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Minnesota Twins @ 
New York Yankees
1971-07-20 · Night game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 13038 · 76°F, cloudy · 3:00
New York Yankees defeated Minnesota Twins 6–5. New York Yankees put up 5 in the 9th. Roger Hambright earned the win. Jim Nettles went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| NYA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
W: Roger Hambright L: Stan Williams SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Don Denkinger · 1B: Art Frantz · 2B: Bill Deegan · 3B: Nestor Chylak · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cesar Tovar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rod Carew | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Oliva | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Leo Cardenas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Braun | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jim Nettles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Roof | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bert Blyleven | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Horace Clarke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Kenney | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Murcer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy White | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Ron Blomberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Felipe Alou | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jake Gibbs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Michael | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Stan Bahnsen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Lyttle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Danny Cater | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 John Ellis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Swoboda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
 Tom Hall | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Stan Williams | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Perranoski | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Bahnsen | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
 Jack Aker | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roger Hambright | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Cesar Tovar: 53
- Rod Carew: 7
- Tony Oliva: 13
Bot 1
- Horace Clarke: 53
- Jerry Kenney: 13
- Bobby Murcer: D7/5
- Roy White: S9/3.2-H
- Ron Blomberg: K
Top 2
- Harmon Killebrew: K/C
- Leo Cardenas: 7/7D
- Steve Braun: 7
Bot 2
- Felipe Alou: K
- Jake Gibbs: 43
- Gene Michael: 6/P/7S
Top 3
- Jim Nettles: 13
- Phil Roof: K/C
- Bert Blyleven: E4.B-1
- Cesar Tovar: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Stan Bahnsen: 8/8D
- Horace Clarke: 63
- Jerry Kenney: K
Top 4
- Rod Carew: 7
- Tony Oliva: S7
- Harmon Killebrew: K
- Leo Cardenas: S8.1-2
- Steve Braun: 43
Bot 4
- Bobby Murcer: 6/P/7S
- Roy White: K
- Ron Blomberg: K
Top 5
- Jim Nettles: 8
- Phil Roof: 3
- Bert Blyleven: 13
Bot 5
- Felipe Alou: S8/G
- Jake Gibbs: K
- Gene Michael: PO1(13)
- Gene Michael: S7
- Stan Bahnsen: S7/G.1-3
- Horace Clarke: 4(1)/FO
Top 6
- Cesar Tovar: W
- Rod Carew: 6
- Tony Oliva: S7.1-2
- Harmon Killebrew: W.2-3;1-2
- Leo Cardenas: 8/SF.3-H
- Steve Braun: W.2-3;1-2
- Jim Nettles: HR/9.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Phil Roof: K
Bot 6
- Jerry Kenney: S7
- Bobby Murcer: 8/8D
- Roy White: K
- Ron Blomberg: 3/G
Top 7
- Bert Blyleven: 53
- Cesar Tovar: 5/L
- Rod Carew: 43
Bot 7
- Felipe Alou: 3/FL
- Jake Gibbs: 31
- Gene Michael: D8
- Jim Lyttle: K/C
Top 8
- Tony Oliva: 5/FL
- Harmon Killebrew: 63
- Leo Cardenas: 8
Bot 8
- Horace Clarke: 63
- Jerry Kenney: S8/G
- Bobby Murcer: S9.1-2
- Roy White: 46(1)/FO.2-3
- Ron Blomberg: K/C
Top 9
- Steve Braun: W
- Jim Nettles: 46(1)3/GDP
- Phil Roof: 7
Bot 9
- Felipe Alou: D7
- Jake Gibbs: S8.2-H
- Gene Michael: K/C
- Danny Cater: W.1-2
- Thurman Munson: PB.2-3;1-2
- Thurman Munson: S9/G.3-H;2-3
- John Ellis: S9.3-H;1-3
- Bobby Murcer: FC4.3XH(4E2)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
- Roy White: IW
- Ron Swoboda: FC4.3-H;2-3;1-2;B-1
Notes & reviews
- Phil Roof left with unknown injury