Tony Gonzalez drove in two runs with his first homer of the season and Sandy Alomar plated a pair with a single to lead the Angels to a 7-4 victory over the Twins. Gonzalez broke a 1-1 tie with his drive in the third inning. Alomar hit his single with the bases loaded in the fourth. Ken McMullen had three hits for the Angels and batted in a run with a single in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 7, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Thursday, July      8, 1971 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  1  2    2  0  0    1  0  1  -   7  7  1
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  1  -   4 12  3


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   2   1   2     1   0   .247      Braun 2b              4   1   3   1     1   0   .252
Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Tovar rf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .292
  Berry ph,cf         0   0   0   1     0   0   .206      Reese 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .194
Gonzalez lf           4   2   1   2     1   0   .242        Killebrew ph,1b     2   0   1   1     0   0   .260
Stephenson c          5   1   0   0     0   0   .285      Cardenas ss           4   1   1   2     0   0   .285
McMullen 3b           4   1   3   1     0   0   .256      Holt cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   1     0   0   .218      Alyea lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Conigliaro rf         3   1   1   0     1   0   .229      Mitterwald c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
O'Brien ss            2   0   0   0     2   1   .221        Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Murphy p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .130      Thomas 3b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .136
  LaRoche p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Luebber p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Strickland p        0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Kaat ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .216
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tischinski c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .130

Totals               34   7   7   7     5   3             Totals               37   4  12   4     2   1

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 21,741
Left on Base: Angels 6, Twins 9
DP: Angels 1, Twins 1
Errors: McMullen, Thomas, Strickland, Williams
Doubles: Conigliaro (18)
Home Runs: Gonzalez (1), Cardenas (11)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (22)
Sacrifice Flies: Berry (2), Cardenas (7)
GIDP: Murphy (3), Alyea (6)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy W(5-11)          6.2   8   2   2   2   1   0  29   4.13
LaRoche                 1.2   3   2   2   0   0   1   8   2.30
Allen SV(7)             0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.42
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   1   1  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Luebber L(0-2)          3.2   6   5   4   1   2   1  19   7.82
Strickland              3.1   1   1   0   3   1   0  14   0.00
Williams                1     0   1   0   1   0   0   4   3.38
Hall                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.12
Totals                  9     7   7   4   5   3   1  40

Balks: Murphy (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers
grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun singled to center; Tovar singled to second
[Braun to third]; Reese forced Tovar (shortstop to second)
[Braun stayed at third]; Cardenas lined out on a sacrifice fly
to right [Braun scored]; Holt struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Twins 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Stephenson reached on an error by Thomas [Stephenson
to first]; McMullen singled to right [Stephenson to third];
Spencer grounded out (second to first) [Stephenson scored
(unearned), McMullen to second]; Conigliaro flied out to center;
O'Brien struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Alyea grounded out (third to first); Mitterwald
singled to left; Thomas popped to first in foul territory;
Luebber grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Twins 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Murphy singled to center; Alomar forced Murphy
(pitcher to shortstop); Alomar stole second; Rivers made an out
to first; Gonzalez homered [Alomar scored]; Stephenson flied out
to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Braun walked; Tovar lined to third [Braun to second
(error by McMullen)]; Reese grounded out (first unassisted)
[Braun to third]; Cardenas grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

ANGELS 4TH: McMullen singled to center; Spencer flied out to
right; Conigliaro doubled to left [McMullen to third]; O'Brien
was walked intentionally; Murphy struck out; Alomar singled to
right [McMullen scored, Conigliaro scored, O'Brien to third,
Alomar to second (on throw)]; STRICKLAND REPLACED LUEBBER
(PITCHING); Rivers struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5,
Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Holt grounded out (pitcher to first); Alyea grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Stephenson
lined to center; McMullen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Thomas flied out to right; Strickland walked; Murphy
balked [Strickland to second]; Braun grounded out (second to
first) [Strickland to third]; Tovar lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Spencer popped to first in foul territory;
Conigliaro walked; O'Brien walked [Conigliaro to second]; Murphy
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[O'Brien out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins
1.

TWINS 6TH: Reese singled to right; Cardenas flied out to center;
Holt singled to left [Reese to second]; Alyea grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Holt out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Alomar made an out to first; Rivers grounded out
(first unassisted); Gonzalez walked; Stephenson reached on an
error by Strickland [Gonzalez to second]; McMullen singled to
left [Gonzalez scored (unearned), Stephenson to second]; Spencer
forced McMullen (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Mitterwald flied out to left; Thomas singled to left;
KAAT BATTED FOR STRICKLAND; Kaat singled to left [Thomas to
second]; Braun singled to right [Thomas scored, Kaat to second];
Tovar lined to left; LAROCHE REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING);
KILLEBREW BATTED FOR REESE; Killebrew flied out to left; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 2.

ANGELS 8TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); KILLEBREW STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Conigliaro lined to center; O'Brien
grounded out (second to first); LaRoche flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Cardenas homered; Holt made an out to shortstop;
Alyea flied out to center; Mitterwald popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Alomar walked; Alomar was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Williams [Alomar to third]; HALL REPLACED
MITTERWALD (PITCHING); TISCHINSKI REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING C
); BERRY BATTED FOR RIVERS; Berry hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Alomar scored (unearned)]; Gonzalez grounded out (second to
first); Stephenson lined to right; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 7, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: BERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Thomas singled to
center; Tischinski flied out to left; Braun singled to first
[Thomas to second]; ALLEN REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Tovar
forced Braun (second to shortstop) [Thomas to third]; Killebrew
singled to center [Thomas scored, Tovar to second]; Cardenas
flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 7, Twins 4.