Homers by Tony Oliva and Paul Powell provided the Twins with their winning margin in a 5-3 victory over the White Sox. Oliva accounted for the deciding run in the fifth inning and Powell added an insurance run in the eighth with his first major league hit. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     10, 1971 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  0  2    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   5  7  0
White Sox    0  0  1    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .444      Richard ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Carew 2b              3   1   2   0     0   0   .125      Johnstone cf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .200
Killebrew 3b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .462      Andrews 2b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .429
  Thompson 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Melton 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Oliva rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .467      May 1b                4   0   2   0     0   0   .400
Powell cf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .333      Reichardt lf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .176
Reese 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Williams rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Herrmann c            2   1   1   1     1   0   .250
Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .167      John p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perry p               2   1   1   0     0   0   .333        Stroud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Eddy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Williams p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               33   5   7   2     3   3             Totals               31   3   7   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 12,499
Left on Base: Twins 5, White Sox 4
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Richard, May
Doubles: Carew (1), Reichardt (1)
Triples: Melton (1), Richard (1)
Home Runs: Oliva (1), Powell (1), Herrmann (1)
Stolen Bases: Tovar (2)
Caught Stealing: May (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Andrews (1)
GIDP: Powell (1), Reese (1), Reichardt (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(1-1)            6     7   3   3   2   2   1  25   5.06
Williams SV(1)          3     0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   2   1  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(1-1)             7     6   4   3   3   2   1  30   4.85
Eddy                    2     1   1   1   0   1   1   7   4.50
Totals                  9     7   5   4   3   3   2  37

Wild Pitches: John (1)

Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - Nick Avants, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Bill Haller


TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to third; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Tovar to second]; Killebrew walked; Oliva
reached on an error by Richard [Killebrew to second, Tovar to
third]; Powell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Oliva out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard lined to second; Johnstone lined to
center; Andrews singled to right; Melton grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Reese grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May singled to right; Reichardt grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [May out at second];
Williams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, White Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Perry singled to center; Tovar flied out to center;
Carew doubled to left [Perry to third]; Killebrew walked; Oliva
reached on an error by May [Perry scored (no RBI), Carew scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Killebrew to third, Oliva to second];
Powell walked; Reese grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Powell out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Herrmann homered; John grounded out (second to
first); Richard grounded out (second to first); Johnstone
walked; Andrews flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, White Sox 1.

TWINS 4TH: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mitterwald struck out; Perry grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton tripled to right; May grounded out (second
to first); Reichardt doubled to right [Melton scored]; Williams
lined to right; Herrmann was walked intentionally; John grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, White
Sox 2.

TWINS 5TH: Tovar singled to left; Tovar stole second; John threw
a wild pitch [Tovar scored]; Carew flied out to center;
Killebrew flied out to center; Oliva homered; Powell grounded
out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Richard tripled; Johnstone struck out; Andrews
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Richard scored]; Melton flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, White Sox 3.

TWINS 6TH: Reese struck out; Cardenas grounded out (pitcher to
first); Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May singled to right; Reichardt flied out to
right; May was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, White Sox 3.

TWINS 7TH: RENICK BATTED FOR PERRY; Renick flied out to center;
Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew singled to
center; Killebrew grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED RENICK (PITCHING); THOMPSON
REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 3B); Herrmann grounded out (second
to pitcher); STROUD BATTED FOR JOHN; Stroud grounded out (second
to first); Richard lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, White Sox 3.

TWINS 8TH: EDDY REPLACED STROUD (PITCHING); Oliva flied out to
center; Powell homered; Reese grounded out (second to first);
Cardenas lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, White
Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Johnstone grounded out (catcher to first);
Andrews made an out to second; Melton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 3.

TWINS 9TH: Mitterwald made an out to first; Williams was called
out on strikes; Tovar lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: May flied out to left; Reichardt made an out to
second; Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 3.