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California Angels @ Minnesota Twins

1971-07-07 · Night game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 8173 · 80°F, night, rain · Wind 5 mph · 2:32

California Angels defeated Minnesota Twins 3–1. California Angels put up 2 in the 8th. Eddie Fisher earned the win. Billy Cowan went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Eddie Fisher L: Jim Kaat SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Larry McCoy · 2B: Jim Odom · 3B: Marty Springstead · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

California Angels — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sandy Alomar	5	1	3	0	0	1
Ken Berry	5	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Conigliaro	4	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Cowan	4	1	3	1	0	0
Ken McMullen	3	0	1	1	1	0
Jim Spencer	4	0	1	1	0	0
Syd O'Brien	4	0	1	0	0	3
Jerry Moses	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rickey Clark	1	0	1	0	0	0
Andy Messersmith	1	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Fisher	1	0	0	0	1	1

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Steve Braun	2	0	0	2	0
Cesar Tovar	3	0	0	1	1
Rod Carew	4	0	1	0	1
Rich Reese	4	0	1	0	1
Brant Alyea	4	1	1	0	0
Jim Holt	4	0	2	0	0
Leo Cardenas	4	0	1	0	1
George Mitterwald	2	0	0	2	0
Jim Kaat	3	0	0	0	0
Paul Ratliff	1	0	0	0	1

California Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rickey Clark	4.0	4	3	1
Eddie Fisher	5.0	2	2	4

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Kaat	7.2	10	1	5
Hal Haydel	1.1	0	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sandy Alomar: 63
Ken Berry: 8/L
Tony Conigliaro: 63

Bot 1

Steve Braun: 31
Cesar Tovar: 9
Rod Carew: S1
Rich Reese: K

Top 2

Billy Cowan: D7
Ken McMullen: S8.2-H
Jim Spencer: 36(1)1/GDP
Syd O'Brien: K

Bot 2

Brant Alyea: 53
Jim Holt: 9/L
Leo Cardenas: S7
George Mitterwald: CS2(24)

Top 3

Jerry Moses: 6
Rickey Clark: S9
Sandy Alomar: S6.1-2
Ken Berry: 9
Tony Conigliaro: K

Bot 3

George Mitterwald: 8
Jim Kaat: 31
Steve Braun: W
Cesar Tovar: W.1-2
Rod Carew: 31

Top 4

Billy Cowan: S9
Ken McMullen: 9
Jim Spencer: 5
Syd O'Brien: S8.1-3
Jerry Moses: 54(1)/FO

Bot 4

Rich Reese: S8
Brant Alyea: 54(1)/FO
Jim Holt: S9.1-3
Leo Cardenas: E2.3-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
George Mitterwald: IW
Jim Kaat: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 5

Andy Messersmith: K
Sandy Alomar: S8
Ken Berry: 9
Tony Conigliaro: 13

Bot 5

Steve Braun: W
Cesar Tovar: SB2#
Cesar Tovar: WP.2-3#
Cesar Tovar: K
Rod Carew: 7
Rich Reese: 43

Top 6

Billy Cowan: 8
Ken McMullen: 8
Jim Spencer: 5/FL

Bot 6

Brant Alyea: 6
Jim Holt: S1
Leo Cardenas: 63.1-2
George Mitterwald: W
Jim Kaat: 8

Top 7

Syd O'Brien: K
Jerry Moses: 9
Eddie Fisher: K

Bot 7

Steve Braun: 53
Cesar Tovar: 5/FL
Rod Carew: K/C

Top 8

Sandy Alomar: D8
Ken Berry: 8
Tony Conigliaro: 53.2-3
Billy Cowan: D9.3-H
Ken McMullen: IW
Jim Spencer: S8.2-H;1-3
Syd O'Brien: K/C

Bot 8

Rich Reese: 8/L
Brant Alyea: S9
Jim Holt: 43/GDP.1X2(36)

Top 9

Jerry Moses: 13
Eddie Fisher: W
Sandy Alomar: K
Ken Berry: K/C

Bot 9

Leo Cardenas: K
George Mitterwald: 7
Paul Ratliff: K