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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 31, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 31, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 20,643 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Jake O'Donnell 3B: Frank Umont |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ike Brown | Second Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Mickey Lolich | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Brant Alyea | Left Fielder |
| Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 31, 1971
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kaat
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Kaat
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Kaat covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kaat
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Lolich
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Lolich
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lolich
Killebrew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Kaat
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Kaat
Freehan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Freehan reaches second base with a double. Oliva throws the ball in to Braun who tags Freehan trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Horton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kaat
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Kaat
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brinkman vs. Kaat
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lolich vs. Kaat
Lolich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Lolich
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Lolich
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alyea vs. Lolich
Alyea takes first base on ball four. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Braun vs. Lolich
Braun hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Braun reaches second base with a double. Cardenas scores. Alyea moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mitterwald vs. Lolich
Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alyea scores. Braun moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaat vs. Lolich
Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Braun scores. Mitterwald moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Lolich
Tovar strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Lolich
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kaat
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Kaat
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kaat
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kaline for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lolich
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Lolich
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Lolich
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Kaat
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Kaat
Freehan hits a line drive towards third. Braun reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kaat
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. Lolich
Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Lolich
Braun hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Lolich
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Kaat
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Kaat
Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Kaat
Lolich bunts between the mound and first base. Kaat scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lolich for the out. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Kaat
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Kaat
Northrup hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Lolich
Kaat hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Lolich
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Lolich
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kaat
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Kaat
Horton hits a line drive towards short. Cardenas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Kaat
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lolich
Killebrew hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Lolich
Oliva hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Lolich
Cardenas strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kaat
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Kaat
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Kaat
Brinkman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Kaat
Lolich is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. Lolich
Alyea hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Lolich
Braun strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Lolich
Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaat vs. Lolich
Kaat strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kaat
Jim Holt now playing center field. Cesar Tovar now playing left field.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Kaat
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kaat
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Lolich
Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Lolich
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Lolich
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Lolich
Oliva strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Lolich
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Lolich
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Kaat
Rich Reese now playing first base.
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Kaat
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kaat
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Kaat
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Kaat
Brinkman hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1971 -- Detroit at Minnesota (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Brown I, 2b 3 0 0 0 Tovar C, cf-lf 4 1 1 0
Northrup J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Carew R, 2b 4 1 1 0
Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 4 1 1 3
Horton W, lf 4 1 1 0 Reese R, 1b 0 0 0 0
Freehan B, c 4 0 1 1 Oliva T, rf 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 1 2 1 Cardenas L, ss 3 1 0 0
Stanley M, cf 4 0 4 0 Alyea B, lf 2 1 0 0
Brinkman E, ss 4 0 0 0 Holt J, cf 1 0 0 0
Lolich M, p 2 0 0 0 Braun S, 3b 3 1 1 1
Mitterwald G, c 2 0 1 1
Kaat J, p 3 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 8 2 30 6 6 6
Detroit 010 000 001 -- 2
Minnesota 030 000 03x -- 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich M (L) 8.0 6 6 6 3 6
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat J (W) 9.0 8 2 2 1 4
LOB -- Detroit 6, Minnesota 3
2B -- Freehan B, Braun S
HR -- Killebrew H, Rodriguez A
SH -- Lolich M
T -- 2:11
A -- 20643
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