Although tagged for 11 hits, Jim Kaat was effective with men on base and pitched the Twins to a 6-0 victory over the White Sox. Kaat also helped his own cause at bat, doubling and scoring the Twins' first run in the third inning and driving in two more with a bases-loaded single in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Sunday, April     11, 1971 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  0  2    2  0  1    0  1  0  -   6 14  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0 11  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              5   0   3   2     0   1   .478      Richard ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Carew 2b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .190        Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Oliva rf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .450        Magnuson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Killebrew 3b          5   0   2   0     0   0   .444      Johnstone cf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .263
  Thompson 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Andrews 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .389
Reese 1b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .095      Melton 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Holt cf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .286      May 1b                4   0   2   0     0   0   .421
Cardenas ss           3   3   1   0     2   0   .167      Reichardt lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .150
Mitterwald c          2   0   0   0     1   1   .143      Williams rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .150
Kaat p                4   1   2   2     0   1   .500      Egan c                4   0   2   0     0   1   .364
                                                          Johnson p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .400
                                                            Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Alvarado ph,ss      2   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  14   6     3   4             Totals               35   0  11   0     1   3

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 10,548
Left on Base: Twins 10, White Sox 9
DP: Twins 2, White Sox 3
Errors: Kealey, Alvarado
Doubles: Oliva (2), Kaat (1), Cardenas (1), Tovar (2), Egan 2 (3)
Stolen Bases: Holt (1), Cardenas (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Mitterwald (1)
GIDP: Carew (1), Holt (2), Johnstone (1), May (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(1-0)             9    11   0   0   1   3   0  36   1.93
Totals                  9    11   0   0   1   3   0  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson L(1-1)          5.2  11   5   5   2   3   0  29   5.52
Forster                 1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Kealey                  1     1   1   1   1   0   0   6   9.00
Magnuson                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    14   6   6   3   4   0  43

Wild Pitches: Johnson (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Carew grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Tovar out at second]; Oliva
doubled to left; Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard grounded out (pitcher to first);
Johnstone grounded out (first to pitcher); Andrews lined to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

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

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton singled to left; May singled to right
[Melton out at third (right to third), May to second (on
throw)]; Reichardt walked; Williams forced Reichardt (second to
shortstop) [May to third]; Egan struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Kaat
doubled to center; Tovar was called out on strikes; Carew
singled to left [Kaat scored, Carew to second (on throw)]; Oliva
singled to third [Carew scored]; Killebrew forced Oliva
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Johnson struck out; Richard singled to center;
Johnstone grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Richard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
White Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Reese grounded out (second to first); Holt singled to
pitcher; Holt stole second; Johnson threw a wild pitch [Holt to
third]; Cardenas walked; Mitterwald walked [Cardenas to second];
Kaat singled to center [Mitterwald to third, Cardenas scored,
Holt scored]; Tovar lined to right; Carew flied out to left; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Andrews singled to center; Melton singled to left
[Andrews to second]; May grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Andrews to third, Melton out at second];
Reichardt struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, White Sox
0.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva popped to third in foul territory; Killebrew
singled to third; Reese flied out to center; Holt flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Williams flied out to left; Egan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Johnson singled to center; Richard
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
White Sox 0.

TWINS 6TH: Cardenas doubled to right; Mitterwald struck out;
Kaat struck out; Tovar singled to left [Cardenas scored]; Carew
singled to center [Tovar to second]; FORSTER REPLACED JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Oliva made an out to third; Debut game for Terry
Forster; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Johnstone singled to left; Andrews made an out to
shortstop; Melton popped to first in foul territory; May singled
to right [Johnstone to third]; Reichardt flied out to right; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 0.

TWINS 7TH: Killebrew singled to left; Reese struck out; Holt
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Killebrew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Williams flied out to center; Egan doubled to
right; ALVARADO BATTED FOR FORSTER; Alvarado grounded out
(pitcher to first); Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 0.

TWINS 8TH: ALVARADO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); KEALEY REPLACED
RICHARD (PITCHING); Cardenas walked; Cardenas stole second;
Mitterwald reached on an error by Kealey on a sacrifice bunt
[Cardenas to third]; Kaat lined into a double play (second to
first) [Mitterwald out at first]; Tovar doubled to left
[Cardenas scored]; Carew reached on an error by Alvarado [Tovar
to third]; Oliva forced Carew (second to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 2
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Johnstone singled to left; Andrews flied out to
center; Melton flied out to left; May grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 0.

TWINS 9TH: MAGNUSON REPLACED KEALEY (PITCHING); Killebrew
grounded out (third to first); Reese grounded out (pitcher to
first); Holt singled to right; Cardenas lined to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: THOMPSON REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 3B);
Reichardt grounded out (third to first); Williams flied out to
left; Egan doubled to center; Alvarado grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 0.