Vida Blue gained his 10th straight victory with a lift from Mike Epstein, who smashed a two-run homer to enable the Athletics to defeat the Twins, 3-1. Reggie Jackson doubled ahead of Epstein's homer in the fourth inning. Oakland Athletics 3, Minnesota Twins 1Game Played on Sunday, May 23, 1971 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumTwins 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 A's 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 x - 3 6 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .305 Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Braun 2b,3b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .355 Rudi lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Killebrew 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .302 Jackson rf 2 2 1 0 2 1 .278 Oliva rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .384 Epstein 1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .258 Cardenas ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .267 Bando 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .280 Alyea lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .247 Monday cf 2 0 0 1 1 1 .229 Renick 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .217 Duncan c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Green 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .228 Mitterwald c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .231 Blue p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .161 Perry p 1 1 0 0 1 0 .261 Carew 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Totals 30 1 5 1 3 9 Totals 28 3 6 3 4 5 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 28,537 Left on Base: Twins 5, A's 7 DP: Twins 0, A's 2 Errors: Mitterwald, Campaneris Doubles: Jackson (8), Bando (10), Campaneris (9) Home Runs: Epstein (3) Caught Stealing: Braun (1) Sacrifice Hits: Blue (6) Sacrifice Flies: Monday (1) GIDP: Perry (2) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry L(5-4) 6.1 6 3 3 3 2 1 28 4.28 Hall 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 6 3.44 Totals 8 6 3 3 4 5 1 34 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue W(10-1) 9 5 1 0 3 9 0 33 1.03 Totals 9 5 1 0 3 9 0 33 Wild Pitches: Perry (2), Blue (7) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Nestor Chylak TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun singled to right; Killebrew forced Braun (third to second); Blue threw a wild pitch [Killebrew to second]; Oliva flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 2ND: Cardenas was called out on strikes; Alyea grounded out (shortstop to first); Renick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); Bando grounded out (third to first); Monday flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald singled to left; On a bunt Perry grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to second) [Mitterwald out at second]; Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Duncan lined to left; Green popped to first in foul territory; Blue was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 4TH: Braun lined to left; Killebrew struck out; Oliva singled to right; Cardenas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris made an out to third; Mitterwald dropped a foul fly hit by Rudi for an error; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson doubled; Epstein homered [Jackson scored]; Bando doubled to center; Monday was walked intentionally; Duncan grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2. TWINS 5TH: Alyea made an out to second; Renick struck out; Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Green walked; Blue out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Green to second]; Campaneris popped to first in foul territory; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2. TWINS 6TH: Perry walked; Tovar reached on an error by Campaneris [Perry to third, Tovar to second]; Braun singled to right [Perry scored (unearned), Tovar out at home (right to catcher)]; Killebrew struck out while Braun was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson walked; Epstein flied out to center; Bando singled to right [Jackson to third]; Monday hit a sacrifice fly to right [Jackson scored]; Perry threw a wild pitch [Bando to second]; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. TWINS 7TH: Oliva lined to left; Cardenas lined to right; Alyea walked; Renick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Green made an out to shortstop; Blue singled; Campaneris doubled [Blue to third]; HALL REPLACED RENICK (PITCHING); CAREW REPLACED PERRY (PLAYING 2B); BRAUN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Rudi struck out; Jackson walked; Epstein struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. TWINS 8TH: Mitterwald flied out to left; Carew made an out to pitcher; Tovar walked; Braun singled to left [Tovar to second]; Killebrew forced Braun (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando flied out to center; Monday struck out; Duncan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. TWINS 9TH: Oliva lined to right; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Alyea struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3. |
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