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Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins

1971-07-26 · Night game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 12681 · 70°F, night, showers · Wind 9 mph · 2:25

Minnesota Twins defeated Boston Red Sox 2–1. Jim Kaat earned the win. George Mitterwald went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jim Kaat L: Sonny Siebert SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Russ Goetz · 1B: Dave Phillips · 2B: Larry Napp · 3B: Jerry Neudecker · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
John Kennedy	5	1	1	0	0	0
Luis Aparicio	4	0	2	0	0	1
Reggie Smith	4	0	3	1	0	1
Carl Yastrzemski	3	0	1	0	1	1
Rico Petrocelli	4	0	0	0	0	0
George Scott	3	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Conigliaro	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Montgomery	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sonny Siebert	4	0	0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cesar Tovar	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rod Carew	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Oliva	4	0	0	0	0	1
Harmon Killebrew	3	0	0	0	1	1
Rich Reese	3	1	2	0	1	0
Leo Cardenas	2	0	0	0	2	0
Jim Nettles	3	0	0	0	1	0
George Mitterwald	4	1	2	1	0	1
Jim Kaat	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Holt	0	0	0	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sonny Siebert	8.2	5	5	3

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Kaat	9.0	7	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

John Kennedy: 3/L
Luis Aparicio: HP
Reggie Smith: S9.1-2
Carl Yastrzemski: K
Rico Petrocelli: 43

Bot 1

Cesar Tovar: 63
Rod Carew: 7/L
Tony Oliva: 8

Top 2

George Scott: 8
Billy Conigliaro: 53
Bob Montgomery: 63

Bot 2

Harmon Killebrew: K
Rich Reese: S9
Leo Cardenas: PO1(E3).1-2
Leo Cardenas: 6/L
Jim Nettles: E6/P.2-3;B-1
George Mitterwald: K

Top 3

Sonny Siebert: K
John Kennedy: 43
Luis Aparicio: S8
Reggie Smith: K

Bot 3

Jim Kaat: 8
Cesar Tovar: S7
Rod Carew: 7
Tony Oliva: 43

Top 4

Carl Yastrzemski: S8
Rico Petrocelli: 63.1-2
George Scott: W
Billy Conigliaro: 8/L
Bob Montgomery: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Harmon Killebrew: 9
Rich Reese: 8
Leo Cardenas: W
Jim Nettles: 5/FL

Top 5

Sonny Siebert: 43
John Kennedy: S/BG
Luis Aparicio: K
Reggie Smith: D7.1-H
Carl Yastrzemski: W
Rico Petrocelli: 6(1)/FO

Bot 5

George Mitterwald: S7
Jim Kaat: 9(B)3(1)/LDP
Cesar Tovar: 8

Top 6

George Scott: 63
Billy Conigliaro: 9
Bob Montgomery: 7/L

Bot 6

Rod Carew: 8/L
Tony Oliva: 3/G
Harmon Killebrew: W
Rich Reese: W.1-2
Leo Cardenas: 9

Top 7

Sonny Siebert: 63
John Kennedy: 63
Luis Aparicio: S8
Reggie Smith: S9.1-3
Carl Yastrzemski: 43

Bot 7

Jim Nettles: 9/L
George Mitterwald: HR/7
Jim Kaat: 63
Cesar Tovar: 53

Top 8

Rico Petrocelli: 8
George Scott: 9
Billy Conigliaro: 63

Bot 8

Rod Carew: 43
Tony Oliva: K
Harmon Killebrew: 53

Top 9

Bob Montgomery: 63
Sonny Siebert: E5.B-1
John Kennedy: 9
Luis Aparicio: 4

Bot 9

Rich Reese: T9
Leo Cardenas: IW
Jim Nettles: IW.1-2
George Mitterwald: 7
Jim Holt: 8/SF.3-H