Diego Segui smashed a three-run homer and pitched the Athletics to a 6-1 victory over the Twins. Reggie Jackson clouted a pair of king-sized drives, one of 424 feet into the bullpen in right field and the other of 437 feet over the fence in right-center field. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Wednesday, April     14, 1971 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  5    1  0  0  -   6 10  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   2   0     0   0   .175      Tovar lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .412
Rudi lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Jackson rf            5   2   2   2     0   0   .189        Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mincher 1b            5   0   0   0     0   2   .172      Oliva rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .364
Bando 3b              4   1   2   0     0   2   .241      Killebrew 3b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .448
Monday cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .296      Reese 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .167
Duncan c              3   1   2   1     1   0   .346      Holt cf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .308
Green 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .269      Cardenas ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .185
Segui p               4   1   1   3     0   3   .200      Mitterwald c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .167
                                                          Hall p                1   0   1   0     1   0   .667
                                                            Campisi p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Braun ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  10   6     3   8             Totals               31   1   7   1     3   2

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  4,108
Left on Base: A's 7, Twins 6
DP: A's 3, Twins 0
Errors: Hall
Doubles: Bando (4), Holt (2)
Home Runs: Jackson 2 (2), Segui (1)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (1)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (1)
GIDP: Tovar (1), Reese (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Segui W(1-0)            9     7   1   1   3   2   0  34   3.21
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   2   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hall L(0-1)             5.2   8   5   5   2   7   2  28   5.56
Campisi                 2.1   2   1   1   1   1   1   9   3.00
Corbin                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.00
Totals                  9    10   6   6   3   8   3  40

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris reached on an error by Hall;
Campaneris stole second; Rudi popped to first in foul territory;
Jackson flied out to center; Mincher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar made an out to shortstop; Carew struck out;
Oliva singled to center; Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando was called out on strikes; Monday struck
out; Duncan walked; Green made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Reese flied out to left; Holt grounded out (second to
first); Cardenas singled to left; Mitterwald singled to right
[Cardenas to third]; Hall walked [Mitterwald to second]; Tovar
forced Hall (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Segui struck out; Campaneris singled to center;
Rudi singled [Campaneris to second]; Jackson made an out to
first; Mincher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliva grounded
out (first to pitcher); Killebrew singled to left; Reese flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando struck out; Monday flied out to right;
Duncan singled to left; Green flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Holt lined to center; Cardenas flied to right in foul
territory; Mitterwald flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Segui was called out on strikes; Campaneris
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Hall singled to center; Tovar grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Hall out at second]; Carew
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson homered; Mincher struck out; Bando
doubled to left; Monday flied out to left; Duncan singled to
center [Bando scored]; Green walked [Duncan to second]; Segui
homered [Duncan scored, Green scored]; Campaneris singled to
right; CAMPISI REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Campaneris was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); Killebrew
walked; Reese grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Killebrew out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson
homered; Mincher grounded out (second to first); Bando singled
to center; Monday walked [Bando to second]; Duncan flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Holt flied out to left; Cardenas struck out;
Mitterwald made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 6, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Green grounded out (shortstop to first); Segui
struck out; Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR CAMPISI; Braun lined to right; Tovar
walked; Carew lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Tovar
out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CORBIN
REPLACED CAREW (PITCHING); Rudi lined to left; Jackson grounded
out (first unassisted); Mincher grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Oliva lined to center; Killebrew grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reese singled to right; Holt doubled to
left [Reese scored]; Cardenas grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 1.