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A three-run homer by George Mitterwald and tremendous relief pitching by Tom Hall enabled the Twins to edge the Angels, 3-2. Hall replaced Bert Blyleven with two men on base and none out in the ninth inning and struck out three straight pinch-hitters -- Billy Cowan, Ken Berry and Jim Fregosi. [The Sporting News] Minnesota Twins 3, California Angels 2Game Played on Monday, May 17, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim StadiumTwins 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1
Angels 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1
Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Tovar 3b,lf 4 0 2 0 1 1 .315 Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .203
Nettles rf 5 0 1 1 0 2 .200 Johnson lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .240
Killebrew 1b,3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .325 Conigliaro rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .248
Alyea lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .269 Repoz cf 4 0 0 0 0 4 .271
Reese 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .177 McMullen 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .258
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Stephenson c 4 1 2 1 0 2 .435
Carew 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .230 Ruiz pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Mitterwald c 3 1 1 2 1 1 .235 Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .162
Holt cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .322 Cowan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231
Blyleven p 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 O'Brien ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .260
Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Berry ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .151
May p 3 0 2 1 0 1 .250
Fregosi ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231
Totals 34 3 7 3 4 9 Totals 35 2 7 2 1 15
Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 6,903
Left on Base: Twins 8, Angels 7
DP: Twins 0, Angels 0
Errors: Tovar, McMullen
Doubles: Holt (5), Tovar (8), Stephenson (6)
Home Runs: Mitterwald (1)
Stolen Bases: Johnson (5)
Caught Stealing: Killebrew (2)
Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Blyleven W(4-4) 8 7 2 0 1 12 0 33 2.01
Hall SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3.86
Totals 9 7 2 0 1 15 0 36
Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
May L(3-3) 9 7 3 3 4 9 1 38 3.10
Totals 9 7 3 3 4 9 1 38
Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Jim Odom
TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Nettles struck out;
Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.
ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied out to center; Johnson flied out to
center; Conigliaro popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.
TWINS 2ND: Alyea struck out; Cardenas reached on an error by
McMullen; Carew was called out on strikes; Mitterwald struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.
ANGELS 2ND: Repoz struck out; McMullen reached on an error by
Tovar [McMullen to second]; Stephenson doubled to right
[McMullen scored (unearned)]; Spencer struck out; O'Brien
singled to left [Stephenson to third]; May singled to center
[O'Brien to second, Stephenson scored (unearned)]; Alomar
grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 2.
TWINS 3RD: Holt was called out on strikes; Blyleven flied out to
right; Tovar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels
2.
ANGELS 3RD: Johnson was called out on strikes; Conigliaro struck
out; Repoz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 2.
TWINS 4TH: Nettles was called out on strikes; Killebrew walked;
Killebrew was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Alyea
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 2.
ANGELS 4TH: McMullen grounded out (pitcher to first); Stephenson
was called out on strikes; Spencer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 2.
TWINS 5TH: Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Carew singled
to third; Mitterwald homered [Carew scored]; Holt doubled to
center; Blyleven grounded out (shortstop to first) [Holt to
third]; Tovar walked; Nettles singled to left [Tovar to second,
Holt scored]; Killebrew was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 2.
ANGELS 5TH: O'Brien flied out to left; May was called out on
strikes; Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 3, Angels 2.
TWINS 6TH: Alyea was called out on strikes; Cardenas singled to
center; Carew flied out to center; Mitterwald flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 2.
ANGELS 6TH: REESE REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING 1B); KILLEBREW CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Johnson singled to left; Johnson stole second; Conigliaro
walked; Repoz struck out; McMullen grounded out (pitcher
unassisted) [Conigliaro to second, Johnson to third]; Stephenson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 2.
TWINS 7TH: Holt popped to third in foul territory; Blyleven
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar doubled to left;
Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Angels 2.
ANGELS 7TH: Spencer was called out on strikes; O'Brien grounded
out (shortstop to first); May singled to left; Alomar grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 2.
TWINS 8TH: Killebrew walked; Reese forced Killebrew (pitcher to
shortstop); Cardenas forced Reese (pitcher to second); Carew
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 2.
ANGELS 8TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Conigliaro struck out; Repoz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Angels 2.
TWINS 9TH: Mitterwald walked; Holt flied out to left; Blyleven
forced Mitterwald (pitcher to shortstop); Tovar singled to right
[Blyleven to second]; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 2.
ANGELS 9TH: McMullen singled to center; Stephenson singled to
first [McMullen to third]; RUIZ RAN FOR STEPHENSON; HALL
REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); COWAN BATTED FOR SPENCER; Cowan
struck out; BERRY BATTED FOR O'BRIEN; Berry struck out; FREGOSI
BATTED FOR MAY; Fregosi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 2.
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