Trying for his 20th victory, Wilbur Wood drew his 11th defeat instead when the Twins beat the White Sox, 3-1, behind the four-hit pitching of Jim Kaat. Wood extended his scoreless string to 24 innings before being tagged for two runs in the third.

George Mitterwald singled, moved up on a sacrifice and scored on a single by Cesar Tovar, who took second on the throw to the plate and counted on a single by Steve Braun. Tony Oliva was hit by a pitch in the fourth and scored on a double by Leo Cardenas and a sacrifice fly by Steve Brye. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 8, 1971 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf,rf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .302      Williams rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Braun 2b              5   0   1   1     0   1   .253      Hershberger cf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Killebrew 1b          4   0   2   0     1   0   .251      May 1b                4   0   1   1     0   1   .294
  Reese 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .275
Oliva rf              3   1   0   0     0   1   .346      Reichardt lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Nettles cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Huntz 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Cardenas ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Brye lf               3   0   1   1     0   1   .258      Alvarado ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Wood p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .048
Mitterwald c          4   1   2   0     0   1   .251        McKinney ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .291
Kaat p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .183

Totals               34   3  10   3     1   4             Totals               31   1   4   1     0   5

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance:  7,888
Left on Base: Twins 9, White Sox 3
DP: Twins 0, White Sox 0
Errors: May
Doubles: Cardenas (22)
Caught Stealing: Braun (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Kaat (6), Soderholm (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Brye (1)
Hit by Pitch: Oliva (2,by Wood)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(11-12)           9     4   1   1   0   5   0  31   3.59
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   5   0  31

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(19-11)           9    10   3   3   1   4   0  39   2.04
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   4   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Wood (6)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Red Flaherty


TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Braun struck out; Killebrew
singled to left; Oliva struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams made an out to shortstop; Hershberger
flied out to center; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cardenas grounded out (pitcher to first); Brye
grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton grounded out (third to first); Reichardt
flied out to center; Huntz made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald singled to center; Kaat out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Mitterwald to second]; Tovar singled
to right [Mitterwald scored, Tovar to second (on throw)]; Braun
singled to right [Tovar scored]; Killebrew flied out to center;
Braun was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Herrmann struck out; Alvarado grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wood was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva was hit by a pitch; Cardenas doubled to right
[Oliva to third]; Brye hit a sacrifice fly to center [Oliva
scored]; Soderholm made an out to shortstop; Mitterwald struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Williams grounded out (second to first);
Hershberger grounded out (shortstop to first); May was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 5TH: Kaat flied out to center; Tovar singled to left;
Braun flied out to right; Killebrew walked [Tovar to second];
Oliva forced Killebrew (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Melton flied out to left; Reichardt grounded out
(first unassisted); Huntz singled to right; Herrmann grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White
Sox 0.

TWINS 6TH: Cardenas singled to center; Brye singled to left
[Cardenas to second]; Soderholm out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Cardenas to third, Brye to second]; Mitterwald
reached on a fielder's choice [Cardenas out at home (third to
catcher), Brye to third]; Kaat reached on a fielder's choice
[Brye out at home (pitcher to catcher), Mitterwald to second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Alvarado grounded out (pitcher to first); Wood
flied out to right; Williams singled to center; Hershberger
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 7TH: Tovar popped to first in foul territory; Braun
reached on an error by May [Braun to first]; Killebrew singled
to right [Braun to third]; Oliva popped to first in foul
territory; Cardenas made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Melton
struck out; Reichardt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 8TH: Brye struck out; Soderholm flied out to left;
Mitterwald singled to shortstop; Kaat flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Huntz made an out to second; Herrmann flied out
to center; Alvarado grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 9TH: Tovar grounded out (second to first); Braun grounded
out (pitcher to first); Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: REESE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); NETTLES
REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); MCKINNEY BATTED FOR WOOD; McKinney singled to center;
Williams flied out to right; Hershberger grounded out (first to
second to pitcher) [McKinney to second]; May singled to center
[McKinney scored]; Melton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, White Sox 1.