Coming back after trailing by five runs, the Twins rallied with the aid of a three-run homer by Leo Cardenas to defeat the Orioles, 8-5. Frank Robinson rapped two round-trippers for the Orioles, each with a man on base.

The Twins, after picking up their initial marker in the sixth, exploded for five runs in the eighth. A walk, a single by Rod Carew and an infield out plated the first tally. Another walk and a single by Jim Holt added the second run before Cardenas clouted his homer. [The Sporting News]
Minnesota Twins 8, Baltimore Orioles 5

Game Played on Friday, August 20, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  5  2  -   8  9  1
Orioles      2  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   5  7  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .305      Buford lf             3   0   1   0     2   0   .282
Carew 2b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .281      Rettenmund cf         5   0   1   1     0   1   .301
Oliva rf              5   0   2   2     0   1   .360      Powell 1b             2   2   1   0     2   0   .238
Killebrew 3b,1b       3   1   0   0     2   1   .251      F. Robinson rf        4   2   2   4     0   0   .292
Reese 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Hendricks c           2   0   0   0     2   1   .244
  Alyea ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .187      B. Robinson 3b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .279
  Holt ph             1   1   1   1     0   0   .264      Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      DaVanon 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .241
Cardenas ss           4   1   1   3     0   0   .281        Shopay ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Nettles cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Dobson p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .129
Mitterwald c          4   1   1   0     0   1   .246        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .053
Perry p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .200        Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Braun ph,3b         1   2   1   1     1   0   .247        Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dalrymple ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .233

Totals               35   8   9   7     4   5             Totals               30   5   7   5     7   3

Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance: 29,616
Left on Base: Twins 5, Orioles 6
DP: Twins 3, Orioles 0
Errors: Oliva, Powell, DaVanon
Doubles: Mitterwald (11)
Home Runs: Cardenas (16), F. Robinson 2 (21)
Caught Stealing: Tovar (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Tovar (8), Dobson (11)
GIDP: Rettenmund (11), B. Robinson (12), DaVanon (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(13-14)          7     6   5   5   6   2   2  30   4.34
Williams SV(4)          2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.79
Totals                  9     7   5   5   7   3   2  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  7.1   5   3   3   2   5   0  29   2.96
Jackson                 0.1   0   1   1   1   0   0   2   3.23
Hall L(5-6)             0.1   4   4   3   0   0   1   6   4.58
Richert                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.91
Totals                  9     9   8   7   4   5   1  40

Passed Balls: Hendricks (13)
Wild Pitches: Hall (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Johnny Stevens


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
walked; Oliva singled to right [Carew to third]; Killebrew
struck out; Reese grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Rettenmund grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Buford out at second];
Powell walked; F. Robinson homered [Powell scored]; Hendricks
walked; B. Robinson flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 2.

TWINS 2ND: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); Mitterwald made an out to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); DaVanon
singled to right; Dobson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [DaVanon to second]; Buford walked; Rettenmund singled
to center [DaVanon scored, Buford to third]; Powell walked
[Rettenmund to second]; F. Robinson flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 3.

TWINS 3RD: Perry singled to right; Tovar made an out to second;
Carew reached on an error by DaVanon [Perry to second, Carew out
at second (catcher to first)]; Oliva struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Hendricks walked; B. Robinson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Hendricks out at
second]; Belanger made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 3.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Reese
flied out to center; Cardenas made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: DaVanon flied out to center; Dobson made an out to
second; Buford popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 3.

TWINS 5TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald
struck out; Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund grounded out (second to first); Powell
singled to right [Powell to second (error by Oliva)]; F.
Robinson homered [Powell scored]; Hendricks struck out; B.
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 5.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar singled to shortstop; Carew grounded out (first
unassisted) [Tovar to second]; Oliva singled to right [Tovar
scored]; Killebrew flied out to right; Reese grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger singled to left; DaVanon grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Belanger out at
second]; Dobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 5.

TWINS 7TH: Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Nettles
struck out; Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Buford popped to third in foul territory;
Rettenmund struck out; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 5.

TWINS 8TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR PERRY; Braun walked; Tovar struck
out; Carew singled to right [Braun to second]; JACKSON REPLACED
DOBSON (PITCHING); Hendricks allowed a passed ball [Braun to
third, Carew to second]; Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Braun scored, Carew to third]; Killebrew walked; ALYEA BATTED
FOR REESE; HALL REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); HOLT BATTED FOR
ALYEA; Holt singled to left [Carew scored, Killebrew to third];
Cardenas homered [Killebrew scored, Holt scored]; Nettles lined
to second; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED HOLT (PITCHING); BRAUN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); KILLEBREW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); F.
Robinson flied out to right; Hendricks flied out to left; B.
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Orioles 5.

TWINS 9TH: Mitterwald doubled to right; Hall threw a wild pitch
[Mitterwald to third]; Braun singled to center [Mitterwald
scored]; Tovar reached on an error by Powell on a sacrifice bunt
[Braun scored (unearned) (no RBI), Tovar to third]; RICHERT
REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Carew grounded out (third to first);
Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); Killebrew was walked
intentionally; Tovar was caught stealing home (catcher to third
to pitcher); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Belanger flied out to center; SHOPAY BATTED FOR
DAVANON; On a bunt Shopay grounded out (pitcher to first);
DALRYMPLE BATTED FOR RICHERT; Dalrymple walked; Buford singled
to right [Dalrymple to second]; Rettenmund grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, Orioles 5.
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