Jerry Moses smashed two homers and Tony Conigliaro hit one to account for all of the Angels' runs in a 4-3 victory over the Twins. Bert Blyleven, who had pitched two straight shutouts for the Twins, was tagged for two runs in the second inning when Conigliaro walked and Moses homered. Conigliaro connected for the circuit in the fourth and Moses homered again in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     17, 1971 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  2  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  6  1
Twins        0  1  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   3  7  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Tovar rf              4   1   0   0     1   0   .370
Fregosi ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .294      Braun 2b,3b           3   0   2   1     2   0   .375
Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Killebrew 3b,1b       5   0   0   1     0   2   .341
Conigliaro rf         2   2   1   1     2   0   .186      Reese 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .189
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .167        Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Alyea lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Moses c               3   2   2   3     1   0   .357      Holt cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .324
Berry cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .108      Cardenas ss           3   0   0   1     0   0   .194
Messersmith p         3   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Ratliff c             3   1   0   0     1   2   .000
                                                          Blyleven p            1   0   0   0     1   1   .125
                                                            Manuel ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .500
                                                            Carew 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .225

Totals               31   4   6   4     4   3             Totals               32   3   7   3     6   6

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 12,968
Left on Base: Angels 4, Twins 9
DP: Angels 1, Twins 2
Errors: Fregosi, Braun
Doubles: Berry (3)
Home Runs: Moses 2 (2), Conigliaro (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cardenas (2)
GIDP: Conigliaro (2), Johnson (2), Killebrew (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(1-1)      9     7   3   3   6   6   0  39   1.59
Totals                  9     7   3   3   6   6   0  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(2-1)         7     6   4   4   1   3   3  27   1.44
Perranoski              2     0   0   0   3   0   0   8   4.50
Totals                  9     6   4   4   4   3   3  35

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Fregosi
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
singled to right; Killebrew grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Braun out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Conigliaro walked; Spencer struck out; McMullen
flied out to right; Moses homered [Conigliaro scored]; Berry
flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Reese singled to center; Alyea singled to center
[Reese to second]; Holt forced Alyea (pitcher to shortstop)
[Reese to third]; Cardenas hit a sacrifice fly to left [Reese
scored]; Ratliff grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Messersmith flied out to right; Alomar grounded out
(third to first); Fregosi singled to center; Johnson forced
Fregosi (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Blyleven struck out; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to
first); Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
2, Twins 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Conigliaro homered; Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); McMullen flied out to left; Moses popped to second;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew struck out; Reese grounded out (pitcher to
first); Alyea struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins
1.

ANGELS 5TH: Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Messersmith
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Holt grounded out (second to first); Cardenas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ratliff walked; Blyleven
walked [Ratliff to second]; Tovar walked [Ratliff to third,
Blyleven to second]; Braun walked [Ratliff scored, Blyleven to
third, Tovar to second]; Killebrew popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
singled to center; Conigliaro grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Reese grounded out (second to first); Alyea reached
on an error by Fregosi; Holt singled to left [Alyea to second];
Cardenas forced Holt (shortstop to second) [Alyea to third];
Ratliff struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Spencer struck out; McMullen was called out on
strikes; Moses homered; Berry doubled to left; Messersmith
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: MANUEL BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Manuel walked; Tovar
forced Manuel (third to second); Braun singled to right [Tovar
to third]; Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first) [Braun to
second, Tovar scored]; Reese singled to right [Braun out at home
(right to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 3.

ANGELS 8TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED REESE (PITCHING); CAREW REPLACED
MANUEL (PLAYING 2B); BRAUN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
KILLEBREW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Alomar flied out to
center; Fregosi walked; Johnson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Fregosi out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Alyea grounded out (third to first); Holt singled to
center; Cardenas flied out to center; Ratliff struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Conigliaro walked; Spencer forced Conigliaro
(pitcher to shortstop); McMullen reached on an error by Braun
[Spencer out at third (first to third), McMullen to second (on
throw)]; Moses was walked intentionally; Berry popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Tovar grounded
out (third to first); Braun walked; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 3.