Cesar Tovar tripled in the ninth inning and scored on a bases-loaded grounder by Rich Reese to bring the Twins a 4-3 victory over the White Sox. After Tovar's triple, the White Sox walked Rod Carew and Harmon Killebrew intentionally. Reese then bounced to Mike Andrews, but the second baseman's throw to the plate was high and Tovar slid home with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Friday, May       14, 1971 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  9  0
Twins        0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   4  9  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richard ss            5   1   3   0     0   0   .255      Tovar rf,lf           5   1   3   0     0   0   .318
Hershberger cf        4   0   1   1     1   0   .333      Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     1   3   .230
Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .273      Killebrew 1b          4   0   1   0     1   2   .325
Melton 3b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .288      Alyea lf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .316
Reichardt lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .302        Powell pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .303        Reese ph            1   0   0   1     0   0   .172
McKinney rf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .411      Cardenas ss           2   2   1   0     2   0   .265
  Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Renick 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Holt cf,rf            4   0   2   2     0   0   .346
Brinkman c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     1   1   .221
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Kaat p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corbin p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Stroud ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .141
Wood p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Egan ph,c           2   1   1   1     0   0   .242

Totals               34   3   9   3     3   4             Totals               34   4   9   4     6   9

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance:  8,322
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Twins 12
DP: White Sox 0, Twins 1
Doubles: Reichardt (5), Cardenas (8), Holt (4)
Triples: Tovar (2)
Home Runs: McKinney (1), Egan (2), Alyea (1)
Stolen Bases: Richard 2 (4), Tovar 3 (7)
Caught Stealing: May (2)
GIDP: Reichardt (3)
Hit by Pitch: Melton (2,by Corbin)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood                    6     7   3   3   2   5   1  27   2.43
Romo                    1     1   0   0   2   2   0   6   3.63
Kealey L(1-1)           1     1   1   1   2   2   0   6   3.72
Forster                 0     0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.57
Totals                  8     9   4   4   6   9   1  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat                    6.1   8   3   3   2   3   2  28   2.83
Corbin W(4-1)           2.2   1   0   0   1   1   0  10   0.54
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   4   2  38

Hit by Pitch: Corbin (1)
Wild Pitches: Wood (3)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard flied out to right; Hershberger lined to
center; Andrews walked; Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Carew flied out to center;
Tovar stole second; Killebrew struck out; Alyea grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt was called out on strikes; May flied
out to center; McKinney singled to center; Brinkman flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cardenas walked; Renick singled to center [Cardenas
to second]; Wood threw a wild pitch [Cardenas to third]; Holt
singled to left [Renick to third, Cardenas scored]; Mitterwald
flied out to center; Kaat popped to third in foul territory;
Tovar grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Wood was called out on strikes; Richard singled
to center; Richard stole second; Hershberger singled to center
[Richard scored, Hershberger to second (on throw)]; Andrews
grounded out (third to first); Melton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Carew struck out; Killebrew struck out; Alyea
homered; Cardenas flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Reichardt doubled to right; May lined to
shortstop; McKinney lined to left; Brinkman flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Renick grounded out (third to first); Holt made an
out to first; Mitterwald walked; Kaat lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Wood grounded out (second to first); Richard
singled to left; Hershberger flied out to left; Andrews forced
Richard (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
1, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Tovar singled to shortstop; Tovar stole second; Carew
struck out; Tovar stole third; Killebrew grounded out (third to
first); Alyea struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Melton walked; Reichardt grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Melton out at second]; May
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Cardenas doubled to right; Renick lined to second;
Holt doubled to right [Cardenas scored]; Mitterwald grounded out
(second to first); Kaat grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: McKinney homered; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR BRINKMAN;
Williams grounded out (third to first); EGAN BATTED FOR WOOD;
Egan homered; Richard singled to center; CORBIN REPLACED KAAT
(PITCHING); Richard stole second; Hershberger walked; Andrews
flied out to center; Melton was hit by a pitch [Richard to
third, Hershberger to second]; Reichardt made an out to second;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: ROMO REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); EGAN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Tovar flied out to right; Carew was called
out on strikes; Killebrew singled; Alyea walked [Killebrew to
second]; POWELL RAN FOR ALYEA; Cardenas walked [Killebrew to
third, Powell to second]; Renick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HOLT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); On
a bunt May singled; McKinney was called out on strikes; STROUD
BATTED FOR ROMO; May was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Stroud flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: STROUD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KEALEY REPLACED
MCKINNEY (PITCHING); Holt grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mitterwald was called out on strikes; Corbin struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Egan popped to first in foul territory; Richard
grounded out (second to first); Hershberger made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: Tovar tripled; Carew was walked intentionally;
Killebrew was walked intentionally [Carew to second]; REESE
BATTED FOR POWELL; FORSTER REPLACED KEALEY (PITCHING); Reese
reached on a fielder's choice [Killebrew to second, Carew to
third, Tovar scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins
4.