Bill Gogolewski and Joe Grzenda combined on a four-hitter and pitched the Senators to a 7-1 victory over the Twins. Gogolewski allowed only one hit before rain forced a 26-minute delay in the seventh inning.

The Twins then scored their run on a walk to Harmon Killebrew and one-out singles by Rich Reese and Leo Cardenas. Grzenda struck out two batters to end the inning and gave up just one the hit rest of the way. The Senators' scoring included a two-run double by Frank Howard. [The Sporting News]
Washington Senators 7, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Wednesday, July 28, 1971 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Senators     0  0  1    0  2  0    1  0  3  -   7 13  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  2


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf,rf           5   0   2   1     1   0   .282      Tovar lf,cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Randle 2b             2   1   1   0     0   0   .255      Carew 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .273
  Allen 2b            4   1   3   0     0   0   .266      Killebrew 3b          3   1   0   0     1   1   .257
Mincher 1b            2   1   0   0     2   1   .300      Oliva rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .355
  Maddox cf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Reese 1b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .209
Howard lf,1b          5   0   1   2     0   1   .305      Cardenas ss           3   0   1   1     1   1   .284
  McCraw 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Nettles cf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Biittner rf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .264        Alyea ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .194
  Burroughs ph,lf     1   2   1   0     1   0   .250      Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Billings c            3   0   2   1     1   1   .263      Perry p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Nelson 3b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .302        Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Cullen ss             4   1   0   0     1   2   .191        Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Gogolewski p          3   0   0   0     0   2   .091        Haydel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grzenda p           2   0   1   1     0   0   .333        Thomas ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .172
                                                            Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  13   6     7   8             Totals               29   1   4   1     4   8

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 10,139
Left on Base: Senators 14, Twins 5
DP: Senators 1, Twins 1
Errors: Reese 2
Doubles: Allen (5), Howard (20), Carew (11), Reese (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Nelson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Billings (3)
GIDP: Howard (21)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gogolewski W(1-0)       6.1   3   1   1   4   5   0  24   2.60
Grzenda SV(2)           2.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   9   2.09
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   8   0  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(12-11)          6     6   3   2   5   6   0  29   3.94
Hall                    1.1   4   1   1   1   2   0   9   3.29
Haydel                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   7.04
Perranoski              0     1   3   1   1   0   0   3   6.96
Williams                1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.65
Totals                  9    13   7   4   7   8   0  48

Passed Balls: Mitterwald (4)
Wild Pitches: Perry (4)
Balks: Williams (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Lou DiMuro


SENATORS 1ST: Unser singled to right; Randle flied to right in
foul territory; Mincher walked [Unser to second]; Howard
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Mincher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
doubled to right; Killebrew hit into a double play (third to
first) [Carew out at third (first to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Senators 0, Twins 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Biittner struck out; Billings singled to right;
Nelson singled to right [Billings to second]; Cullen walked
[Billings to third, Nelson to second]; Gogolewski struck out;
Unser flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Reese flied out
to center; Cardenas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
0, Twins 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Randle singled to left; Mincher reached on an
error by Reese (assist by Killebrew) [Randle to second, Mincher
to first]; Mitterwald allowed a passed ball [Randle to third,
Mincher to second]; Howard was called out on strikes; Biittner
walked; Billings hit a sacrifice fly to right [Randle scored
(unearned), Mincher to third]; Nelson reached on a fielder's
choice [Mincher out at home (pitcher to catcher), Biittner to
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald
grounded out (catcher to first); Perry was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Twins 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Cullen popped to second; Gogolewski struck out;
Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1,
Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: ALLEN REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING 2B); Tovar grounded
out (third to first); Carew walked; Killebrew was called out on
strikes; Oliva flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 1, Twins 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Allen doubled to right; Mincher walked; Perry
threw a wild pitch [Allen to third, Mincher to second]; Howard
doubled to center [Allen scored, Mincher scored]; Biittner
popped to shortstop; Billings struck out; Nelson flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Reese walked; Cardenas walked [Reese to second];
Reese was out trying to advance to third (catcher to third)
[Cardenas stayed at first]; Nettles flied out to left;
Mitterwald forced Cardenas (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Senators 3, Twins 0.

SENATORS 6TH: Cullen struck out; Gogolewski flied out to center;
Unser walked; Allen popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR PERRY; Braun struck out; Tovar
popped to shortstop; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 3, Twins 0.

SENATORS 7TH: HALL REPLACED BRAUN (PITCHING); Mincher struck
out; Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); BURROUGHS BATTED
FOR BIITTNER; Burroughs walked; Billings singled to center
[Burroughs to third]; Nelson singled to center [Burroughs
scored, Billings to second]; Cullen struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Senators 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: MADDOX REPLACED MINCHER (PLAYING CF); HOWARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BURROUGHS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Killebrew walked; Oliva
flied out to left; Reese singled to right [Killebrew to second];
Cardenas singled to left [Killebrew scored, Reese to second];
GRZENDA REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); ALYEA BATTED FOR
NETTLES; Alyea struck out; Mitterwald struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Senators 4, Twins 1.

SENATORS 8TH: ALYEA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TOVAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Grzenda singled to left; Unser forced
Grzenda (pitcher to shortstop); Allen singled to right [Unser to
second]; HAYDEL REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Maddox flied out to
center; Howard forced Allen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Senators 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: MCCRAW REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING 1B); THOMAS BATTED
FOR HAYDEL; Thomas struck out; Tovar flied out to center; Carew
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
4, Twins 1.

SENATORS 9TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Burroughs
singled to center; Billings walked [Burroughs to second]; Nelson
reached on an error by Reese on a sacrifice bunt [Burroughs to
third, Billings to second, Nelson to first]; WILLIAMS REPLACED
PERRANOSKI (PITCHING); Williams balked [Burroughs scored,
Billings to third, Nelson to second]; Cullen reached on a
fielder's choice [Billings out at home (shortstop to catcher),
Nelson to third]; Grzenda grounded out (second to first) [Nelson
scored (unearned), Cullen to second]; Unser singled to center
[Cullen scored (unearned)]; Allen singled to right [Unser to
third]; Maddox flied out to right; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Senators 7, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Killebrew popped to shortstop; Oliva grounded out
(second to first); Reese doubled; Cardenas lined to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 7, Twins 1.
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