The Twins broke their four-game losing streak behind the five-hit pitching of Jim Kaat, who beat the Angels, 7-1. Tony Oliva drove in two runs with a double in the third inning when the Twins scored four times with the aid of five walks. Cesar Tovar hit his first homer of the season with two men on base in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, California Angels 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    7, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   7  8  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf,rf           5   2   2   3     0   0   .306      Alomar 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Carew 2b              3   1   1   0     2   1   .278      Rivers rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .259
Killebrew 1b          4   1   0   1     1   1   .252      McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Oliva rf              3   0   2   2     0   0   .374      Cowan lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .311
  Holt lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Moses c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Alyea lf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .190      Berry cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .203
  Nettles cf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .232      O'Brien ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .199
Mitterwald c          2   1   1   0     2   0   .247      May p                 1   0   0   0     0   1   .174
Braun 3b              2   2   2   0     2   0   .245        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .357
Kaat p                3   0   0   0     0   3   .212        T. Reynolds ph      1   1   1   0     0   0   .217
                                                            Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Torborg ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .148
                                                            Clark p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .267

Totals               31   7   8   6     8   8             Totals               32   1   5   1     0   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 13,091
Left on Base: Twins 6, Angels 4
DP: Twins 0, Angels 0
Errors: Moses
Doubles: Oliva 2 (24), Alomar (19)
Triples: Rivers (1)
Home Runs: Tovar (1)
Caught Stealing: Braun (2), Mitterwald (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Kaat (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(9-8)             9     5   1   1   0   4   0  32   3.26
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   4   0  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(7-7)              3.1   3   4   4   6   3   0  18   2.79
Allen                   2.2   2   0   0   1   4   0   9   2.67
Queen                   2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.76
Clark                   1     3   3   3   1   0   1   7   3.00
Totals                  9     8   7   7   8   8   1  40

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar popped to second; Carew walked; Killebrew
popped to second; Oliva flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar popped to shortstop; Rivers grounded out
(second to first); McMullen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cardenas struck out; Alyea flied out to right;
Mitterwald flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Cowan flied out to center; Moses popped to second;
Spencer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Angels 0.

TWINS 3RD: Braun walked; Kaat was called out on strikes; Tovar
singled to center [Braun to third]; Carew walked [Tovar to
second]; Killebrew walked [Braun scored, Tovar to third, Carew
to second]; Oliva doubled to right [Tovar scored, Carew scored,
Killebrew to third]; Killebrew was picked off third but was safe
on an error by Moses [Killebrew scored, Oliva to third];
Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Alyea walked;
Mitterwald walked [Alyea to second]; Oliva was out trying to
advance to home (catcher to pitcher); 4 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); O'Brien
flied out to right; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
4, Angels 0.

TWINS 4TH: Braun singled to right; Kaat struck out; ALLEN
REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Braun was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Tovar flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Alomar doubled to center; Rivers struck out;
McMullen popped to second; Cowan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 0.

TWINS 5TH: Carew was called out on strikes; Killebrew struck
out; Oliva doubled to left; Cardenas grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Moses flied out to center; Spencer popped to second;
Berry grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Angels 0.

TWINS 6TH: Alyea struck out; Mitterwald singled to center;
Mitterwald was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Braun walked; Kaat struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: HOLT REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING LF); NETTLES REPLACED
ALYEA (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
O'Brien grounded out (second to first); T. REYNOLDS BATTED FOR
ALLEN; T. Reynolds singled to left; Alomar flied out to center;
Rivers tripled to right [T. Reynolds scored]; McMullen popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
Angels 1.

TWINS 7TH: QUEEN REPLACED T. REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Tovar grounded
out (third to first); Carew flied out to center; Killebrew
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
4, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Cowan singled to left; Moses singled to left [Cowan
to second]; Spencer flied out to center; Berry grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Cowan to third, Moses to second]; O'Brien
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
4, Angels 1.

TWINS 8TH: Holt flied out to left; Cardenas popped to catcher in
foul territory; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
4, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: TORBORG BATTED FOR QUEEN; Torborg flied out to
right; Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 1.

TWINS 9TH: CLARK REPLACED TORBORG (PITCHING); Mitterwald walked;
Braun singled to center [Mitterwald to second]; Kaat out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Mitterwald to third, Braun
to second]; Tovar homered [Mitterwald scored, Braun scored];
Carew singled to center; Killebrew flied out to left; Holt
forced Carew (second to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
7, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: McMullen flied out to left; Cowan flied out to
center; Moses flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
7, Angels 1.