George Mitterwald singled with the bases loaded and two out in the 10th inning, scoring Jim Holt, to give the Twins a 6-5 victory over the Senators. Holt, who had two triples in the game, singled in the 10th. Another single by Brant Alyea and walk to Rich Reese filled the sacks before Mitterwald's single beat Denny McLain. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Washington Senators 5
Game Played on Sunday, May       9, 1971 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Senators     1  2  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  -   5  8  1
Twins        0  0  0    4  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   6 13  1


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              5   1   1   1     0   0   .321      Carew 2b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Maddox rf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .167      Cardenas ss           5   1   1   1     0   0   .269
McCraw lf,1b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Oliva rf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .407
Howard 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .287        Powell pr,cf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .172
  Billings pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Killebrew 3b          5   1   1   1     0   2   .336
Foy 3b                2   0   0   0     2   0   .228      Holt cf,rf            4   3   3   1     1   0   .333
French c              3   2   1   0     1   0   .162      Alyea lf              3   0   1   2     0   0   .333
Cullen 2b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .196      Reese 1b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .174
Harrah ss             3   0   1   1     0   0   .220      Tischinski c          3   0   1   0     0   1   .143
McLain p              3   0   1   2     0   2   .125        Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Mitterwald c        1   0   1   1     0   0   .221
                                                          Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .316
                                                            Williams p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Corbin p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .250

Totals               33   5   8   5     4   5             Totals               40   6  13   6     2   7

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 28,980
Left on Base: Senators 4, Twins 9
DP: Senators 0, Twins 2
Errors: McCraw, Alyea
Doubles: Oliva 2 (10), Tischinski (2), Carew (4)
Triples: McLain (1), Cullen (1), Holt 2 (2)
Home Runs: Unser (2), Cardenas (2)
Stolen Bases: Foy (2)
Caught Stealing: Foy (1)
Sacrifice Hits: McLain (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrah (2), Alyea 2 (5)
GIDP: Harrah (1)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLain L(3-5)           9.2  13   6   6   2   7   1  44   3.79
Totals                  9.2  13   6   6   2   7   1  44

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   2.1   5   3   3   2   0   1  13   3.81
Williams                3.2   3   2   0   1   1   0  14   4.03
Corbin W(3-1)           4     0   0   0   1   4   0  12   0.64
Totals                 10     8   5   3   4   5   1  39

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Lou DiMuro


SENATORS 1ST: Unser homered; Maddox flied out to center; McCraw
grounded out (first unassisted); Howard grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Carew grounded out (second to first); Cardenas lined
to pitcher; Oliva singled to shortstop; Killebrew grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Twins 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Foy walked; Foy stole second; French walked;
Cullen singled to right [French to second, Foy to third]; Harrah
grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first)
[Cullen to second, French to third, Foy out at home]; McLain
tripled [Cullen scored, French scored]; Unser popped to third in
foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Holt grounded out (first to pitcher); Alyea grounded
out (first to pitcher); Reese grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Twins 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Maddox singled to left; McCraw flied out to left;
Howard singled to right [Maddox to third]; WILLIAMS REPLACED
PERRY (PITCHING); Foy walked [Howard to second]; French flied
into a double play (center to catcher) [Maddox out at home]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Tischinski struck out; Williams grounded out (pitcher
to first); Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 3, Twins 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Cullen grounded out (third to first); Harrah
singled to right; McLain out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Harrah to second]; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Cardenas homered; Oliva doubled to right; the
Twins argued that Tony Oliva's fly ball was over the fence for a
home run; Twins Coach Frankie Crosetti ejected by 2B umpire
Frank Umont; Killebrew singled to left [Oliva scored,
Killebrew to second (error by McCraw)]; Holt tripled to right
[Killebrew scored]; Alyea hit a sacrifice fly to left [Holt
scored]; Reese grounded out (first to pitcher); Tischinski
doubled to right; Williams struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 3, Twins 4.

SENATORS 5TH: Maddox popped to second; McCraw grounded out
(second to first); Howard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Carew flied out to center; Cardenas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Twins 4.

SENATORS 6TH: Foy flied out to left; French singled to center;
Alyea dropped a foul fly hit by Cullen for an error; Cullen
tripled [French scored (unearned)]; Harrah hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Cullen scored (unearned)]; McLain struck out; 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Killebrew struck out; Holt tripled to center; Alyea
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Holt scored]; Reese popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Twins 5.

SENATORS 7TH: CORBIN REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); On a bunt
Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox was called out on
strikes; McCraw struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5,
Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Tischinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Corbin
struck out; Carew doubled to right; Cardenas grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 5, Twins 5.

SENATORS 8TH: Howard walked; BILLINGS RAN FOR HOWARD; Foy forced
Billings (shortstop to second); Foy was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); French grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: BILLINGS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MCCRAW CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Oliva doubled to left; POWELL RAN FOR
OLIVA; Killebrew was called out on strikes; Holt was walked
intentionally; Alyea flied out to left; Reese flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 5, Twins 5.

SENATORS 9TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HOLT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cullen grounded out (third to first);
Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); McLain struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: MANUEL BATTED FOR TISCHINSKI; Manuel grounded out
(first unassisted); Corbin was called out on strikes; Carew
singled to center; Cardenas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Senators 5, Twins 5.

SENATORS 10TH: MITTERWALD REPLACED MANUEL (PLAYING C ); Unser
grounded out (second to first); Maddox struck out; McCraw flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 10TH: Powell struck out; Killebrew flied out to left; Holt
singled to right; Alyea singled to left [Holt to third]; Reese
was walked intentionally [Alyea to second]; Mitterwald singled
to left [Reese to second, Alyea to third, Holt scored]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 5, Twins 6.