In a dramatic comeback, after the White Sox scored three runs in the 11th inning, the Twins rallied for four runs in their half to gain a 7-6 victory. A double by Mike Andrews and triple by Lee Richard helped the White Sox take their lead. Minnesota Twins 7, Chicago White Sox 6Game Played on Thursday, June 17, 1971 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumWhite Sox 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 6 10 2 Twins 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 - 7 13 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richard ss 5 1 1 1 1 0 .231 Tovar lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .307 Stroud cf 6 1 2 0 0 2 .202 Carew 2b 5 1 0 0 1 2 .230 May 1b 4 1 0 0 1 2 .262 Killebrew 3b 3 1 2 2 3 0 .268 Melton 3b 4 1 2 3 0 0 .280 Kaat pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 Reichardt lf 2 0 0 0 1 2 .306 Oliva rf 6 1 2 2 0 1 .378 Maye lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Cardenas ss 5 0 2 0 1 0 .285 Johnstone rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Reese 1b 5 0 0 1 0 1 .178 Egan c 5 1 1 0 0 3 .295 Mitterwald c 6 1 4 2 0 0 .277 Alvarado 2b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .245 Holt cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .259 John p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .136 Corbin p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Andrews ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .278 Renick ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alyea ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 Horlen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nettles pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perranoski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Braun ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .254 Totals 40 6 10 5 4 10 Totals 43 7 13 7 7 6 Time of Game: 3:27 Attendance: 11,072 Left on Base: White Sox 8, Twins 13 DP: White Sox 1, Twins 1 Errors: Richard, Melton Doubles: Andrews (10), Braun (5) Triples: Richard (2) Home Runs: Melton (12), Killebrew (10), Mitterwald (6) Stolen Bases: Johnstone (3), Holt (3) Sacrifice Hits: John 2 (6), Tovar (4) Sacrifice Flies: Reese (2) GIDP: Oliva (4) Hit by Pitch: Melton (4,by Williams) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John 10 8 3 3 6 5 2 44 4.48 Romo 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 5.10 Forster 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.86 Horlen L(1-4) 0.1 4 2 2 0 0 0 5 4.41 Totals 10.2 13 7 7 7 6 2 52 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Corbin 6 7 3 3 2 6 1 27 3.71 Hall 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 10 3.20 Williams 1.2 3 3 3 1 1 0 9 4.09 Perranoski W(1-3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7.36 Totals 11 10 6 6 4 10 1 47 Hit by Pitch: Williams (5) Wild Pitches: Corbin (4) Balks: Perranoski (1) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jake O'Donnell, 3B - Frank Umont WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard popped to first in foul territory; Stroud singled to center; Corbin threw a wild pitch [Stroud to second]; May struck out; Melton singled to left [Stroud scored]; Reichardt walked [Melton to second]; Johnstone grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Carew was called out on strikes; Killebrew reached on an error by Melton [Tovar to second]; Oliva grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Killebrew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Egan struck out; Alvarado singled; John out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Alvarado to second]; Richard walked; Stroud lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Reese grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald singled to left; Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: May grounded out (first to pitcher); Melton grounded out (second to first); Reichardt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Corbin popped to catcher in foul territory; Tovar grounded out (third to first); Carew walked; Killebrew homered [Carew scored]; Oliva singled to center; Cardenas singled to left [Oliva to second]; Reese struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Johnstone lined to first; Egan flied out to left; Alvarado singled to center; John grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Mitterwald made an out to shortstop; Holt grounded out (pitcher to first); Corbin struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); Stroud singled to center; May forced Stroud (second to shortstop); Melton homered [May scored]; Reichardt struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: MAYE REPLACED REICHARDT (PLAYING LF); Tovar flied out to left; Carew grounded out (third to first); Killebrew walked; Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: Johnstone singled to right; Egan struck out; Johnstone stole second; Alvarado made an out to shortstop; John was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Reese grounded out (first unassisted); Mitterwald homered; Holt singled to left; RENICK BATTED FOR CORBIN; Holt stole second; Renick struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: HALL REPLACED RENICK (PITCHING); Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); Stroud flied out to center; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 3. TWINS 7TH: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Killebrew walked; Oliva struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: Melton grounded out (pitcher to first); Maye lined to right; Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 3. TWINS 8TH: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Reese grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald singled to left; Holt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 3. WHITE SOX 9TH: Egan struck out; Alvarado walked; John out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Alvarado to second]; Richard flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 3. TWINS 9TH: ALYEA BATTED FOR HALL; Alyea walked; NETTLES RAN FOR ALYEA; Tovar out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Nettles to second]; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Killebrew was walked intentionally; Oliva made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 3. WHITE SOX 10TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED NETTLES (PITCHING); Stroud was called out on strikes; May walked; Melton was hit by a pitch [May to second]; Maye lined into a double play (right to second to shortstop) [May out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 3. TWINS 10TH: Cardenas walked; On a bunt Reese forced Cardenas (third to shortstop); Mitterwald lined to shortstop [Reese to second (error by Richard)]; Holt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 3. WHITE SOX 11TH: Johnstone flied out to right; Egan singled to center; Alvarado flied out to center; ANDREWS BATTED FOR JOHN; Andrews doubled to left [Egan scored]; Richard tripled to left [Andrews scored]; PERRANOSKI REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Perranoski balked [Richard scored]; Stroud struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 3. TWINS 11TH: ROMO REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); BRAUN BATTED FOR PERRANOSKI; Braun doubled; Tovar walked; FORSTER REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Carew was called out on strikes; HORLEN REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Killebrew singled to center [Tovar to second, Braun to third]; KAAT RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Oliva singled to right [Kaat to second, Tovar scored, Braun scored]; On a bunt Cardenas singled [Oliva to second, Kaat to third]; Reese hit a sacrifice fly to right [Kaat scored]; Mitterwald singled [Cardenas to second, Oliva scored]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 7. |
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