A two-run homer by Tony Oliva in the third inning and two-run double by Harmon Killebrew in the fifth helped the Twins overcome an early deficit en route to a 12-6 victory over the Angels. The Twins were losing, 5-2, before Oliva hit his homer. The Angels picked up a run in their half for a 6-4 lead, but Killebrew's double with the bases loaded tied the score and the Twins then went ahead to stay when another run counted on a walk that filled the sacks again, and a forceout by Leo Cardenas. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 12, California Angels 6
Game Played on Wednesday, May       19, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        1  1  2    0  3  0    0  4  1  -  12 13  2
Angels       3  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  8  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf,rf           5   2   2   0     1   0   .322      Alomar 2b,ss          4   1   1   1     0   0   .198
Carew 2b              5   3   3   1     0   0   .244      Johnson lf            5   0   0   0     0   2   .233
Oliva rf              3   2   2   3     0   0   .403      Conigliaro rf         4   1   2   2     0   1   .262
  Renick lf           0   0   0   1     2   0   .263      Stephenson c          2   1   1   1     1   1   .438
Killebrew 1b          4   0   1   3     1   1   .328        Moses c             1   0   0   0     0   1   .238
  Reese pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .177      McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .259
Braun 3b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .313      Repoz 1b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .270
Holt cf               2   0   1   0     0   0   .313      O'Brien ss            2   0   1   1     0   0   .266
  Alyea ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .269        Ruiz ph,2b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Nettles pr,cf       2   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Berry cf              4   1   0   0     0   1   .160
Cardenas ss           5   2   3   2     0   0   .274      Messersmith p         0   1   0   0     1   0   .105
Mitterwald c          4   1   0   0     1   1   .228        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Perry p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .273        Wright ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .083
  Strickland p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .211        Maloney p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hall p              1   1   1   1     0   0   .375        Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .159

Totals               37  12  13  11     7   6             Totals               34   6   8   5     2  12

Time of Game: 3:17   Attendance:  9,319
Left on Base: Twins 8, Angels 5
DP: Twins 0, Angels 1
Errors: Oliva, Braun, McMullen
Doubles: Cardenas (9)
Triples: Cardenas (1), Repoz (1)
Home Runs: Oliva (10)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (3), Braun (1), Hall (1), Messersmith (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Alomar (1)
GIDP: Braun (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   2.2   7   6   4   2   2   0  18   4.29
Strickland W(1-0)       2.1   1   0   0   0   4   0   8   0.00
Hall SV(2)              4     0   0   0   0   6   0  12   3.55
Totals                  9     8   6   4   2  12   0  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(3-5)      4     8   7   7   2   1   1  22   3.36
LaRoche                 2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   0.56
Fisher                  1.2   2   4   0   4   1   0  11   2.22
Maloney                 1.1   3   1   1   0   2   0   7   4.76
Totals                  9    13  12   8   7   6   1  47

Wild Pitches: Perry (1), Messersmith (5), Maloney (3)

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry McCoy


TWINS 1ST: Tovar walked; Messersmith threw a wild pitch [Tovar
to second]; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Tovar to third]; Oliva grounded out (second to first) [Tovar
scored]; Killebrew popped to second; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to center; Alomar stole second;
Johnson struck out; Conigliaro singled to right [Alomar scored,
Conigliaro to third (error by Oliva)]; Stephenson singled to
right [Conigliaro scored]; McMullen singled to center
[Stephenson to third]; Perry threw a wild pitch [McMullen to
second, Stephenson scored]; Repoz struck out; O'Brien grounded
out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels
3.

TWINS 2ND: Braun walked; Holt singled to left [Braun to second];
Cardenas singled to left [Holt to second, Braun scored];
Mitterwald flied out to center; Perry struck out; Tovar forced
Cardenas (pitcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Berry reached on an error by Braun [Berry to
second]; Messersmith reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Berry to third]; Alomar hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Messersmith to second, Berry scored (unearned)]; Johnson
popped to second in foul territory; Conigliaro singled to center
[Messersmith scored (unearned)]; Stephenson walked [Conigliaro
to second]; Stephenson was picked off first (catcher to first);
2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 5.

TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to third; Oliva homered [Carew scored];
Killebrew flied out to center; Braun flied out to right; Holt
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Angels 5.

ANGELS 3RD: McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Repoz
tripled to center; O'Brien singled to right [Repoz scored];
Berry popped to second; Messersmith walked [O'Brien to second];
STRICKLAND REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Alomar forced O'Brien
(third unassisted); Debut game for Jim Strickland; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 6.

TWINS 4TH: Cardenas grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald
grounded out (shortstop to first); Strickland flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 6.

ANGELS 4TH: Johnson struck out (catcher to first); Conigliaro
was called out on strikes; Stephenson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 6.

TWINS 5TH: Tovar singled to right; Carew singled to third [Tovar
to second]; Oliva singled to pitcher [Carew to second, Tovar to
third]; Killebrew singled to left [Oliva to second, Carew
scored, Tovar scored]; LAROCHE REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING);
Braun out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Killebrew to
second, Oliva to third]; ALYEA BATTED FOR HOLT; Alyea was walked
intentionally; NETTLES RAN FOR ALYEA; Cardenas forced Killebrew
(third unassisted) [Nettles to second, Oliva scored]; Mitterwald
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Angels 6.

ANGELS 5TH: NETTLES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RENICK REPLACED
OLIVA (PLAYING LF); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
McMullen struck out; Repoz popped to second; RUIZ BATTED FOR
O'BRIEN; Ruiz singled to left; Berry forced Ruiz (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Angels 6.

TWINS 6TH: RUIZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); ALOMAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); THOMPSON BATTED FOR STRICKLAND; Thompson
struck out; Tovar grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Angels 6.

ANGELS 6TH: HALL REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); WRIGHT BATTED FOR
LAROCHE; Wright struck out; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to
first); Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 7, Angels 6.

TWINS 7TH: FISHER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); MOSES REPLACED
STEPHENSON (PLAYING C ); Renick walked; Killebrew struck out;
Braun grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Renick out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Angels 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Conigliaro flied out to left; Moses struck out;
McMullen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Angels 6.

TWINS 8TH: Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenas
doubled to right; Mitterwald was walked intentionally; Hall
reached on an error by McMullen on a sacrifice bunt [Mitterwald
to second, Cardenas to third]; Tovar popped to catcher in foul
territory; Carew singled to shortstop [Hall to second,
Mitterwald to third, Cardenas scored (unearned)]; Renick walked
[Mitterwald scored (unearned), Hall to third, Carew to second];
Killebrew walked [Hall scored (unearned), Carew to third, Renick
to second]; REESE RAN FOR KILLEBREW; MALONEY REPLACED FISHER
(PITCHING); Maloney threw a wild pitch [Reese to second, Renick
to third, Carew scored (unearned)]; Braun was called out on
strikes; 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 11, Angels 6.

ANGELS 8TH: REESE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Repoz struck out;
Ruiz popped to first in foul territory; Berry struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 11, Angels 6.

TWINS 9TH: Nettles struck out; Cardenas tripled to center;
Mitterwald popped to first in foul territory; Hall singled to
center [Cardenas scored]; Tovar singled to center [Hall to
second]; Carew flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
12, Angels 6.

ANGELS 9TH: SPENCER BATTED FOR MALONEY; Spencer struck out;
Alomar popped to second; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 12, Angels 6.