Jim Perry, who was rocked for three runs in the first inning, two scoring on successive homers by leadoff men Luis Aparicio and Reggie Smith, shook off his shaky start and pitched the Twins to a 7-3 victory over the Red Sox. Perry had a big hand in the Twins' attack, rapping three hits, scoring three runs and driving in one. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       1, 1971 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Twins        0  0  1    2  3  0    1  0  0  -   7 13  1
Red Sox      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar 3b              5   0   1   2     1   0   .312      Aparicio ss           4   1   1   1     0   0   .224
Cardenas ss           4   0   1   1     1   0   .231      Smith rf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .316
Killebrew 1b          3   0   1   1     2   1   .321      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   2   0     0   0   .352
  Reese 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   0     1   0   .229
Oliva rf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .398      Scott 1b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .308
Alyea lf              2   1   1   1     3   0   .360      Josephson c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Holt pr,lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Conigliaro cf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Powell cf             5   0   0   0     0   3   .200      Griffin 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .231
Mitterwald c          5   0   1   0     0   0   .170      Peters p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Braun 2b              5   3   3   1     0   1   .304        Koonce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perry p               5   3   3   1     0   0   .313        Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fiore ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  13   7     7   5             Totals               32   3   8   2     3   1

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 16,494
Left on Base: Twins 12, Red Sox 6
DP: Twins 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: Tovar
Doubles: Alyea (2), Braun 2 (2)
Home Runs: Aparicio (3), Smith (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Peters (1)
GIDP: Mitterwald (4), Josephson (6), Scott (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(4-2)            9     8   3   3   3   1   2  36   3.65
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   1   2  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters L(2-2)           4.2   9   6   6   4   3   0  27   5.23
Koonce                  2.1   3   1   1   1   1   0  11  10.13
Brett                   2     1   0   0   2   1   0   8   5.06
Totals                  9    13   7   7   7   5   0  46

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Art Frantz


TWINS 1ST: Tovar lined to center; Cardenas walked; Killebrew
struck out; Oliva grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Aparicio homered; Smith homered; On a bunt
Yastrzemski singled to third [Yastrzemski to second (error by
Tovar)]; Petrocelli walked; Scott walked [Yastrzemski to third,
Petrocelli to second]; Josephson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Petrocelli to third, Yastrzemski
scored (no RBI), Scott out at second]; Conigliaro lined to
center; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 2ND: Alyea doubled to left; Powell grounded out (shortstop
to first); Mitterwald popped to catcher in foul territory; Braun
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Griffin singled to left; Peters out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Griffin to second]; Aparicio popped to
catcher in foul territory; Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 3RD: Perry singled to left; Tovar flied out to right;
Cardenas flied out to right; Killebrew walked [Perry to second];
Oliva singled to left [Killebrew to second, Perry to third];
Alyea walked [Perry scored, Killebrew to third, Oliva to
second]; Powell forced Alyea (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski lined to center; Petrocelli lined to
third; Scott walked; Josephson forced Scott (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 4TH: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Braun
singled to right; Perry singled to left [Braun to third]; Tovar
singled to left [Perry to second, Braun scored]; Cardenas flied
out to right; Killebrew singled to center [Tovar to second,
Perry scored]; Oliva forced Tovar (third unassisted); 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Conigliaro flied out to center; Griffin singled to
center; Peters grounded out (second to first) [Griffin to
second]; Aparicio grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 5TH: Alyea walked; Powell was called out on strikes;
Mitterwald popped to third in foul territory; Braun doubled to
left [Alyea scored]; Perry singled to center [Braun scored];
KOONCE REPLACED PETERS (PITCHING); Tovar walked [Perry to
second]; Cardenas singled to left [Tovar to second, Perry
scored]; Killebrew grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Smith made an out to second; Yastrzemski flied out
to left; Petrocelli singled to left; Scott flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva lined to first; Alyea flied out to left; Powell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Josephson grounded out (third to first); Conigliaro
flied out to right; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 7TH: Mitterwald singled to left; Braun doubled to right
[Mitterwald to third]; Perry reached on a fielder's choice
[Mitterwald out at home (pitcher to catcher), Braun to third];
Tovar grounded out (second to pitcher) [Perry to second, Braun
scored]; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: LAHOUD BATTED FOR KOONCE; Lahoud flied out to left;
Aparicio made an out to second; Smith flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 8TH: BRETT REPLACED LAHOUD (PITCHING); Killebrew walked;
Oliva singled to third [Killebrew to second]; Alyea walked
[Killebrew to third, Oliva to second]; HOLT RAN FOR ALYEA;
Powell struck out; Mitterwald grounded into a double play (third
to first) [Oliva out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7,
Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Yastrzemski
singled to right; Petrocelli lined to left; Scott grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 9TH: Braun flied out to center; Perry grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: REESE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Josephson
flied out to right; Conigliaro singled to left; Griffin flied
out to center; FIORE BATTED FOR BRETT; Fiore lined to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 3.