Athletics @ Twins
September 3, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 1 8 2
Twins 1 6 1
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Athletics 1 8 2
Twins 2 7 1

George Mitterwald Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .249
OBP .333 .315
At Bats 3 350
Hits 1 87
• Singles 1 64
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 0 35

Vida Blue Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
23 6 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 3, 1971
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Home Run
Vida Blue
Dave Duncan
Mike Hegan
Dick Green
Sal Bando
Dwain Anderson
Joe Rudi
Rick Monday
Reggie Jackson
George Mitterwald

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 1 8 2 10
Minnesota Twins 2 7 1 6
Winning Pitcher Hal Haydel
Losing Pitcher Vida Blue
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI George Mitterwald
Attendance 22,032
Time of Game 2 hours 52 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Mitterwald hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 George Thomas pinch hits for Eric Soderholm. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hegan scoops it up and throws to first, with Blue covering, for the out.
Bottom 9 Brye hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rudi strikes out.
Top 9 Anderson is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Jim Nettles now playing center field. Cesar Tovar now playing right field. Hal Haydel now pitching. Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haydel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Blue, and towards Anderson, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tovar moves to second.
Bottom 8 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson misplays the ball. That's an error on Anderson.
Bottom 8 Rick Monday now playing center field. Dick Green now playing second base. Reggie Jackson now playing right field. Danny Thompson pinch hits for RaThompson strikes out.
Top 8 Rick Monday pinch hits for Larry Brown. Monday strikes out.
Top 8 Duncan takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Hegan. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Hegan steals second.
Top 8 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Corbin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Blue Moon Odom pinch runs for Adrian Garrett. Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Garrett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Braun is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Mitterwald hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Soderholm is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 There goes Brye. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Brye steals second.
Bottom 7 Brye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rudi takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Anderson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Blue bunts towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second.
Top 7 Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Oliva hits a popup towards short. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Killebrew hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Duncan is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bando hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Corbin strikes out.
Bottom 5 Braun hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Garrett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun fields it and throws to second for the out. Anderson moves to third.
Top 5 Rudi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Anderson moves to second.
Top 5 Anderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Blue strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mitterwald strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Soderholm. The throw from Duncan and he is out, Anderson applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Soderholm takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Bando. The throw from Mitterwald to Corbin to Soderholm who tags Bando out.
Top 4 Brown hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm juggles the ball. That's an error on Soderholm. Bando moves to third.
Top 4 Hegan hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bando hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Oliva strikes out.
Bottom 3 Killebrew strikes out.
Bottom 3 Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Anderson scores. Rudi moves to second.
Top 3 Rudi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Anderson moves to second.
Top 3 Anderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Blue strikes out.
Top 3 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Corbin strikes out.
Bottom 2 Braun strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Mitterwald. The throw from Duncan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 2 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Soderholm strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brye hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hegan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bando hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliva is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Killebrew strikes out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Carew moves to second.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Anderson strikes out.