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Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins
1971-06-23 · Night game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 16856 · 71°F · Wind 8 mph · 2:58
Oakland Athletics defeated Minnesota Twins 8–3. Oakland Athletics put up 4 in the 8th. Blue Moon Odom earned the win and Rollie Fingers picked up the save. Rich Reese went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
W: Blue Moon Odom L: Bert Blyleven SV: Rollie Fingers
Umpires — HP: Bill Deegan · 1B: Nestor Chylak · 2B: Don Denkinger · 3B: Art Frantz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Campaneris | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Curt Blefary | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Reggie Jackson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Mike Epstein | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Sal Bando | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Monday | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Hegan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dick Green | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Blue Moon Odom | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Joe Rudi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cesar Tovar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rod Carew | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Oliva | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Harmon Killebrew | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Rich Reese | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Holt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Leo Cardenas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 George Mitterwald | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bert Blyleven | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Nettles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Moon Odom | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
 Rollie Fingers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
 Tom Hall | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Stan Williams | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ron Perranoski | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bert Campaneris: K
- Curt Blefary: S9
- Reggie Jackson: 36(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Cesar Tovar: 53
- Rod Carew: S9
- Tony Oliva: 8
- Harmon Killebrew: W.1-2
- Rich Reese: 31
Top 2
- Mike Epstein: S8
- Sal Bando: 16(1)/FO
- Rick Monday: 46(1)/FO
- Mike Hegan: SB2
- Mike Hegan: 43
Bot 2
- Jim Holt: 6/FL
- Leo Cardenas: 63
- George Mitterwald: K
Top 3
- Dick Green: K
- Blue Moon Odom: 63
- Bert Campaneris: 9
Bot 3
- Bert Blyleven: K
- Cesar Tovar: S9
- Rod Carew: E7/F.1-3;B-2
- Tony Oliva: IW
- Harmon Killebrew: K
- Rich Reese: 7/L
Top 4
- Curt Blefary: HR/9
- Reggie Jackson: K/C
- Mike Epstein: S8
- Sal Bando: 4
- Rick Monday: K/C
Bot 4
- Jim Holt: 13
- Leo Cardenas: S8
- George Mitterwald: 1/G.1-2
- Bert Blyleven: 9
Top 5
- Mike Hegan: K/C
- Dick Green: K
- Blue Moon Odom: K
Bot 5
- Cesar Tovar: 8
- Rod Carew: 6
- Tony Oliva: 8
Top 6
- Bert Campaneris: 6/L
- Curt Blefary: W
- Reggie Jackson: CS2(26)#
- Reggie Jackson: 7
Bot 6
- Harmon Killebrew: W
- Rich Reese: 3/G.1-2
- Jim Holt: 53
- Leo Cardenas: FC5.2X3(5)
Top 7
- Mike Epstein: S9
- Sal Bando: 34/SH.1-2
- Rick Monday: 3
- Mike Hegan: W
- Dick Green: S7.1-2;2-3
- Blue Moon Odom: K
Bot 7
- George Mitterwald: K
- Bert Blyleven: 13
- Cesar Tovar: 63
Top 8
- Bert Campaneris: S7
- Curt Blefary: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)#
- Curt Blefary: 1
- Reggie Jackson: W
- Mike Epstein: FC.1-2;3-H
- Sal Bando: S7.1-2;2-H#
- Rick Monday: D9.1-H;2-H
- Joe Rudi: 8
- Dick Green: IW
- Blue Moon Odom: K
Bot 8
- Rod Carew: 143
- Tony Oliva: K
- Harmon Killebrew: S7
- Rich Reese: HR/9.1-H
- Jim Holt: 8
Top 9
- Bert Campaneris: S
- Curt Blefary: E1/SH.1-H(NR);B-3
- Reggie Jackson: K/C
- Mike Epstein: D7.3-H(UR)
- Sal Bando: 63
- Rick Monday: S8.2-H(UR)
- Joe Rudi: 54(1)/FO
Bot 9
- Leo Cardenas: HR/7
- George Mitterwald: 7
- Jim Nettles: S/78
- Cesar Tovar: K
- Rod Carew: 8