After pitching no-hit ball for 6 1/3 innings, Jim Perry gave up a single by Alex Johnson and then was knocked out in the eighth when the Angels scored three runs to defeat the Twins, 4-1. Jerry Moses and Tony Gonzalez singled in the eighth and Sandy Alomar tripled them home. A single by Jim Fregosi scored Alomar. When Johnson also singled, Perry was lifted. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Friday, April     16, 1971 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  1  -   4  7  0
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .220      Tovar 3b,lf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .405
Fregosi ss            4   0   1   1     0   1   .290      Cardenas ss           3   0   1   1     0   1   .212
Johnson lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .293      Killebrew 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .389
Conigliaro rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Oliva rf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .325
Spencer 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .188      Alyea lf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .375
McMullen 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .235        Braun pr,2b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Moses c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Powell cf             4   0   1   0     0   3   .286
  Ruiz pr             0   1   0   0     0   0  1.000      Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .129
  Torborg c           0   0   0   1     0   0   .000      Thompson 2b,3b        4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Berry cf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Repoz ph,cf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
May p                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Gonzalez ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .333
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               33   4   7   4     1   3             Totals               33   1   8   1     1  12

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  4,429
Left on Base: Angels 4, Twins 7
DP: Angels 1, Twins 1
Errors: Thompson
Doubles: Spencer (1), Tovar (4), Cardenas (2), Alyea (1)
Triples: Alomar (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cardenas (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Torborg (1)
GIDP: Moses (3), Mitterwald (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(1-0)              7     6   1   1   1   9   0  27   1.08
Allen                   0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.18
LaRoche SV(1)           1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1  12   0  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(1-2)            7.2   6   3   3   1   3   0  30   4.42
Williams                1.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.00
Totals                  9     7   4   4   1   3   0  35

Passed Balls: Mitterwald (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar reached on an error by Thompson; Mitterwald
allowed a passed ball [Alomar to second]; Fregosi struck out;
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Conigliaro grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar doubled to left; Cardenas doubled to right
[Tovar scored]; Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Oliva
struck out; Alyea flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Twins 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer grounded out (second to first); McMullen
popped to shortstop; Moses flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Powell singled to right; Mitterwald grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Powell out at
second]; Thompson singled to left; Perry flied out to left; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Berry popped to first; May struck out; Alomar struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas was
called out on strikes; Killebrew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Fregosi grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson
flied out to right; Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva was called out on strikes; Alyea doubled to
left; Powell struck out; Mitterwald was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); McMullen
walked; Moses grounded into a double play (first unassisted)
[McMullen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins
1.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson flied out to center; Perry flied out to
right; Tovar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins
1.

ANGELS 6TH: Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); May
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Killebrew
walked; Oliva struck out; Alyea singled to left [Killebrew to
second]; BRAUN RAN FOR ALYEA; Powell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 1.

ANGELS 7TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); THOMPSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson singled to
right; Conigliaro grounded out (catcher to first) [Johnson to
second]; Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Mitterwald popped to first in foul territory;
Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Perry struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 1.

ANGELS 8TH: McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Moses
singled to center; RUIZ RAN FOR MOSES; REPOZ BATTED FOR BERRY;
Repoz popped to catcher in foul territory; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR
MAY; Gonzalez singled to center [Ruiz to third]; Alomar tripled
to right [Gonzalez scored, Ruiz scored]; Fregosi singled to
center [Alomar scored]; Johnson singled to center [Fregosi to
second]; WILLIAMS REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Conigliaro popped
to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3,
Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: TORBORG REPLACED RUIZ (PLAYING C ); REPOZ STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); ALLEN REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Tovar
singled to left; Cardenas out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Tovar to second]; Killebrew was called out on strikes;
LAROCHE REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Oliva grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Spencer doubled to right; McMullen grounded out
(second to first) [Spencer to third]; Torborg hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Spencer scored]; Repoz lined to first; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Braun singled to third; Powell struck out; Mitterwald
flied out to right; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 4, Twins 1.