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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 3Game Played on Saturday, April 10, 1971 (Day game) at Comiskey Park ITwins 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. |
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