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Minnesota Twins @ Chicago White Sox

1971-09-08 · Night game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 7888 · 85°F, night · 2:02

Minnesota Twins defeated Chicago White Sox 3–1. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 3rd. Jim Kaat earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	10
CHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4

W: Jim Kaat L: Wilbur Wood SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ron Luciano · 1B: John Rice · 2B: Bill Kunkel · 3B: Red Flaherty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cesar Tovar	5	1	2	1	0	0
Steve Braun	5	0	1	1	0	1
Harmon Killebrew	4	0	2	0	1	0
Tony Oliva	3	1	0	0	0	1
Leo Cardenas	4	0	2	0	0	0
Steve Brye	3	0	1	1	0	1
Eric Soderholm	3	0	0	0	0	0
George Mitterwald	4	1	2	0	0	1
Jim Kaat	3	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Walt Williams	4	0	1	0	0
Mike Hershberger	4	0	0	0	0
Carlos May	4	0	1	1	1
Bill Melton	4	0	0	0	2
Rick Reichardt	3	0	0	0	0
Steve Huntz	3	0	1	0	0
Ed Herrmann	3	0	0	0	1
Luis Alvarado	3	0	0	0	0
Wilbur Wood	2	0	0	0	1
Rich McKinney	1	1	1	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Kaat	9.0	4	0	5

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilbur Wood	9.0	10	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cesar Tovar: 9
Steve Braun: K
Harmon Killebrew: S7
Tony Oliva: K

Bot 1

Walt Williams: 6
Mike Hershberger: 8
Carlos May: 63

Top 2

Leo Cardenas: 13
Steve Brye: 63
Eric Soderholm: 6

Bot 2

Bill Melton: 53
Rick Reichardt: 8
Steve Huntz: 3

Top 3

George Mitterwald: S8
Jim Kaat: 14/SH.1-2
Cesar Tovar: S9.2-H;B-2(TH)
Steve Braun: S9.2-H
Harmon Killebrew: 8
Tony Oliva: CS2(26)

Bot 3

Ed Herrmann: K
Luis Alvarado: 63
Wilbur Wood: K/C

Top 4

Tony Oliva: HP
Leo Cardenas: D9.1-3
Steve Brye: 8/SF.3-H
Eric Soderholm: 6
George Mitterwald: K

Bot 4

Walt Williams: 43
Mike Hershberger: 63
Carlos May: K/C

Top 5

Jim Kaat: 8
Cesar Tovar: S7
Steve Braun: 9
Harmon Killebrew: W.1-2
Tony Oliva: 46(1)/FO

Bot 5

Bill Melton: 7
Rick Reichardt: 3/G
Steve Huntz: S9
Ed Herrmann: 3/G

Top 6

Leo Cardenas: S8
Steve Brye: S7.1-2
Eric Soderholm: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
George Mitterwald: FC5.3XH(52);2-3;B-1
Jim Kaat: FC1.3XH(12);1-2;B-1

Bot 6

Luis Alvarado: 13
Wilbur Wood: 9
Walt Williams: S8
Mike Hershberger: 9

Top 7

Cesar Tovar: 3/FL
Steve Braun: E3.B-1
Harmon Killebrew: S9.1-3
Tony Oliva: 3/FL
Leo Cardenas: 4

Bot 7

Carlos May: 63
Bill Melton: K
Rick Reichardt: 53

Top 8

Steve Brye: K
Eric Soderholm: 7
George Mitterwald: S6
Jim Kaat: 8

Bot 8

Steve Huntz: 4
Ed Herrmann: 8
Luis Alvarado: 53

Top 9

Cesar Tovar: 43
Steve Braun: 13
Harmon Killebrew: 63

Bot 9

Rich McKinney: S8
Walt Williams: 9
Mike Hershberger: 341.1-2
Carlos May: S8.2-H
Bill Melton: K