John Stephenson, hitting safely in his 12th straight game, singled a run home in the eighth inning to enable the Angels to defeat the Twins, 1-0. Sandy Alomar led off the frame with a single and, after a sacrifice, Tony Conigliaro walked before Stephenson singled off Ray Corbin to give the victory to Clyde Wright. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 1, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Thursday, May       20, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   1  4  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf,lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .314      Alomar ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .199
Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .237      Johnson lf            1   0   0   0     2   0   .231
Killebrew 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .326        Berry cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .160
Oliva rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .398      Conigliaro rf         2   0   0   0     1   0   .258
Cardenas ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .281      Stephenson c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .423
Alyea lf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .257      McMullen 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .254
  Holt cf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Repoz cf,lf           3   0   2   0     0   0   .288
Braun 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .314      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Ruiz 2b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .273
Hamm p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Wright p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               33   0   5   0     0   7             Totals               24   1   4   1     5   0

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  7,525
Left on Base: Twins 6, Angels 7
DP: Twins 1, Angels 0
Errors: Spencer
Stolen Bases: Ruiz (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wright (3), Conigliaro (1), Johnson (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamm                    7     2   0   0   4   0   0  27   1.38
Corbin L(4-2)           1     2   1   1   1   0   0   5   0.83
Totals                  8     4   1   1   5   0   0  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright W(4-3)           9     5   0   0   0   7   0  33   2.70
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0   7   0  33

Wild Pitches: Wright (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
grounded out (shortstop to first); Killebrew singled to center;
Oliva singled to second [Killebrew to second]; Wright threw a
wild pitch [Oliva to second, Killebrew to third]; Cardenas flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (catcher to first); Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Conigliaro popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Alyea was called out on strikes; Braun flied out to
right; Mitterwald popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Stephenson grounded out (shortstop to first);
McMullen flied out to left; Repoz singled to center; Spencer
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 0.

TWINS 3RD: Hamm flied out to right; Tovar popped to first; Carew
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Ruiz walked; Wright out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Ruiz to second]; Alomar grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Ruiz to third]; Johnson walked; Conigliaro forced
Johnson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 0.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew popped to shortstop; Oliva grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Cardenas singled to third;
Alyea struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Stephenson popped to second; McMullen grounded out
(third to first); Repoz grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 5TH: Braun singled to catcher; Mitterwald flied out to
center; Hamm struck out; Tovar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Ruiz
grounded out (second to first); Wright flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 6TH: Carew struck out; Killebrew popped to second; Oliva
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar flied out to center; Johnson walked;
Conigliaro out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Johnson to
second]; Stephenson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 7TH: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Alyea
grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: HOLT REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); McMullen walked; Repoz singled to right
[McMullen to second]; Spencer forced McMullen (pitcher to third)
[Repoz to second]; Ruiz forced Spencer (second to shortstop)
[Repoz to third]; Ruiz stole second; Wright flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 8TH: Mitterwald grounded out (pitcher to first); RENICK
BATTED FOR HAMM; Renick grounded out (second to first); Tovar
reached on an error by Spencer; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: CORBIN REPLACED RENICK (PITCHING); Alomar singled to
center; Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Alomar to second]; Conigliaro walked; Stephenson singled to
center [Conigliaro to third, Alomar scored]; McMullen flied into
a double play (left to catcher) [Conigliaro out at home]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.

TWINS 9TH: BERRY REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING CF); REPOZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Killebrew flied out to center; Oliva
flied out to center; Cardenas singled to right; Holt flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.