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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 25, 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 25, 1971 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 25, 1971 |
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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 25, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
Home Starting Pitcher | Fritz Peterson |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 29,474 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Jim Odom |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Left Fielder |
Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
Paul Powell | Center Fielder |
Danny Thompson | Third Baseman |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
George Mitterwald | Catcher |
Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
Roy White | Left Fielder |
Danny Cater | Third Baseman |
Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
John Ellis | First Baseman |
Gene Michael | Shortstop |
Fritz Peterson | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 25, 1971
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Peterson
Tovar hits a fly ball 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. Peterson
Carew bunts towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Peterson
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Kaat
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Kaat
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Kaat
Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Peterson
Oliva hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Peterson
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Peterson
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Peterson
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Kaat
White 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 -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Kaat
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Kaat
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
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Peterson
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Mitterwald reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaat vs. Peterson
Kaat bunts towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Peterson
Tovar hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Mitterwald moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carew vs. Peterson
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ellis. Mitterwald scores. Tovar moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Peterson
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Carew moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliva vs. Peterson
Oliva hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carew scores. Killebrew moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Peterson
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Killebrew moves to third. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Peterson
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Kaat
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Kaat
Michael strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Kaat
Peterson hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Kaat
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Peterson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Kaat
Kaat fires to first and has Clarke trapped. There's the throw to Carew who tags Clarke for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Peterson
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Peterson
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Peterson
Kaat hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Peterson
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Kaat
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Kaat
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Kaat
There's a wild pitch. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Kaat
White hits a line drive into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. Kaat
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Peterson
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Peterson
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Peterson
Oliva strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Peterson
Powell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Peterson
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Kaat
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 -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Kaat
Ellis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Kaat
Michael hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Peterson
Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Peterson
Mitterwald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaat vs. Peterson
Kaat bunts towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to third for the out. Mitterwald moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Peterson
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Peterson
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Kaat
Ron Hansen pinch hits for Fritz Peterson.
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Kaat
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Kaat
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Waslewski
Gary Waslewski now pitching.
Killebrew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Waslewski
Oliva hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Waslewski
Powell hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Waslewski
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Kaat
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Kaat
White hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Kaat
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Waslewski
Cardenas hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Clarke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Waslewski
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Waslewski
Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Waslewski
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Kaat
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Kaat
Ellis hits a line drive into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Kaat
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Kaat
Ron Woods pinch hits for Gary Waslewski.
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Kaat
Clarke hits a line drive into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Kekich
Mike Kekich now pitching.
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kekich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Kekich
Killebrew hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Kekich
Rich Reese pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
Oliva is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Kekich
Powell takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to third. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Kekich
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese tags and scores. Oliva tags and moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenas vs. Kekich
Cardenas hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Murcer. Cardenas reaches second base with a double. Oliva scores. Powell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitterwald vs. Kekich
Mitterwald is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaat vs. Kekich
Kaat strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Kaat
Rich Reese now playing first base. Jim Holt now playing right field.
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Kaat
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Kaat
White hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Kaat
Cater hits a line drive towards short. Cardenas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/25/1971 -- Minnesota at New York (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Tovar C, lf 5 1 0 0 Clarke H, 2b 4 0 1 0 Carew R, 2b 5 1 0 1 Munson T, c 4 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 5 0 3 1 Alou F, rf 2 0 0 0 Reese R, pr-1b 0 1 0 0 White R, lf 4 0 0 0 Oliva T, rf 4 3 3 3 Cater D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Holt J, rf 0 0 0 0 Murcer B, cf 3 0 0 0 Powell P, cf 4 1 1 0 Ellis J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Thompson D, 3b 4 0 0 1 Michael G, ss 3 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 5 0 3 2 Peterson F, p 1 0 0 0 Mitterwald G, c 4 1 2 0 Hansen R, ph 1 0 0 0 Kaat J, p 5 0 2 0 Waslewski G, p 0 0 0 0 Woods R, ph 1 0 1 0 Kekich M, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 8 14 8 30 0 2 0 Minnesota 013 000 103 -- 8 New York 000 000 000 -- 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kaat J (W) 9.0 2 0 0 2 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Peterson F (L) 6.0 10 4 1 0 2 Waslewski G 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 Kekich M 1.0 2 3 3 3 1 E -- Cater D, Ellis J, Killebrew H, Thompson D DP -- New York 1 LOB -- Minnesota 10, New York 5 2B -- Mitterwald G, Killebrew H, Cardenas L HR -- Oliva T 2 CS -- Clarke H SF -- Thompson D WP -- Kaat J T -- 2:18 A -- 29474
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