Jim Perry pitched a three-hitter and the Twins smashed four homers to beat the Athletics, 10-1. Rich Reese started the slugging with a round-tripper in the second inning. Tony Oliva connected in the third and Harmon Killebrew and Reese homered in succession in the sixth. Reggie Jackson saved the A's from being shutout with a circuit clout in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 10, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      22, 1971 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  3  1
Twins        0  1  2    4  0  3    0  0  x  -  10 13  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Nettles cf            5   0   0   0     0   2   .250
  Brown ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Carew 2b              4   3   3   1     1   1   .255
Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Oliva rf              5   2   3   3     0   0   .387
Jackson rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .279      Killebrew 3b          2   1   1   3     1   1   .266
Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .274        Braun 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Bando 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Reese 1b              4   2   3   3     0   0   .194
Mangual cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Holt lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .271
Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Mitterwald c          4   0   1   0     0   2   .267
Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Perry p               3   1   0   0     1   0   .205
Hunter p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .347
  Roland p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hegan ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .228
  Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monday cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .207

Totals               30   1   3   1     1   1             Totals               36  10  13  10     3   7

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 11,147
Left on Base: A's 3, Twins 6
DP: A's 0, Twins 0
Errors: Patterson
Doubles: Holt 2 (9)
Triples: Jackson (2)
Home Runs: Jackson (16), Reese 2 (4), Oliva (17), Killebrew (11)
Stolen Bases: Oliva (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Killebrew (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(10-5)          3.1   7   5   5   1   3   1  18   3.50
Roland                  1.2   3   2   2   1   2   1   9   4.07
Patterson               1     2   3   3   1   0   2   6   6.00
Locker                  2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.11
Totals                  8    13  10  10   3   7   4  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(11-5)           9     3   1   1   1   1   1  31   3.81
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1   1   1  31

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris lined to shortstop; Rudi grounded out
(second to first); Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Nettles made an out to shortstop; Carew singled to
left; Oliva popped to first in foul territory; Killebrew struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); Bando
walked; Mangual grounded out (first unassisted) [Bando to
second]; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Reese homered; Cardenas made an out to shortstop;
Holt doubled to right; Mitterwald struck out; Perry made an out
to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green grounded out (pitcher to first); Hunter
grounded out (catcher to first); Campaneris grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Nettles flied out to left; Carew singled to left;
Oliva singled to left [Carew to third]; Oliva stole second;
Killebrew hit a sacrifice fly to left [Carew scored]; Reese
singled to right [Oliva scored]; Cardenas grounded out (pitcher
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi made an out to third; Jackson flied out to
center; Epstein grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Holt doubled to left; Mitterwald was called out on
strikes; Perry walked; ROLAND REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING);
Nettles struck out; Carew singled to left [Perry to second, Holt
scored]; Oliva homered [Perry scored, Carew scored]; Killebrew
walked; Reese flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 7.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual
flied out to left; Duncan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 7.

TWINS 5TH: Cardenas was called out on strikes; Holt popped to
third in foul territory; Mitterwald singled to left; Perry
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Twins 7.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Green flied out to left; HEGAN BATTED FOR ROLAND;
Hegan singled to center; Campaneris made an out to third; Rudi
forced Hegan (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 7.

TWINS 6TH: PATTERSON REPLACED HEGAN (PITCHING); Nettles flied
out to left; Carew walked; Carew was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Patterson [Carew to second]; Oliva made an
out to shortstop; Killebrew homered [Carew scored]; Reese
homered; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 10.

ATHLETICS 7TH: BRAUN REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 3B); Jackson
homered; Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); Bando flied
out to center; Mangual grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 10.

TWINS 7TH: BROWN REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING SS); MONDAY
REPLACED PATTERSON (PLAYING CF); LOCKER REPLACED MANGUAL
(PITCHING); Holt grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald
flied out to center; Perry grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 10.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Duncan grounded out (pitcher to first); Green
grounded out (first to pitcher); Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 10.

TWINS 8TH: Nettles was called out on strikes; Carew struck out;
Oliva singled to right; Braun lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 10.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Brown grounded out (third to first); Rudi lined
to center; Jackson tripled to left; Epstein grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 10.