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Monday June 21, 1971
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Although Vida Blue gave up seven hits, more than in any of his previous victories, the Athletics' sensational lefthander struck out 13 and and beat the Twins, 3-2. The triumph was the fifth in succession for Blue and his 15th of the season.

The Twins scored their runs in the third inning to take a 2-1 lead. Rich Reese tripled and counted on a single by Ray Corbin. After forcing Corbin, Cesar Tovar stole second and scored on a single by Harmon Killebrew. The A's tied the game in the sixth and scored the deciding run in the seventh on a wild throw by Mitterwald. [The Sporting News]


Oakland Athletics 3, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Monday, June 21, 1971 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

A's          1  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3  7  0
Twins        0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   2   1   0     0   0   .255      Tovar cf,lf           4   1   0   0     1   1   .297
Rudi lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     1   3   .247
Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Killebrew 3b          4   0   1   1     0   2   .264
Epstein 1b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .280      Oliva rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .382
Bando 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .274      Cardenas ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .283
Mangual cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Mitterwald c          4   0   1   0     0   2   .267
  Monday cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Alyea lf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .228
Duncan c              4   0   1   1     0   2   .230        Holt cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Green 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .275        Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .207
Blue p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .122        Nettles cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                          Reese 1b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .179
                                                          Corbin p              3   0   1   1     0   2   .154
                                                            Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .316
                                                            Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               33   3   7   2     2   5             Totals               33   2   7   2     5  13

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 23,334
Left on Base: A's 7, Twins 9
DP: A's 0, Twins 0
Errors: Mitterwald
Doubles: Epstein (6)
Triples: Reese (1)
Stolen Bases: Tovar (13)
Caught Stealing: Carew (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Rudi (9)
Hit by Pitch: Blue (1,by Corbin)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(15-2)            9     7   2   2   5  13   0  38   1.46
Totals                  9     7   2   2   5  13   0  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin L(4-4)           6.1   7   3   2   2   2   0  29   3.60
Hall                    2.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   8   3.08
Totals                  9     7   3   2   2   5   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Corbin (2)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to center; Rudi out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Campaneris to second]; Jackson
walked; Epstein walked [Campaneris to third, Jackson to second];
Bando grounded out (third to first) [Epstein to second, Jackson
to third, Campaneris scored]; Mangual grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar made an out to first; Carew struck out;
Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins
0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan struck out; Green singled to right; Blue
forced Green (pitcher to shortstop); Campaneris grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Cardenas
singled to right; Mitterwald struck out; Alyea lined to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
flied out to center; Epstein singled to right; Bando forced
Epstein (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Reese tripled to left; Corbin singled to right [Reese
scored]; Tovar forced Corbin (third to second); Tovar stole
second; Carew struck out; Killebrew singled to left [Tovar
scored]; Oliva walked [Killebrew to second]; Cardenas flied out
to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Mangual lined to right; Duncan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Green popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Mitterwald struck out; Alyea walked; Reese walked
[Alyea to second]; Corbin struck out; Tovar made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Blue grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris
lined to right; Rudi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Carew walked; Carew was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Killebrew struck out; Oliva singled to
center; Cardenas singled to right [Oliva to third]; Mitterwald
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Epstein
doubled to right; Bando singled to left [Epstein to third];
Mangual struck out; Duncan singled to center [Bando to third,
Epstein scored]; Green made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Alyea struck out; Reese struck out; Corbin struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: HOLT REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Blue was hit by a pitch; Campaneris
forced Blue (first to shortstop); Rudi singled to center
[Campaneris to third]; HALL REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); Rudi was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Mitterwald [Rudi to
second, Campaneris scored (unearned)]; Jackson popped to catcher
in foul territory; Epstein flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Tovar struck out; Carew grounded out (shortstop to
first); Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Mangual
flied out to center; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: MONDAY REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING CF); Oliva made an
out to shortstop; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mitterwald singled to left; RENICK BATTED FOR HOLT; Renick
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: NETTLES REPLACED RENICK (PLAYING CF); Green
struck out; Blue struck out; Campaneris flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Reese made an out to second; BRAUN BATTED FOR HALL;
Braun grounded out (second to first); Tovar walked; Carew struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 2.



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