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Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 6, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees, played on May 6, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 6, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 6, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Stottlemyre |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Hall |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 7,494 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jake O'Donnell 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Bill Haller |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
Roy White | Left Fielder |
Danny Cater | First Baseman |
Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
Ron Hansen | Third Baseman |
Gene Michael | Shortstop |
Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
Mel Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
Brant Alyea | Left Fielder |
Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
Rich Reese | First Baseman |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
George Mitterwald | Catcher |
Tom Hall | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 6, 1971
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Hall
Clarke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tovar who is chasing the ball. Clarke reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murcer vs. Hall
Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clarke tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hall
White hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Hall
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Hall
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hansen vs. Hall
Hansen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Stottlemyre
Tovar hits a line drive towards first. Cater reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Stottlemyre
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Stottlemyre
Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Hall
Michael hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Hall
Gibbs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stottlemyre vs. Hall
Stottlemyre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. Stottlemyre
Alyea hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Alyea reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Braun vs. Stottlemyre
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alyea moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Stottlemyre
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater fields the ball and throws to Stottlemyre covering. Safe. Alyea scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Stottlemyre
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Hall
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Hall
Murcer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Hall
White strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cater vs. Hall
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clarke tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Hall
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Stottlemyre
Mitterwald hits a line drive towards third. Hansen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Stottlemyre
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Stottlemyre
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Hall
Hansen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Hall
Michael hits a line drive into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Hall
Gibbs hits a popup, foul, towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Stottlemyre
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Stottlemyre covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Stottlemyre
Oliva 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 -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. Stottlemyre
Alyea hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Hall
Stottlemyre hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Hall
Clarke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Hall
Murcer 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 5
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Stottlemyre
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Stottlemyre
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Stottlemyre
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hall
White hits a fly ball into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Hall
Cater strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hall
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Hall
Hansen hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Michael vs. Hall
Michael hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Stottlemyre
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Stottlemyre
Hall hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Stottlemyre
Tovar bunts towards third. Hansen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hall moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Stottlemyre
Carew hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hall scores. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliva vs. Stottlemyre
Oliva hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alyea vs. Stottlemyre
Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Hall
Gibbs 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 -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Hall
Stottlemyre hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Hall
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Hall
Murcer hits a line drive towards the mound. Hall reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Stottlemyre
Braun is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Stottlemyre
Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Stottlemyre
Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hall
White hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Hall
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hall
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Stottlemyre
Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Stottlemyre
Paul Powell pinch runs for George Mitterwald. Danny Thompson pinch hits for Tom Hall.
Thompson bunts towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Clarke covering, for the out. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Stottlemyre
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Powell scores. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Stottlemyre
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliva vs. Stottlemyre
Oliva is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alyea vs. Stottlemyre
Alyea takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Braun vs. Stottlemyre
Steve Barber pinch runs for Brant Alyea.
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tovar scores. Oliva scores. Barber moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Stottlemyre
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Williams
Tom Tischinski now catching. Paul Powell now playing center field. Cesar Tovar now playing left field. Stan Williams now pitching.
Hansen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Perranoski
Jerry Kenney pinch runs for Ron Hansen. Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Michael takes first base on ball four. Kenney moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibbs vs. Perranoski
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gibbs for the out. Kenney moves to third. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Woods vs. Perranoski
Ron Woods pinch hits for Mel Stottlemyre.
Woods hits a popup towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clarke vs. Perranoski
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/6/1971 -- New York at Minnesota (N) New York AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Clarke H, 2b 4 2 1 0 Tovar C, cf-lf 4 1 2 1 Murcer B, cf 3 0 1 1 Carew R, 2b 4 0 1 1 White R, lf 4 1 2 0 Oliva T, rf 3 1 0 0 Cater D, 1b 3 0 0 1 Alyea B, lf 3 1 1 0 Alou F, rf 3 0 1 1 Barber S, pr 0 0 0 0 Hansen R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Tischinski T, c 0 0 0 0 Kenney J, pr 0 0 0 0 Braun S, 3b 4 0 1 2 Michael G, ss 3 0 0 0 Reese R, 1b 4 0 1 1 Gibbs J, c 3 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 0 0 0 Stottlemyre M, p 3 0 1 0 Mitterwald G, c 2 0 0 0 Woods R, ph 1 0 0 0 Powell P, pr-cf 0 1 0 0 Hall T, p 2 1 1 0 Thompson D, ph 0 0 0 0 Williams S, p 0 0 0 0 Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 3 7 3 29 5 7 5 New York 201 000 000 -- 3 Minnesota 010 001 03x -- 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Stottlemyre M (L) 8.0 7 5 5 3 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Hall T (W) 8.0 7 3 3 3 4 Williams S* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 Perranoski R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th DP -- New York 1, Minnesota 2 LOB -- New York 7, Minnesota 4 2B -- Alyea B 3B -- Clarke H SH -- Thompson D SF -- Murcer B, Cater D T -- 2:25 A -- 7494
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