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.

After Rod Carew was retired, Tony Oliva and Brant Alyea both walked to load the bases and Steve Braun then singled, driving in two runs to provide the Twins' winning margin. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Thursday, May       6, 1971 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      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.