New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins

Jul 31, 1971

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
NYY	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	8	1	4
MIN	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	-	5	11	0	7

loss:

S. Kline(8-10)win: Minnesota Twins logo

B. Blyleven(8-12)

NYYMIN

1Harmon Killebrew out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Bobby Murcer. Cesar Tovar scores. [1 run] [1 out] 01
1Leo Cardenas singles on a to left fielder Roy White. Rod Carew scores. Tony Oliva to 3rd. Rich Reese to 2nd. [1 run] 02
1Jim Nettles walks. Tony Oliva scores. Rich Reese to 3rd. Leo Cardenas to 2nd. [1 run] 03
5Rich Reese reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Danny Cater. Tony Oliva scores. [1 run] 04
8Felipe Alou singles on a to left fielder Cesar Tovar. Horace Clarke scores. Gene Michael to 2nd. [1 run] 14
8Leo Cardenas hits a home run (13). [1 run] 15
9Danny Cater hits a home run (3). Roy White scores. Ron Blomberg scores. [3 runs] 45

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jerry Kenney3B	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.255
2Jake GibbsC	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.209
3Bobby MurcerCF	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.331
4Roy WhiteLF	0	4	1	0	3	0	0	2	.278
5Ron BlombergRF	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.357
6Danny Cater1B	1	4	1	3	0	0	1	2	.260
7Horace Clarke2B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.233
8Gene MichaelSS	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.247
9Steve KlineP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167
Jim LyttlePH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203
Al ClosterP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Felipe AlouPH	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.267
Mike KekichP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
TOTAL	8	34	4	4	8	1	1	4	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Steve KlineRHP	5.0	9	4	3	2	3	0	38	3.16
Al ClosterLHP	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	11	1.59
Mike KekichLHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	6	4.01
TOTAL	8.0	11	5	4	5	3	1	55	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Cesar TovarLF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.301
2Rod Carew2B	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.278
3Harmon Killebrew3B	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.255
4Tony OlivaRF	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	3	.359
5Rich Reese1B	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.210
6Leo CardenasSS	2	3	1	2	0	1	1	1	.286
7Jim NettlesCF	0	3	0	1	2	1	0	2	.253
8Phil RoofC	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.195
9Bert BlylevenP	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.088




TOTAL	11	31	5	4	5	3	1	7	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Bert BlylevenRHP	9.0	8	4	4	8	1	1	54	3.34


TOTAL	9.0	8	4	4	8	1	1	54	-

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1st inningNYYMIN

TOP 1
SINGLE — Jerry Kenney singles on a to left fielder Cesar Tovar.
00
BATTER OUT — Jake Gibbs out to right fielder Tony Oliva. [1 out]
00
BATTER OUT — Bobby Murcer out to left fielder Cesar Tovar. [2 outs]
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Jerry Kenney steals (8) 2nd base.
00
STRIKEOUT — Roy White strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
DOUBLE — Cesar Tovar doubles (18) on a to center fielder Bobby Murcer.
00
SINGLE — Rod Carew singles on a bunt ground ball to first baseman Danny Cater. Cesar Tovar to 3rd.
00
SAC FLY — Harmon Killebrew out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Bobby Murcer. Cesar Tovar scores. [1 run] [1 out]
01
SINGLE — Tony Oliva singles on a to center fielder Bobby Murcer. Rod Carew to 2nd.
01
WALK — Rich Reese walks. Rod Carew to 3rd. Tony Oliva to 2nd.
01
SINGLE — Leo Cardenas singles on a to left fielder Roy White. Rod Carew scores. Tony Oliva to 3rd. Rich Reese to 2nd. [1 run]
02
WALK — Jim Nettles walks. Tony Oliva scores. Rich Reese to 3rd. Leo Cardenas to 2nd. [1 run]
03
BATTER OUT — Phil Roof out to shortstop Gene Michael. [2 outs]
03
BATTER OUT — Bert Blyleven out to right fielder Ron Blomberg. [3 outs]
03

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NYY

MIN

4Runs5

8Hits11

1Errors0

.235Batting Avg.355

34At Bats31

1Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs1

4Runs-Batted-In4

1Walks3

1Stolen Bases1

8Strikeouts5

4Left on Base7

11Total Bases16

Saturday, July 31, 1971 · 4:33 AM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 25,650 (66.5%)

weather: 75 degrees, sunny