The Senators jumped on Jim Perry for four runs in the third inning and defeated the Twins, 5-2. Jackie Brown and Del Unser singled and Don Mincher hit a sacrifice fly for the first run. Frank Howard drove in another with a double and Dick Billings followed with a homer to score behind Howard. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Monday, July      19, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Senators     0  0  4    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5 10  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf,rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .295      Unser cf,rf           3   2   2   0     1   0   .272
Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Randle 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Oliva rf              1   0   1   0     0   0   .377      Mincher 1b            3   0   2   2     0   0   .301
  Holt lf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .259        Maddox pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Thompson ph,3b      0   0   0   0     1   0   .237      Howard lf,1b          3   1   2   1     1   1   .298
Killebrew 1b          4   0   1   2     0   0   .264      Billings c            4   1   1   2     0   0   .241
Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .282      McCraw rf,lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .226
Nettles cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Nelson 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .324
Braun 3b,lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .236
Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Brown p               2   1   1   0     0   1   .167
Perry p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
  Reese ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .194        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lindblad p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Thomas ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .160
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .300

Totals               32   2   7   2     2   2             Totals               31   5  10   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  5,317
Left on Base: Twins 5, Senators 6
DP: Twins 1, Senators 3
Errors: Mitterwald, McCraw
Doubles: McCraw (4), Howard (16), Mincher (14)
Home Runs: Billings (3)
Caught Stealing: Nelson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Mincher (2)
GIDP: Mitterwald (8), Killebrew (13), Randle (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(12-9)           5     9   4   4   0   2   1  23   3.94
Williams                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.64
Hall                    2     1   1   1   3   1   0   9   3.24
Totals                  8    10   5   5   3   3   1  35

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown W(3-2)            5     4   1   1   1   1   0  18   4.54
Shellenback             0.1   1   1   0   0   1   0   3   3.69
Pina                    0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.32
Lindblad SV(6)          3.1   1   0   0   1   0   0  11   2.59
Totals                  9     7   2   1   2   2   0  34

Wild Pitches: Brown (3)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Larry Barnett


TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Carew grounded out (second
to first); Oliva singled to left; Brown threw a wild pitch
[Oliva to second]; Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: On a bunt Unser singled to shortstop; Randle
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Unser out at
second]; Mincher singled to center; Howard struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Senators 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cardenas walked; Nettles lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Cardenas out at first]; Braun grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HOLT
REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING LF); Billings grounded out (third to
first); McCraw doubled to left; Nelson grounded out (shortstop
to first) [McCraw to third]; Harrah popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Senators 0.

TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald flied out to left; Perry grounded out
(first unassisted); Tovar popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Brown singled to center; On a bunt Unser singled
to third [Brown to second]; Unser was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Mitterwald [Brown to third, Unser to
second]; Randle popped to third in foul territory; Mincher hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Brown scored, Unser to third]; Howard
doubled to left [Unser scored]; Billings homered [Howard
scored]; McCraw grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Senators 4.

TWINS 4TH: Carew singled to center; Holt grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Carew to second]; Killebrew flied out to center;
Cardenas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Senators 4.

SENATORS 4TH: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Senators 4.

TWINS 5TH: Nettles popped to second; Braun singled to center;
Mitterwald grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Braun out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Senators 4.

SENATORS 5TH: Unser grounded out (second to first); Randle
singled to shortstop; Mincher flied out to left; Howard singled
to right [Randle to third]; Billings flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Senators 4.

TWINS 6TH: REESE BATTED FOR PERRY; Reese singled to center;
SHELLENBACK REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Tovar singled to pitcher
[Reese to second]; Carew reached on an error by McCraw [Reese to
third, Tovar to second, Carew to first]; Holt struck out; PINA
REPLACED SHELLENBACK (PITCHING); Killebrew singled to left
[Reese scored, Tovar scored (unearned), Carew to third];
Cardenas grounded out (pitcher to first) [Killebrew to second];
LINDBLAD REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Nettles popped to pitcher; 2
R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 4.

SENATORS 6TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED REESE (PITCHING); McCraw
grounded out (third to first); Nelson popped to first; Harrah
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Senators 4.

TWINS 7TH: Braun popped to pitcher; Mitterwald grounded out
(shortstop to first); THOMAS BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Thomas singled
to center; Tovar forced Thomas (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 4.

SENATORS 7TH: HALL REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Lindblad grounded
out (second to first); Unser walked; On a bunt Randle made an
out to catcher [Unser stayed at first]; Lenny Rabdle called
for interference; Mincher doubled [Unser scored]; MADDOX RAN
FOR MINCHER; Howard was walked intentionally; Billings popped to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 5.

TWINS 8TH: HOWARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MADDOX STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MCCRAW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Carew flied out to center;
THOMPSON BATTED FOR HOLT; Thompson walked; Killebrew grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Thompson out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 5.

SENATORS 8TH: BRAUN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); THOMPSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); McCraw grounded out (second to
first); Nelson walked; Nelson was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 2, Senators 5.

TWINS 9TH: Cardenas grounded out (second to first); Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); Braun flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 5.