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Twins
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
April 27, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Minnesota Twins, played on April 27, 1971 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
| Ballpark | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 7,971 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Merle Anthony |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Left Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Rich Reese | First Baseman |
| Jim Holt | Center Fielder |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Tim Cullen | Second Baseman |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Tommy McCraw | Right Fielder |
| Frank Howard | Left Fielder |
| Bernie Allen | Third Baseman |
| Jim French | Catcher |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Denny McLain | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
April 27, 1971
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. McLain
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. McLain
Carew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. McLain
Oliva hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Oliva reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. McLain
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Blyleven
Unser strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Blyleven
Cullen strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Blyleven
Epstein strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McLain
Reese hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. McLain
Holt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. McLain
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Blyleven
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese fields the ball and throws to Blyleven covering. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Blyleven
There goes McCraw. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Cardenas applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Blyleven
Howard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Blyleven
Allen is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. McLain
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. McLain
Blyleven hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. McLain
Tovar strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. McLain
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Cullen fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Blyleven
French hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Blyleven
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Blyleven
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Blyleven, and towards Cardenas, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. McLain
Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. McLain
There goes Oliva. The throw from French and he is out, Harrah applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. McLain
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McLain
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Blyleven
Unser bunts towards first. Reese fields the ball and throws to Blyleven covering. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullen vs. Blyleven
Cullen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Blyleven
Epstein strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Blyleven
McCraw is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. McLain
Holt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. McLain
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. McLain
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blyleven vs. McLain
Blyleven is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Blyleven
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Blyleven
Allen 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 -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Blyleven
French 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
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. McLain
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. McLain
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. McLain
Oliva is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Blyleven
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLain vs. Blyleven
McLain bunts towards first. Reese scoops it up and throws to first, with Carew covering, for the out. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Unser vs. Blyleven
Unser hits a line drive towards the mound. Blyleven reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cullen vs. Blyleven
Cullen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrah scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Blyleven
Epstein is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. McLain
Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McLain
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. McLain
Holt strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. McLain
Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manuel vs. McLain
Charlie Manuel pinch hits for George Mitterwald.
Manuel is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Blyleven
Tom Tischinski now catching.
McCraw hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. McCraw reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Blyleven
Howard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Blyleven
Allen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCraw scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
French vs. Blyleven
French hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew catches it and throws to first to double up Allen. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. McLain
Elliott Maddox now playing left field. Steve Braun pinch hits for Bert Blyleven.
Braun hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. McLain
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. McLain
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Perranoski
Steve Braun now playing second base. Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLain vs. Perranoski
McLain bunts towards the mound. Perranoski fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Unser vs. Perranoski
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cullen vs. Perranoski
Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. McLain
Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. McLain
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McLain
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with McLain covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1971 -- Minnesota at Washington (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Tovar C, lf 4 0 1 0 Unser D, cf 3 0 1 0
Carew R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Cullen T, 2b 4 0 1 1
Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0 Epstein M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Oliva T, rf 4 0 2 0 McCraw T, rf 3 1 2 0
Killebrew H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Howard F, lf 3 0 0 0
Reese R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Maddox E, lf 0 0 0 0
Holt J, cf 3 0 0 0 Allen B, 3b 3 0 1 1
Cardenas L, ss 3 0 2 0 French J, c 3 0 0 0
Mitterwald G, c 2 0 0 0 Harrah T, ss 2 1 1 0
Manuel C, ph 1 0 0 0 McLain D, p 1 0 0 0
Tischinski T, c 0 0 0 0
Blyleven B, p 2 0 1 0
Braun S, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 6 0 25 2 6 2
Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0
Washington 000 001 10x -- 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L) 7.0 5 2 2 1 9
Perranoski R 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
McLain D (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 8
DP -- Minnesota 2, Washington 1
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Washington 3
2B -- Oliva T, McCraw T
CS -- McCraw T, Oliva T
SH -- McLain D 2
T -- 2:05
A -- 7971
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