Two home runs by Jim Nettles, the rookie's first in the majors, carried the Twins to a pair of victories over the Royals, 6-5 and 7-1. Nettles' tenth-inning round-tripper decided the opener and his two-run blast in the first inning of the second game gave the Twins a lead they never relinquished.

In the first contest, Kansas City took a 5-0 lead, but the Twins fought back until George Mitterwald finally tied the score with his seventh homer of the year in the ninth. In the nightcap, Ray Corbin pitched his first complete game for the Twins. Cesar Tovar had six straight hits, three in each contest. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Royals 5 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, July 11, 1971 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals       2  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   5 13  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1    3  0  1    1  -   6 10  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   1   3   0     0   0   .272      Braun 2b              3   1   1   1     2   0   .253
Schaal 3b             2   2   2   1     3   0   .282      Tovar 3b              5   1   3   2     0   0   .294
Otis cf               4   1   3   2     0   1   .318      Killebrew 1b          5   0   1   1     0   0   .258
  Kirkpatrick cf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Holt rf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Piniella lf           5   0   1   1     0   1   .244      Cardenas ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .287
Rojas 2b              5   0   2   1     0   0   .312      Nettles cf            5   2   2   1     0   1   .308
Oliver rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .239      Reese lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .192
  Keough rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Mitterwald c          4   1   1   1     0   0   .242
Harrison 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .155      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Hopkins ph,1b       0   0   0   0     1   0   .278        Haydel p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
May c                 5   0   1   0     0   0   .259        Alyea ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Dal Canton p          2   1   0   0     1   1   .098        Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Abernathy p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .237
  Knoop ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Luebber p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               40   5  13   5     5   7             Totals               40   6  10   6     2   4

Time of Game: 3:00
Left on Base: Royals 10, Twins 7
DP: Royals 0, Twins 1
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Otis (16), Tovar (16), Braun (8)
Home Runs: Mitterwald (7), Nettles (1)
Stolen Bases: Piniella (2), Rojas (6), Patek (31)
GIDP: Oliver (6)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton              6.2   7   4   4   1   2   0  29   3.03
Abernathy               2.1   2   1   1   1   2   1  10   2.22
Burgmeier L(4-3)        0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   1.57
Totals                  9.2  10   6   6   2   4   2  42

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat                    2     6   4   4   1   1   0  13   3.46
Haydel                  5     5   1   1   2   3   0  19   4.82
Hall                    2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   3.05
Luebber W(1-2)          1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   7.24
Totals                 10    13   5   5   5   7   0  45

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to right; Schaal walked; Otis
singled to right [Schaal to second]; Piniella singled to right
[Schaal scored, Otis to second]; Rojas singled to left [Otis
scored, Piniella to second]; Piniella stole third and Rojas
stole second; Oliver popped to first in foul territory; Harrison
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun walked; Tovar popped to catcher in foul
territory; Killebrew made an out to shortstop; Holt popped to
shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: May flied out to right; Dal Canton grounded out
(third to first); Patek singled to right; Patek stole second;
Schaal singled to center [Patek scored]; Otis doubled to center
[Schaal scored]; Piniella grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cardenas singled to center; Nettles grounded out
(second to first) [Cardenas to second]; Reese grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Cardenas to third]; Mitterwald grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 0.

ROYALS 3RD: HAYDEL REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Rojas singled;
Oliver grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Rojas out at second]; Harrison grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Haydel flied out to left; Braun made an out to
second; Tovar reached on an error by Patek [Tovar to first];
Killebrew forced Tovar (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 0.

ROYALS 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Dal Canton
walked; Patek popped to first in foul territory; Schaal walked
[Dal Canton to second]; Otis singled to left [Dal Canton scored,
Schaal to third, Otis to second (on throw)]; Piniella struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Holt grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenas struck
out; Nettles made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
5, Twins 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas lined to left; Oliver singled to center
[Oliver out at second (center to second)]; Harrison flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Reese flied out to center; Mitterwald flied out to
left; Haydel was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 5, Twins 0.

ROYALS 6TH: May made an out to second; Dal Canton struck out;
Patek singled to pitcher; Patek was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Braun lined to first; Tovar doubled to left;
Killebrew singled to left [Tovar scored]; Holt made an out to
second; Cardenas grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Schaal singled to center; Otis was called out on
strikes; Piniella made an out to second; Rojas lined to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: KIRKPATRICK REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); Nettles
singled to left; Reese singled to right [Nettles to second];
Mitterwald popped to shortstop in foul territory; ALYEA BATTED
FOR HAYDEL; Alyea flied out to center; Braun doubled to right
[Nettles scored, Reese to third]; Tovar singled to left [Reese
scored, Braun scored]; ABERNATHY REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING);
Killebrew grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 5, Twins 4.

ROYALS 8TH: HALL REPLACED ALYEA (PITCHING); Oliver struck out;
Harrison struck out; May made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: KEOUGH REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING RF); Holt grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cardenas flied out to center; Nettles
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Twins 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Abernathy struck out; Patek singled to left; Schaal
walked [Patek to second]; Kirkpatrick grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Patek to third, Schaal to second]; Piniella flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: Reese grounded out (third to first); Mitterwald
homered; THOMPSON BATTED FOR HALL; Thompson was called out on
strikes; Braun walked; Tovar singled to right [Braun to third];
Killebrew lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins
5.

ROYALS 10TH: LUEBBER REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Rojas
grounded out (pitcher to first); Keough lined to first; HOPKINS
BATTED FOR HARRISON; Hopkins walked; May singled to left
[Hopkins to second]; KNOOP BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; Knoop lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 10TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED KNOOP (PITCHING); HOPKINS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Holt grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cardenas lined to center; Nettles homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 5, Twins 6.

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