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Washington Senators @
Minnesota Twins
1971-07-27 Β· Night game Β· Metropolitan Stadium Β· Att: 7939 Β· night Β· 2:52
Minnesota Twins defeated Washington Senators 4β2. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 9th. Hal Haydel earned the win. Tony Oliva went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
W: Hal Haydel L: Paul Lindblad SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Lou DiMuro Β· 1B: Bill Haller Β· 2B: Jake O'Donnell Β· 3B: Frank Umont Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Washington Senators β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Del Unser | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Lenny Randle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Don Mincher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Frank Howard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Larry Biittner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Dick Billings | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim Shellenback | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bernie Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Tommy McCraw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Toby Harrah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cesar Tovar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rod Carew | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Harmon Killebrew | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Tony Oliva | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Leo Cardenas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
George Mitterwald | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Steve Luebber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Thompson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
George Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Phil Roof | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Senators β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Shellenback | 7.0 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Horacio Pina | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Paul Lindblad | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Luebber | 7.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Stan Williams | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Del Unser: 7
- Lenny Randle: W
- Don Mincher: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Cesar Tovar: 53
- Rod Carew: 43
- Harmon Killebrew: W
- Tony Oliva: 3/G
Top 2
- Frank Howard: W
- Larry Biittner: 8
- Dick Billings: S7.1-2
- Dave Nelson: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Leo Cardenas: W
- Rich Reese: 8
- George Mitterwald: K
- Jim Nettles: W.1-2
- Steve Luebber: 64(1)/FO
Top 3
- Tim Cullen: 5/P
- Jim Shellenback: 7
- Del Unser: S8
- Lenny Randle: 13
Bot 3
- Cesar Tovar: 3/FL
- Rod Carew: K
- Harmon Killebrew: W
- Tony Oliva: D7.1-3
- Leo Cardenas: IW
- Rich Reese: 6(1)/FO
Top 4
- Don Mincher: K
- Frank Howard: 63
- Larry Biittner: W
- Dick Billings: D7.1-H
- Dave Nelson: 63
Bot 4
- George Mitterwald: 63
- Jim Nettles: D7
- Steve Luebber: 63
- Cesar Tovar: 63
Top 5
- Tim Cullen: 7
- Jim Shellenback: 53
- Del Unser: S9
- Lenny Randle: S9.1-3
- Don Mincher: 46(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Rod Carew: 43
- Harmon Killebrew: 63
- Tony Oliva: 53
Top 6
- Frank Howard: 6/P
- Larry Biittner: 3/G
- Dick Billings: S5
- Dave Nelson: CS2(24)
Bot 6
- Leo Cardenas: 63
- Rich Reese: D/89
- George Mitterwald: K
- Jim Nettles: 9
Top 7
- Dave Nelson: W
- Tim Cullen: 34/SH.1-2
- Jim Shellenback: K/C
- Del Unser: IW
- Lenny Randle: K
Bot 7
- Danny Thompson: S9
- Cesar Tovar: 64(1)/FO
- Rod Carew: PO1(E1).1-3
- Rod Carew: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
- Harmon Killebrew: W
- Tony Oliva: 4/P
Top 8
- Don Mincher: 7
- Frank Howard: S8
- Larry Biittner: W.1-2
- Dick Billings: 8
- Dave Nelson: W.2-3;1-2
- Bernie Allen: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Tommy McCraw: 43
Bot 8
- Leo Cardenas: W
- George Thomas: SB2
- George Thomas: S9.2-H
- George Mitterwald: D7.1-3
- Brant Alyea: IW
- Phil Roof: 62(3)3/GDP.2-3;1-2
- Cesar Tovar: IW
- Rod Carew: 3/G
Top 9
- Del Unser: 6/P
- Lenny Randle: 53
- Toby Harrah: 8
Bot 9
- Harmon Killebrew: S7
- Tony Oliva: HR/9.1-H























