siebert
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Hall
Brant Alyea now playing left field. Tom Hall now pitching. Jim Holt now playing right field.
Siebert strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hall
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Hall
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hall
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hall
Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Siebert
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Siebert
There's a wild pitch. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carew vs. Siebert
Carew hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Lahoud. Carew reaches second base with a double. Killebrew scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Siebert
Cardenas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Siebert
Nettles hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Siebert
Holt hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Siebert
Tony Oliva pinch hits for Phil Roof.
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. Siebert
Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1971 -- Minnesota at Boston (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Braun S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Kennedy J, 2b 5 2 2 0
Tovar C, rf 4 0 1 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 3 4 0
Hall T, p 0 0 0 0 Smith R, cf 3 1 1 3
Killebrew H, 1b 4 1 2 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 5 0 1 2
Carew R, 2b 4 1 1 1 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 1 1 2
Cardenas L, ss 4 1 1 2 Scott G, 1b 3 1 1 0
Nettles J, cf 4 1 2 1 Lahoud J, rf 3 1 1 2
Holt J, lf-rf 3 0 0 0 Montgomery B, c 4 0 2 0
Roof P, c 3 0 0 0 Siebert S, p 4 0 0 0
Oliva T, ph 1 0 0 0
Blyleven B, p 0 0 0 0
Haydel H, p 0 0 0 0
Reese R, ph 1 0 0 0
Strickland J, p 0 0 0 0
Alyea B, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 8 4 35 9 13 9
Minnesota 000 000 004 -- 4
Boston 203 020 02x -- 9
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L)* 3.0 9 5 5 0 2
Haydel H 2.0 2 2 2 1 4
Strickland J 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Hall T 1.0 1 2 2 1 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Siebert S (W) 9.0 8 4 4 0 4
* Pitched to 1 batter in 4th
E -- Montgomery B
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Boston 7
2B -- Yastrzemski C, Killebrew H 2, Montgomery B, Carew R
HR -- Petrocelli R, Lahoud J, Smith R, Cardenas L, Nettles J
SH -- Blyleven B
SF -- Smith R
WP -- Blyleven B, Siebert S
T -- 2:28
A -- 29293
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