Harmon Killebrew and Tony Oliva smashed two-run homers in support of Jim Perry, who pitched the Twins to a 7-2 victory over the Senators. Perry gave up six hits. The Nats' runs came on circuit clouts by Frank Howard and Tommy McCraw. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Washington Senators 2
Game Played on Monday, April     26, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Twins        2  0  1    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   7  9  2
Senators     0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf,lf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .329      Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Carew 2b              5   2   2   1     0   1   .246      Cullen 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Killebrew 1b,3b       5   1   2   3     0   1   .333      Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Oliva rf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .375      McCraw rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .355
Alyea lf              2   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Howard lf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .286
  Holt pr,cf          2   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Allen 3b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .357
Mitterwald c          1   0   0   0     1   0   .167      French c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .169
  Tischinski c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Shellenback p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .222        Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Thompson 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      x  Scheinblum ph      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reese ph,1b         2   1   0   0     1   0   .204        Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perry p               2   1   0   0     2   1   .182        Janeski p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Billings ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Maddox ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .185

Totals               32   7   9   6     6   4             Totals               33   2   6   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  3,931
Left on Base: Twins 5, Senators 7
DP: Twins 1, Senators 3
Errors: Carew, Tischinski, Unser, Shellenback
Doubles: Allen (1)
Home Runs: Killebrew (3), Oliva (7), Howard (2), McCraw (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Tovar (1)
GIDP: Oliva (1), Perry (1), Cardenas (2), French (2)
Hit by Pitch: Howard (1,by Perry)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(3-2)            9     6   2   2   1   4   2  36   3.82
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   4   2  36

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shellenback L(1-2)      3     5   3   3   2   2   1  15   5.40
Gogolewski              3     2   0   0   1   1   0  10   0.00
Riddleberger            0.1   1   3   3   2   1   0   4  12.60
Janeski                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.52
Knowles                 0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   1.64
Pina                    2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   0.84
Totals                  9     9   7   7   6   4   2  39

Hit by Pitch: Perry (1)
Wild Pitches: Riddleberger (1)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Larry Barnett


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Carew
singled to pitcher [Carew to second (error by Shellenback)];
Killebrew homered [Carew scored]; Oliva popped to first; Alyea
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Unser was called out on strikes; Cullen popped to
first; Epstein flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Senators 0.

TWINS 2ND: Mitterwald popped to catcher in foul territory;
Cardenas struck out; Thompson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: McCraw grounded out (second to first); Howard
flied out to center; Allen singled to right; French grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 0.

TWINS 3RD: Perry walked; On a bunt Tovar singled to third [Perry
to second]; Carew struck out; Killebrew singled to center [Tovar
to third, Perry scored]; Oliva grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Killebrew out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Harrah flied out to center; Shellenback struck
out; Unser flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Senators 0.

TWINS 4TH: Alyea singled to left; HOLT RAN FOR ALYEA; Mitterwald
walked [Holt to second]; GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED SHELLENBACK
(PITCHING); Cardenas walked [Holt to third, Mitterwald to
second]; REESE BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Reese popped to third in
foul territory; Perry grounded into a double play (first to
catcher to first) [Holt out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Senators 0.

SENATORS 4TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); KILLEBREW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); REESE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cullen flied out to
right; Epstein flied out to center; McCraw grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Senators 0.

TWINS 5TH: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
grounded out (third to first); Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Senators 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Howard homered; Allen walked; French grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Allen out at
second]; Harrah flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Senators 1.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva singled to shortstop; Holt singled to right
[Oliva to third]; BRAUN BATTED FOR MITTERWALD; Braun flied out
to left; Cardenas grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Holt out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Senators 1.

SENATORS 6TH: TISCHINSKI REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING C ); SCHEINBLUM
BATTED FOR GOGOLEWSKI; Scheinblum reached on catcher's
interference by Tischinski; Unser forced Scheinblum (shortstop
to second); Cullen forced Unser (pitcher to shortstop); Epstein
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Senators 1.

TWINS 7TH: RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED SCHEINBLUM (PITCHING); Reese
walked; On a bunt Perry struck out; Riddleberger threw a wild
pitch [Reese to second]; Tovar walked; Carew singled to center
[Reese scored, Tovar scored (error by Unser) (no RBI), Carew to
second (on throw)]; JANESKI REPLACED RIDDLEBERGER (PITCHING);
Killebrew grounded out (third to first); KNOWLES REPLACED
JANESKI (PITCHING); Oliva homered [Carew scored]; Holt grounded
out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7,
Senators 1.

SENATORS 7TH: McCraw homered; Howard grounded out (shortstop to
first); Allen doubled to right; French popped to catcher in foul
territory; Harrah reached on an error by Carew [Allen to third];
BILLINGS BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Billings flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Senators 2.

TWINS 8TH: PINA REPLACED BILLINGS (PITCHING); Tischinski popped
to third; Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Reese grounded
out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7,
Senators 2.

SENATORS 8TH: On a bunt Unser singled to third; On a bunt Cullen
singled to third [Unser to second]; Epstein popped to second;
McCraw grounded out (first unassisted) [Cullen to second, Unser
to third]; Howard was hit by a pitch; Allen popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 7, Senators 2.

TWINS 9TH: Perry walked; Tovar out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Perry to second]; Carew grounded out (second to first)
[Perry to third]; Killebrew popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Senators 2.

SENATORS 9TH: French grounded out (second to first); Harrah
grounded out (second to first); MADDOX BATTED FOR PINA; Maddox
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Senators 2.