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Minnesota Twins @ New York Yankees

1971-07-21 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 10793 · 80°F, sunny · 2:13

Minnesota Twins defeated New York Yankees 2–1. Jim Kaat earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Jim Kaat L: Steve Kline SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Art Frantz · 1B: Bill Deegan · 2B: Nestor Chylak · 3B: Don Denkinger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Horace Clarke	4	0	0	0	0	1
Thurman Munson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Murcer	4	0	0	0	0	3
Roy White	3	1	1	0	1	1
Danny Cater	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ron Swoboda	2	0	0	0	1	1
John Ellis	2	0	1	1	0	0
Gene Michael	3	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Kline	3	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Kaat	9.0	3	2	7

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Kline	8.1	8	0	3
Lindy McDaniel	0.2	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cesar Tovar: 63
Rod Carew: 43
Tony Oliva: 7

Bot 1

Horace Clarke: K
Thurman Munson: K/C
Bobby Murcer: K

Top 2

Harmon Killebrew: 53
Leo Cardenas: K
Steve Braun: S8
Jim Nettles: S8.1-2
George Mitterwald: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Roy White: S7/G
Danny Cater: S7/G.1-3
Ron Swoboda: W.1-2
John Ellis: 7/7D/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2
Gene Michael: FC5.3XH(52);2-3;B-1
Steve Kline: 53

Top 3

Jim Kaat: K
Cesar Tovar: 53
Rod Carew: 43

Bot 3

Horace Clarke: 53
Thurman Munson: 53
Bobby Murcer: K

Top 4

Tony Oliva: 43
Harmon Killebrew: 6/FL
Leo Cardenas: E5.B-1
Steve Braun: 43

Bot 4

Roy White: W
Danny Cater: 2/FL
Ron Swoboda: K
John Ellis: 63

Top 5

Jim Nettles: 5
George Mitterwald: D7/5
Jim Kaat: 5/FL
Cesar Tovar: S8.2-H
Rod Carew: CS2(26)

Bot 5

Gene Michael: 63
Steve Kline: 13
Horace Clarke: 53

Top 6

Rod Carew: S9/G
Tony Oliva: 64(1)3/GDP
Harmon Killebrew: 63

Bot 6

Thurman Munson: 63
Bobby Murcer: K/C
Roy White: K

Top 7

Leo Cardenas: 7
Steve Braun: 43
Jim Nettles: K

Bot 7

Danny Cater: 63
Ron Swoboda: 13
John Ellis: S7/5
Gene Michael: 54(1)/FO

Top 8

George Mitterwald: 7
Jim Kaat: S3/BG
Cesar Tovar: 7
Rod Carew: SB2
Rod Carew: 3/G

Bot 8

Steve Kline: 8
Horace Clarke: 3
Thurman Munson: 9

Top 9

Tony Oliva: 31
Harmon Killebrew: D7
Leo Cardenas: S9.2-3
Steve Braun: S9/G.1-2;3-H
Jim Nettles: 23.2-3;1-2
George Mitterwald: IW
Jim Kaat: 43

Bot 9

Bobby Murcer: 3/G
Roy White: 63
Danny Cater: 7