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Minnesota Twins @ Milwaukee Brewers

1971-09-15 · Night game · County Stadium · Att: 3960 · 65°F, night · 2:15

Minnesota Twins defeated Milwaukee Brewers 1–0. Bert Blyleven earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
ML4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6

W: Bert Blyleven L: Skip Lockwood SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou DiMuro · 1B: Bill Haller · 2B: Jake O'Donnell · 3B: Frank Umont · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cesar Tovar	3	0	0	0	1	0
Rod Carew	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tony Oliva	4	0	0	0	0	1
Harmon Killebrew	1	1	0	0	3	0
Steve Braun	3	0	1	1	1	1
Leo Cardenas	3	0	0	0	1	1
Steve Brye	3	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Roof	3	0	0	0	0	2
Bert Blyleven	3	0	0	0	0	0

Milwaukee Brewers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Rick Auerbach	4	2	0	0
Ron Theobald	4	0	0	1
Dave May	4	0	0	1
Jose Cardenal	4	1	0	1
John Briggs	4	1	0	1
Andy Kosco	4	2	0	0
Darrell Porter	2	0	1	1
Tommy Matchick	3	0	0	2
Skip Lockwood	3	0	0	2

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bert Blyleven	9.0	6	1	9

Milwaukee Brewers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Skip Lockwood	9.0	2	6	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cesar Tovar: E5.B-1
Rod Carew: S8.1-2
Tony Oliva: 6(1)3/GDP.2-3
Harmon Killebrew: W
Steve Braun: K

Bot 1

Rick Auerbach: S9
Ron Theobald: K/C
Dave May: 7
Jose Cardenal: 13

Top 2

Leo Cardenas: W
Steve Brye: 54(1)3/GDP
Phil Roof: K

Bot 2

John Briggs: S9
Andy Kosco: 8
Darrell Porter: 86(1)/FO
Tommy Matchick: CS2(26)

Top 3

Bert Blyleven: 63
Cesar Tovar: W
Rod Carew: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Tommy Matchick: K
Skip Lockwood: K/C
Rick Auerbach: 8

Top 4

Tony Oliva: K
Harmon Killebrew: W
Steve Braun: SB2#
Steve Braun: 6
Leo Cardenas: 63

Bot 4

Ron Theobald: 63
Dave May: K
Jose Cardenal: D7
John Briggs: 8

Top 5

Steve Brye: 43
Phil Roof: 63
Bert Blyleven: 43

Bot 5

Andy Kosco: D7
Darrell Porter: PB.2-3
Darrell Porter: W
Tommy Matchick: K
Skip Lockwood: K
Rick Auerbach: 53

Top 6

Cesar Tovar: 63
Rod Carew: 7
Tony Oliva: 7

Bot 6

Ron Theobald: 9
Dave May: 43
Jose Cardenal: K/C

Top 7

Harmon Killebrew: 53
Steve Braun: W
Leo Cardenas: 9
Steve Brye: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

John Briggs: K/C
Andy Kosco: S7
Darrell Porter: K
Tommy Matchick: 5

Top 8

Phil Roof: K/C
Bert Blyleven: 8
Cesar Tovar: 8

Bot 8

Skip Lockwood: 9
Rick Auerbach: S7
Ron Theobald: 46(1)/FO
Dave May: 3/G

Top 9

Rod Carew: 63
Tony Oliva: 3/G
Harmon Killebrew: W
Steve Braun: T9.1-H
Leo Cardenas: K

Bot 9

Jose Cardenal: 7
John Briggs: 7
Andy Kosco: 9