Top 1

• Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Odom
  
  Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carew vs. Odom
  
  Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Oliva vs. Odom
  
  Oliva hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Oliva reaches second base with a double. Tovar scores. Carew moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Killebrew vs. Odom
  
  Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Braun vs. Odom
  
  Braun takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Holt vs. Odom
  
  Holt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carew scores. Oliva moves to third. Braun moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cardenas vs. Odom
  
  Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliva tags and scores. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mitterwald vs. Odom
  
  Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. Braun moves to third. Holt moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Blyleven vs. Fingers
  
  Rollie Fingers now pitching.
  
  Blyleven strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Twins, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Blyleven
  
  Campaneris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rudi vs. Blyleven
  
  Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Blyleven
  
  Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Twins, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Fingers
  
  Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Fingers
  
  Carew hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliva vs. Fingers
  
  Oliva takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Killebrew vs. Fingers
  
  Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Twins, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Epstein vs. Blyleven
  
  Epstein strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Blyleven
  
  Bando 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, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Blyleven
  
  Monday hits a line drive into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Twins, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Braun vs. Fingers
  
  Braun hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Holt vs. Fingers
  
  Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Braun moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cardenas vs. Fingers
  
  Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Braun scores. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mitterwald vs. Fingers
  
  Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fingers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duncan vs. Blyleven
  
  Duncan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Blyleven
  
  Green hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fingers vs. Blyleven
  
  Fingers hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blyleven vs. Fingers
  
  Blyleven hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Fingers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blyleven for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Fingers
  
  Tovar strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Fingers
  
  Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein juggles the ball. That's an error on Epstein. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oliva vs. Fingers
  
  Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Blyleven
  
  Campaneris strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rudi vs. Blyleven
  
  Rudi hits a line drive into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Blyleven
  
  Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Epstein vs. Blyleven
  
  Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Epstein for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Fingers
  
  Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Braun vs. Fingers
  
  Braun hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holt vs. Fingers
  
  Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Blyleven
  
  Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Blyleven
  
  Monday strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duncan vs. Blyleven
  
  Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Green vs. Blyleven
  
  Green hits a popup, foul, towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenas vs. Fingers
  
  Cardenas strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitterwald vs. Fingers
  
  Mitterwald hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blyleven vs. Fingers
  
  Blyleven strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Fingers
  
  Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Twins, 5 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hovley vs. Blyleven
  
  Steve Hovley pinch hits for Rollie Fingers.
  
  Hovley hits a line drive into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Blyleven
  
  Campaneris hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rudi vs. Blyleven
  
  Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Blyleven
  
  Jackson strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Twins, 5 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Roland
  
  Jim Roland now pitching.
  
  Carew strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliva vs. Roland
  
  Oliva hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Roland
  
  Killebrew hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Twins, 5 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Epstein vs. Blyleven
  
  Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Blyleven
  
  Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Blyleven
  
  Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Twins, 5 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Braun vs. Roland
  
  Braun strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holt vs. Roland
  
  Holt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cardenas vs. Roland
  
  Cardenas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mitterwald vs. Roland
  
  Mitterwald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Twins, 7 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blyleven vs. Roland
  
  Blyleven is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Twins, 7 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duncan vs. Blyleven
  
  Jim Nettles now playing right field.
  
  Duncan hits a fly ball into right field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 7 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Webster vs. Blyleven
  
  Ramon Webster pinch hits for Dick Green.
  
  Webster strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 7 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Blyleven
  
  Tommy Davis pinch hits for Jim Roland.
  
  Davis is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 9

• Twins, 7 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Knowles
  
  Tony LaRussa now playing second base. Darold Knowles now pitching.
  
  Tovar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Tovar reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 7 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Carew vs. Knowles
  
  Carew is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Twins, 7 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Nettles vs. Knowles
  
  Nettles hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Monday who is chasing the ball. Nettles reaches third base with a triple. Tovar scores. View Play 
• Twins, 8 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Killebrew vs. Knowles
  
  Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nettles tags and scores. View Play 
• Twins, 9 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Braun vs. Knowles
  
  Braun hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Twins, 10 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holt vs. Knowles
  
  Holt takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 10 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cardenas vs. Knowles
  
  Cardenas hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Twins, 10 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Blyleven
  
  Rich Reese now playing first base.
  
  Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 10 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rudi vs. Blyleven
  
  Rudi strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 10 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Blyleven
  
  Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 10 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Epstein vs. Blyleven
  
  Epstein hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/21/1971 -- Minnesota at Oakland (N)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
Tovar C, lf           4  2  1  0   Campaneris B, ss      4  1  1  1   
Carew R, 2b           5  1  1  0   Rudi J, lf            4  0  0  0   
Oliva T, rf           3  1  1  1   Jackson R, rf         4  0  2  0   
Nettles J, rf         1  1  1  1   Epstein M, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Killebrew H, 1b       4  0  0  1   Bando S, 3b           3  0  0  0   
Reese R, 1b           0  0  0  0   Monday R, cf          3  0  0  0   
Braun S, 3b           4  2  2  1   Duncan D, c           3  0  1  0   
Holt J, cf            4  1  2  1   Green D, 2b           2  0  0  0   
Cardenas L, ss        4  0  1  2   Webster R, ph         1  0  0  0   
Mitterwald G, c       3  2  2  3   LaRussa T, 2b         0  0  0  0   
Blyleven B, p         4  0  0  0   Odom J, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Fingers R, p          1  0  0  0   
                                   Hovley S, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Roland J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Davis T, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Knowles D, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36 10 11 10                        31  1  4  1

Minnesota        301 001 023 -- 10
Oakland          000 001 000 --  1

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (W)        9.0  4  1  1  0  7

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Odom J (L)            0.2  3  3  3  3  1
Fingers R             5.1  3  2  2  1  5
Roland J              2.0  2  2  2  0  3
Knowles D             1.0  3  3  3  1  1

E -- Epstein M
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Oakland 3
2B -- Oliva T, Tovar C, Jackson R
3B -- Nettles J
HR -- Mitterwald G 2, Campaneris B, Braun S
SF -- Cardenas L, Killebrew H
T -- 2:19
A -- 10005

    

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