A five-run outburst in the sixth inning enabled the Twins to defeat the Orioles, 7-6. Harmon Killebrew walked, stopped at second on a single by Tony Oliva and crossed the plate, tying the score at 3-3, when Leo Cardenas singled and Merv Rettenmund booted the ball in center field.

Brant Alyea sent the Twins ahead with a single, scoring Oliva. Steve Braun then drove in two runs with a double, advanced to third on the throw home and scored what prove to be the deciding run on a sacrifice fly by George Mitterwald. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Baltimore Orioles 6
Game Played on Friday, May       28, 1971 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      0  1  2    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   6  4  1
Twins        0  0  0    2  0  5    0  0  x  -   7 12  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             2   2   0   0     2   0   .290      Tovar cf,lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .306
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .228
Belanger ss           3   2   0   0     2   0   .265      Killebrew 1b          3   2   1   1     1   0   .306
Powell 1b             4   0   2   3     0   0   .204      Oliva rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .379
F. Robinson rf        4   0   1   1     1   1   .279      Cardenas ss           3   2   3   1     1   0   .290
Rettenmund cf,lf      4   1   0   0     1   0   .263      Alyea lf              3   0   2   1     0   0   .263
B. Robinson 3b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .278        Holt pr,cf          1   1   0   0     0   1   .308
Johnson 2b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .287      Braun 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .299
Etchebarren c         3   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Mitterwald c          3   0   1   1     0   1   .246
McNally p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .148      Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Crowley ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .000        Hall p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .316
  Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hendricks ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Blair ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .228

Totals               30   6   4   5     8   4             Totals               33   7  12   6     2   3

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 13,737
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Twins 5
DP: Orioles 2, Twins 0
Errors: Rettenmund, Oliva
Doubles: Powell 2 (8), Braun (3), Tovar (10)
Home Runs: Killebrew (6), Cardenas (4)
Stolen Bases: Rettenmund (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Etchebarren (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Powell (1), Mitterwald (3)
GIDP: Alyea (4), Perry (3)
Hit by Pitch: Buford (2,by Perry)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(6-4)          5     9   6   6   2   2   2  24   3.29
Jackson                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   1.74
Dukes                   0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.52
Richert                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.50
Watt                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.08
Totals                  8    12   7   7   2   3   2  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(6-4)            6     3   5   5   6   3   0  28   4.54
Corbin                  1.1   1   1   0   1   1   0   7   1.50
Hall SV(4)              1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.57
Totals                  9     4   6   5   8   4   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Perry (2)
Wild Pitches: McNally (2)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to center; Belanger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Powell doubled to left; F. Robinson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Carew struck
out; Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Rettenmund walked; Rettenmund stole second; B.
Robinson flied out to right [Rettenmund to third]; Johnson
singled to left [Rettenmund scored]; Etchebarren struck out;
McNally struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva singled to center; McNally threw a wild pitch
[Oliva to second]; Cardenas walked; Alyea grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliva to third, Cardenas
out at second]; Braun popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford was hit by a pitch; Belanger walked [Buford
to second]; Powell doubled to right [Belanger scored, Buford
scored]; F. Robinson struck out; Rettenmund grounded out (first
unassisted) [Powell to third]; B. Robinson grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald singled to left; Perry grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mitterwald out at
second]; Tovar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Etchebarren grounded out (shortstop to first); McNally popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Killebrew
homered; Oliva grounded out (third to first); Cardenas homered;
Alyea singled to right; Braun flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Buford popped to second; Belanger walked; Powell
grounded out (second to pitcher) [Belanger to second]; F.
Robinson walked; Rettenmund grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Mitterwald struck out; Perry grounded out (second to
first); Tovar singled to pitcher; Carew flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: B. Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first);
Johnson flied out to right; Etchebarren flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Killebrew walked; Oliva singled to left [Killebrew to
second]; Cardenas singled to center [Killebrew scored (error by
Rettenmund), Oliva to third]; Alyea singled to left [Cardenas to
second, Oliva scored]; HOLT RAN FOR ALYEA; JACKSON REPLACED
MCNALLY (PITCHING); Braun doubled to right [Cardenas scored,
Holt scored, Braun to third (on throw)]; Mitterwald hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Braun scored]; Perry flied out to left;
Tovar doubled to left; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 5
R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CROWLEY BATTED FOR JACKSON; Crowley
walked; Buford walked [Crowley to second]; CORBIN REPLACED PERRY
(PITCHING); Belanger reached on a fielder's choice [Buford to
second, Crowley to third]; Powell hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Crowley scored, Buford scored (error by Oliva), Belanger to
third]; F. Robinson singled to left [Belanger scored
(unearned)]; Rettenmund popped to shortstop; B. Robinson struck
out; 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: DUKES REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Killebrew grounded
out (third to first); Oliva flied out to left; Cardenas singled
to left; RICHERT REPLACED DUKES (PITCHING); Holt struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: Johnson walked; Etchebarren out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Johnson to second]; HENDRICKS BATTED FOR
RICHERT; HALL REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); BLAIR BATTED FOR
HENDRICKS; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Buford
walked; Belanger lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
6, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WATT REPLACED
BUFORD (PITCHING); RETTENMUND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Braun flied to right in foul territory; Mitterwald grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hall flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 7.

ORIOLES 9TH: Powell flied out to center; F. Robinson grounded
out (pitcher to first); Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 7.