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Senators 6 @ Twins 5
Metropolitan Stadium
May 7, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Washington Senators, played on May 7, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Senators with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 7, 1971 
Visiting Team
Washington Senators
R: 6 H: 11 E: 3 LOB: 6
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 5 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning Pitcher—Denny Riddleberger  
Losing Pitcher—Ray Corbin  
Save—Darold Knowles  
Game Winning RBI—(none) 

Game Info

DateMay 7, 1971 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamWashington Senators 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherCasey Cox  
Home Starting PitcherBert Blyleven  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance7,646 
Time of Game2 hours 41 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Umont
1B: Lou DiMuro
2B: Bill Haller
3B: Jake O'Donnell

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Del Unser  Center Fielder 
Tim Cullen  Second Baseman 
Mike Epstein  First Baseman 
Frank Howard  Left Fielder 
Tommy McCraw  Right Fielder 
Bernie Allen  Third Baseman 
Paul Casanova  Catcher 
Toby Harrah  Shortstop 
Casey Cox  Pitcher 
Ted Williams  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
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 
Bert Blyleven  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

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Senators 6 @ Twins 5
Metropolitan Stadium
May 7, 1971

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         Game of 5/7/1971 -- Washington at Minnesota (N)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Unser D, cf           4  0  2  1   Tovar C, cf-lf        4  0  0  0   
Cullen T, 2b          3  0  0  0   Carew R, 2b           5  0  0  0   
Foy J, ph-2b          1  0  0  0   Oliva T, rf           5  1  2  1   
Epstein M, 1b         5  0  1  0   Alyea B, lf           4  1  1  0   
Howard F, lf          3  0  1  0   Holt J, cf            1  0  0  0   
McCraw T, rf          4  1  1  0   Braun S, 3b           1  1  1  0   
Allen B, 3b           4  1  1  1   Renick R, 3b          2  0  1  0   
Casanova P, c         4  1  1  2   Reese R, 1b           4  1  1  1   
Harrah T, ss          4  3  3  0   Powell P, ph          1  0  0  0   
Cox C, p              0  0  0  0   Cardenas L, ss        3  1  2  2   
Grzenda J, p          0  0  0  0   Mitterwald G, c       3  0  1  0   
Scheinblum R, ph      0  0  0  0   Blyleven B, p         4  0  1  1   
Shellenback J, p      1  0  0  0   Corbin R, p           0  0  0  0   
Gogolewski B, p       0  0  0  0   Perranoski R, p       0  0  0  0   
Maddox E, ph          1  0  1  1                                      
Riddleberger D, p     0  0  0  0                                      
Billings D, ph        1  0  0  0                                      
Knowles D, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  6 11  5                        37  5 10  5

Washington       001 000 014 --  6
Minnesota        040 010 000 --  5

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cox C                 1.2  4  4  4  2  0
Grzenda J             0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Shellenback J         2.2  3  1  1  2  1
Gogolewski B          2.1  2  0  0  2  2
Riddleberger D (W)    1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Knowles D (S)         1.0  1  0  0  0  1

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blyleven B            8.2 10  5  5  2  3
Corbin R (L)*         0.0  1  1  0  2  0
Perranoski R          0.1  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 9th

E -- Casanova P, Epstein M, Oliva T, Allen B
DP -- Washington 2, Minnesota 4
LOB -- Washington 6, Minnesota 12
2B -- Cardenas L 2
3B -- McCraw T
HR -- Oliva T, Casanova P
HBP -- by Shellenback J (Braun S)
WP -- Blyleven B, Corbin R 2
T -- 2:41
A -- 7646

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