Two runs that scored on an infield hit capped a rally that lifted the Senators to a 4-3 victory over the Twins. With the Twins leading, 3-1, the Senators counted one run in the eighth inning on walks to Elliott Maddox and Joe Foy and a two-out single by Tommy McCraw. After Richie Scheinblum drew a pass to load the bases, Paul Casanova worked the count to 3-and-2 and then, with the runners going, hit a high chopper down the third base line. When Harmon Killebrew's throw to first was too late to catch Casanova, Foy scored easily from third and McCraw raced home from second with the deciding run. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     28, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3 10  2
Senators     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   4  6  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .321      Cullen 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .231
Carew 2b              3   0   1   0     2   1   .236      Maddox cf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .167
Oliva rf              5   0   3   0     0   1   .397      Howard 1b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .299
Killebrew 3b          3   0   1   2     1   0   .316      Foy 3b                3   1   0   0     1   0   .270
Reese 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .180      Billings lf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .222
Holt cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .278        McCraw ph,lf        1   1   1   1     0   0   .400
  Mitterwald c        1   0   0   0     0   1   .156      Scheinblum rf         3   0   0   0     1   1   .111
Cardenas ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .243        Unser rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Ratliff c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Casanova c            4   0   2   2     0   0   .293
  Powell pr,cf        1   1   0   0     0   0   .263      Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .169
Hall p                3   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Cox p                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alyea ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .300        Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wert ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
                                                            Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  10   2     3   5             Totals               31   4   6   3     4   6

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  3,804
Left on Base: Twins 9, Senators 7
DP: Twins 0, Senators 1
Errors: Killebrew, Holt, Scheinblum
Doubles: Hall (1), Carew (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Tovar (2)
GIDP: Killebrew (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hall                    7.1   4   2   1   2   6   0  29   3.41
Williams                0.1   0   1   1   1   0   0   2   4.60
Perranoski L(0-2)       0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   4.22
Totals                  8     6   4   3   4   6   0  35

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cox                     6.1   8   3   3   2   1   0  28   3.00
Knowles                 0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   1.59
Pina                    0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.84
Riddleberger            0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1  11.81
Grzenda W(2-0)          2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.23
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   5   0  39

Wild Pitches: Hall (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to right; Carew was called out on
strikes; Oliva singled to center [Tovar to third]; Killebrew
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Oliva out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Cullen walked; Maddox flied out to right; Howard
singled to center [Cullen scored (error by Holt) (unearned) (no
RBI), Howard to second]; Foy grounded out (third to first);
Billings struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Senators 1.

TWINS 2ND: Reese flied out to left; Holt grounded out (second to
pitcher); Cardenas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Senators 1.

SENATORS 2ND: Scheinblum was called out on strikes; Casanova
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Senators 1.

TWINS 3RD: Ratliff flied out to center; Hall flied out to
center; Tovar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Senators 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Cox struck out; Cullen flied out to left; Maddox
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Senators 1.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Oliva singled
to second; Killebrew flied out to center; Reese grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Senators 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Howard singled to left; Foy flied out to right;
Billings was called out on strikes; Scheinblum forced Howard
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Senators 1.

TWINS 5TH: Holt singled to left; Cardenas popped to second;
Ratliff lined to center; Hall doubled to left [Holt to third,
Hall out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Senators 1.

SENATORS 5TH: Casanova popped to shortstop; Harrah grounded out
(third to first); Cox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Senators 1.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
walked; Oliva singled to right [Carew to third]; Killebrew
walked [Oliva to second]; Reese popped to shortstop; Holt popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Senators 1.

SENATORS 6TH: Cullen lined to left; Maddox reached on an error
by Killebrew; Howard singled to third [Maddox to second]; Foy
flied out to right; Hall threw a wild pitch [Howard to second,
Maddox to third]; Billings popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Senators 1.

TWINS 7TH: Cardenas singled to left; Ratliff singled to right
[Cardenas scored (error by Scheinblum), Ratliff to second];
POWELL RAN FOR RATLIFF; Hall reached on a fielder's choice;
Tovar out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Hall to second,
Powell to third]; KNOWLES REPLACED COX (PITCHING); Carew walked;
Oliva struck out; PINA REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Killebrew
singled to left [Carew to third, Hall scored, Powell scored];
RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Reese struck out; 3 R, 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Senators 1.

SENATORS 7TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MITTERWALD
REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING C ); Scheinblum popped to catcher in foul
territory; Casanova singled to left; Harrah flied out to center;
WERT BATTED FOR RIDDLEBERGER; Wert struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Senators 1.

TWINS 8TH: GRZENDA REPLACED WERT (PITCHING); Mitterwald was
called out on strikes; Cardenas flied out to left; Powell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Senators 1.

SENATORS 8TH: Cullen popped to first in foul territory; Maddox
walked; WILLIAMS REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Howard flied out to
left; Foy walked [Maddox to second]; MCCRAW BATTED FOR BILLINGS;
PERRANOSKI REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); McCraw singled to right
[Foy to third, Maddox scored]; Scheinblum walked [McCraw to
second]; Casanova singled to third [Scheinblum to second, McCraw
scored, Foy scored]; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Senators 4.

TWINS 9TH: MCCRAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); UNSER REPLACED
SCHEINBLUM (PLAYING RF); ALYEA BATTED FOR PERRANOSKI; Alyea was
called out on strikes; Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first);
Carew doubled to center; Oliva grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Senators 4.