Mel Stottlemyre issued only three walks, but all came in the eighth inning when the Twins scored three runs to defeat the Yankees, 5-3. George Mitterwald drew the first pass. Danny Thompson sacrificed and Cesar Tovar singled, scoring pinch-runner Paul Powell. Minnesota Twins 5, New York Yankees 3Game Played on Thursday, May 6, 1971 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumYankees 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0 Twins 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 x - 5 7 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Clarke 2b 4 2 1 0 1 0 .263 Tovar cf,lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .304 Murcer cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .348 Carew 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .247 White lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .280 Oliva rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .375 Cater 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .248 Alyea lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .351 Alou rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .270 Barber pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hansen 3b 3 0 1 0 1 2 .222 Tischinski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Kenney pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Braun 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .317 Michael ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .261 Reese 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .171 Gibbs c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Cardenas ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Stottlemyre p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Mitterwald c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .203 Woods ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Powell pr,cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 Hall p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .308 Thompson ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perranoski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 3 7 3 5 4 Totals 29 5 7 5 3 1 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 7,494 Left on Base: Yankees 7, Twins 4 DP: Yankees 1, Twins 2 Doubles: Alyea (4) Triples: Clarke (1) Sacrifice Hits: Thompson (1) Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (2), Cater (1) GIDP: Stottlemyre (1), Cater (4), Cardenas (3) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stottlemyre L(2-1) 8 7 5 5 3 1 0 33 3.45 Totals 8 7 5 5 3 1 0 33 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hall W(1-2) 8 7 3 3 3 4 0 32 3.63 Williams 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4.82 Perranoski SV(3) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5.52 Totals 9 7 3 3 5 4 0 37 Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Haller YANKEES 1ST: Clarke tripled to center; Murcer hit a sacrifice fly to right [Clarke scored]; White singled to left; Cater grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to second]; Alou singled to center [White scored, Alou to second (on throw)]; Hansen struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Tovar lined to first; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0. YANKEES 2ND: Michael lined to right; Gibbs walked; Stottlemyre grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gibbs out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Alyea doubled to left; Braun grounded out (shortstop to first) [Alyea to third]; Reese singled to first [Alyea scored]; Cardenas grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Reese out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 1. YANKEES 3RD: Clarke walked; Murcer singled to right [Clarke to third]; White struck out; Cater hit a sacrifice fly to right [Clarke scored]; Alou forced Murcer (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald lined to third; Hall grounded out (pitcher to first); Tovar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 1. YANKEES 4TH: Hansen was called out on strikes; Michael lined to left; Gibbs popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliva grounded out (second to first); Alyea flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 1. YANKEES 5TH: Stottlemyre flied out to center; Clarke popped to third in foul territory; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); Reese grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 1. YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to left; Cater struck out; Alou walked; Hansen singled to left [Alou to third]; Michael flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Hall singled; On a bunt Tovar singled to third [Hall to second]; Carew singled to left [Tovar to second, Hall scored]; Oliva lined to right; Alyea forced Carew (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 2. YANKEES 7TH: Gibbs grounded out (second to first); Stottlemyre singled; Clarke flied out to left; Murcer lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 2. TWINS 7TH: Braun was called out on strikes; Reese made an out to second; Cardenas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 2. YANKEES 8TH: White singled to right; Cater grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [White out at second]; Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: Mitterwald walked; POWELL RAN FOR MITTERWALD; THOMPSON BATTED FOR HALL; Thompson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Powell to second]; Tovar singled to left [Powell scored, Tovar to second (on throw)]; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first) [Tovar to third]; Oliva was walked intentionally; Alyea walked [Oliva to second]; BARBER RAN FOR ALYEA; Braun singled to second [Barber to second, Oliva scored, Tovar scored]; Reese forced Braun (second to shortstop); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 5. YANKEES 9TH: TISCHINSKI REPLACED BARBER (PLAYING C ); POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WILLIAMS REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Hansen walked; KENNEY RAN FOR HANSEN; PERRANOSKI REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Michael walked [Kenney to second]; Gibbs grounded out (first unassisted) [Michael to second, Kenney to third]; WOODS BATTED FOR STOTTLEMYRE; Woods made an out to third; Clarke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 5. |
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