Athletics @ Twins
September 4, 1971

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 5 8 0
Twins 4 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 5 8 0
Twins 4 7 0

George Mitterwald Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .251
OBP .333 .317
At Bats 3 354
Hits 1 89
• Singles 1 65
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 0 36

Rollie Fingers Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 15
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼
Metropolitan Stadium - September 4, 1971
•
Strikeout
Rollie Fingers
Gene Tenace
Mike Epstein
Dick Green
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
Angel Mangual
Reggie Jackson
George Mitterwald
Eric Soderholm

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 5 8 0 5
Minnesota Twins 4 7 0 4
Winning Pitcher Catfish Hunter
Losing Pitcher Jim Kaat
Save Rollie Fingers
Game Winning RBI Mike Epstein
Attendance 10,808
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
View Box Score
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mitterwald strikes out.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rollie Fingers now pitching. Soderholm takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Brye hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 9 Braun takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Killebrew strikes out.
Bottom 9 Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Nettles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Nettles reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Campaneris is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hunter for the out. Epstein moves to third. Green moves to second.
Top 9 Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bando scores. Epstein moves to second.
Top 9 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gebhard fields it and throws to second for the out. Bando moves to third.
Top 9 Mangual hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bando moves to second.
Top 9 Bob Gebhard now pitching. Bando takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rich Reese pinch hits for Hal Haydel. Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mitterwald strikes out.
Top 8 Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Jackson. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Braun applying the tag.
Top 8 Jackson is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Rudi strikes out.
Bottom 7 Soderholm strikes out.
Bottom 7 Brye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brye for the out.
Bottom 7 Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Campaneris strikes out.
Top 7 Hunter strikes out.
Top 7 Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Haydel covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliva hits a line drive into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Epstein hits a line drive into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mangual hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hal Haydel now pitching. Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Tovar hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Jim Kaat. Manuel strikes out.
Bottom 5 Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Soderholm moves to second.
Bottom 5 Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Brye is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Rudi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Braun strikes out.
Bottom 4 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliva scores.
Bottom 4 Oliva hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Oliva reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Epstein scores. Green moves to second.
Top 4 Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mangual scores. Epstein moves to second.
Top 4 Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bando scores. Mangual moves to second.
Top 4 Mangual takes first base on ball four. Bando moves to second.
Top 4 Bando takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mitterwald hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Brye hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein fields it, tags the runner, and races towards first, beating Braun, for the double play.
Bottom 2 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Green hits a line drive into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Epstein hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Mangual hits a popup towards short. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jim Nettles now playing center field. Cesar Tovar now playing second base. Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliva hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards second. Green scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Tenace strikes out.
Top 1 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Rudi is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.