Catfish Hunter chalked up his eighth straight victory for the Athletics, pitching a two-hitter to defeat the Twins, 5-1. Tommy Davis batted in three runs, two with a single in the first inning and the other with a homer in the seventh, when Reggie Jackson also hit for the circuit. Steve Braun homered for the Twins' tally. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       22, 1971 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  1
A's          2  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   5  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .311      Campaneris ss         5   1   2   0     0   0   .258
Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Oliva rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .388      Jackson rf            4   3   3   1     0   0   .275
Killebrew 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Davis 1b              4   1   2   3     0   0   .289
Braun 3b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .328      Bando 3b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .275
Holt cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Mangual cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     0   2   .228      Green 2b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .231
Kaat p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .185      Hunter p              4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reese ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .175

Totals               29   1   2   1     0   6             Totals               33   5   8   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 42,970
Left on Base: Twins 1, A's 8
DP: Twins 1, A's 0
Errors: Cardenas
Home Runs: Braun (2), Jackson (7), Davis (1)
Stolen Bases: Davis (2)
GIDP: Duncan (4)
Hit by Pitch: Bando (2,by Kaat)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(3-3)             5     5   3   3   2   2   0  25   3.06
Corbin                  1     3   2   2   1   0   2   7   1.59
Williams                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.93
Perranoski              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   7.71
Totals                  8     8   5   5   3   2   2  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(8-2)           9     2   1   1   0   6   1  29   2.92
Totals                  9     2   1   1   0   6   1  29

Hit by Pitch: Kaat (2)
Wild Pitches: Kaat (4)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan


TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Carew flied out to left;
Oliva lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to left; Rudi lined to left;
Jackson singled to left [Campaneris to third, Jackson to second
(on throw)]; Davis singled to left [Jackson scored, Campaneris
scored]; Davis stole second; Bando struck out; Mangual flied out
to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew made an out to second; Braun flied out to
left; Holt lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan made an out to shortstop; Green walked;
Hunter flied out to right; Campaneris singled to right [Green to
second]; Rudi made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
0, Athletics 2.

TWINS 3RD: Cardenas struck out; Mitterwald struck out; Kaat
struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Jackson singled to left; Davis reached on a
fielder's choice [Jackson to second]; Bando was hit by a pitch
[Jackson to third, Davis to second]; Kaat threw a wild pitch
[Jackson scored, Davis to third, Bando to second]; Mangual flied
out to right; Duncan was called out on strikes; Green was walked
intentionally; Hunter grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 3.

TWINS 4TH: Tovar made an out to second; Carew struck out; Oliva
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris flied out to left; Rudi flied out to
center; Jackson reached on an error by Cardenas; Davis forced
Jackson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 3.

TWINS 5TH: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Braun
homered; Holt grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenas grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics
3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual
grounded out (third to first); Duncan lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 3.

TWINS 6TH: Mitterwald flied out to left; MANUEL BATTED FOR KAAT;
Manuel grounded out (first to pitcher); Tovar flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: CORBIN REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Green grounded
out (third to first); Hunter singled to right; Campaneris lined
to left; Rudi forced Hunter (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 3.

TWINS 7TH: Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliva was
called out on strikes; Killebrew grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Jackson homered; Davis homered; Bando walked;
WILLIAMS REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); Mangual popped to first in
foul territory; Duncan grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Bando out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Athletics 5.

TWINS 8TH: Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); Holt lined
to shortstop; Cardenas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Green
lined to left; Hunter grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 5.

TWINS 9TH: Mitterwald was called out on strikes; REESE BATTED
FOR PERRANOSKI; Reese made an out to shortstop; Tovar singled to
center; Carew flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 5.