An unearned run that followed a hotly contested ruling enabled the Twins to win the first game of a doubleheader, 2-1, but the Brewers exploded for six runs in the sixth inning to take an 8-5 decision in the second game. In the opener, Brant Alyea singled for the Twins in the sixth and gave way to Jim Holt as pinch-runner. After being caught in a rundown, Holt was awarded second base by the umpires, who ruled interference on the part of Ted Kubiak. Leo Cardenas singled with two out to drive in Holt with the winning run.

In the nightcap, the Brewers collected six hits in their big inning, including a two-run double by Dave May. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      27, 1971 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   2  5  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper 3b,lf          4   1   1   0     0   2   .208      Tovar cf,lf           2   0   0   1     1   0   .294
Gil 2b,3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .161      Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Pena 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Killebrew 1b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .262
Kosco lf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .228      Oliva rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .374
  Auerbach pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Alyea lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Ellis rf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .357        Holt pr,cf          1   1   0   0     0   0   .268
May cf                2   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Mitterwald c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
  Yates ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Cardenas ss           3   1   1   1     1   0   .289
Rodriguez c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Thompson 3b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .257
Kubiak ss,2b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .188        Braun ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Lopez p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Kaat p                2   0   0   0     1   0   .233
  Krausse p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Theobald ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .282
  Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Roof ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .184

Totals               31   1   6   1     1   7             Totals               28   2   5   2     6   2

Time of Game: 2:23
Left on Base: Brewers 8, Twins 9
DP: Brewers 0, Twins 0
Errors: Kubiak, Thompson
Doubles: Ellis (1)
Stolen Bases: Theobald (2)
Caught Stealing: Kosco (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Gil (2), Rodriguez (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Tovar (2)
Hit by Pitch: May (2,by Kaat), Rodriguez (4,by Kaat)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lopez                   4     1   1   1   5   2   0  18   4.83
Krausse L(3-10)         2     2   1   0   0   0   0   8   3.66
Morris                  2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.61
Totals                  8     5   2   1   6   2   0  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(5-7)             9     6   1   1   1   7   0  36   3.40
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   7   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Kaat 2 (5)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Harper singled to center; Gil out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Harper to second]; Pena grounded out
(third to first); Kosco was walked intentionally; Ellis singled
to center [Harper scored, Kosco to third]; Kosco was picked off
and caught stealing home (pitcher to third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar walked; Carew popped to catcher in foul
territory; Killebrew walked [Tovar to second]; Oliva forced
Killebrew (shortstop to second) [Tovar to third]; Alyea flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 0.

BREWERS 2ND: May was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Rodriguez forced
May (pitcher to shortstop); Kubiak was called out on strikes;
Lopez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Mitterwald flied out to left; Cardenas popped to
second; Thompson singled to center; Kaat popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Gil
popped to second; Pena grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew struck
out; Killebrew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
1, Twins 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Kosco struck out; Ellis doubled; May grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rodriguez was hit by a pitch; Kubiak reached
on an error by Thompson [Ellis to third, Rodriguez to second,
Kubiak to first]; Lopez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Brewers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva lined to center; Alyea grounded out (third to
first); Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Twins 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Harper struck out; Gil grounded out (shortstop to
first); Pena grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Cardenas walked; Thompson walked [Cardenas to
second]; Kaat walked [Cardenas to third, Thompson to second];
KRAUSSE REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); Tovar hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Cardenas scored]; Carew flied out to center; Killebrew
flied out to left; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Kosco grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis
lined to right; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva flied out to left; Alyea singled to center
[Alyea to second (error by Kubiak)]; HOLT RAN FOR ALYEA;
Mitterwald grounded out (second to first) [Holt to third];
Cardenas singled to center [Holt scored (unearned)]; Thompson
flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Twins 2.

BREWERS 7TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Rodriguez lined to right; Kubiak
grounded out (third to first); THEOBALD BATTED FOR KRAUSSE;
Theobald singled to left; Theobald stole second; Harper struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: MORRIS REPLACED THEOBALD (PITCHING); Kaat grounded
out (second to first); Tovar flied out to left; Carew singled to
second; Killebrew walked [Carew to second]; Oliva forced
Killebrew (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
1, Twins 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Gil lined to left; Pena flied out to center; Kosco
singled to shortstop; AUERBACH RAN FOR KOSCO; Ellis lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: AUERBACH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); KUBIAK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); GIL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
HARPER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Holt grounded out (second
to first); Mitterwald singled to left; Cardenas forced
Mitterwald (third to second); BRAUN BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Braun
forced Cardenas (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Twins 2.

BREWERS 9TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); YATES BATTED FOR
MAY; Yates singled to left; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Yates to second]; Kubiak was called out on
strikes; ROOF BATTED FOR MORRIS; Roof struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 2.