Capping a comeback, the Athletics scored two runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Twins, 5-4, with the aid of great relief pitching by Darold Knowles, Mudcat Grant, Rollie Fingers and Bob Locker. The Twins scored their runs, three coming on a homer by Harmon Killebrew, before Blue Moon Odom could retire a batter in the first inning. Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 4Game Played on Friday, September 10, 1971 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumTwins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 2 A's 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 - 5 7 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar lf,rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .302 Campaneris ss 3 0 0 1 1 0 .256 Carew 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .309 Blefary lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .210 Oliva rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .348 Jackson rf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .276 Nettles cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Epstein 1b 2 1 1 2 2 1 .243 Killebrew 1b 4 1 1 3 0 2 .251 Bando 3b 2 0 0 1 1 0 .275 Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Monday cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Brye cf,lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Tenace c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .289 Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .172 Green 2b 3 1 0 0 0 0 .241 Roof c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Odom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Blyleven p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .141 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Haydel p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Hendrick ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Grant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Garrett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Locker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mangual ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .308 Totals 32 4 8 4 0 11 Totals 30 5 7 5 4 4 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 7,229 Left on Base: Twins 1, A's 7 DP: Twins 1, A's 3 Errors: Brye, Soderholm Doubles: Tenace (6) Home Runs: Killebrew (23), Epstein (17) Stolen Bases: Tovar (16) Sacrifice Hits: Green (5) Sacrifice Flies: Bando (5), Campaneris (4) GIDP: Brye (1), Killebrew (20), Cardenas (13), Green (14) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven 5.1 5 3 2 3 4 1 24 3.05 Haydel L(3-2) 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 13 4.40 Totals 8.1 7 5 4 4 4 1 37 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Odom 0 4 4 4 0 0 1 4 3.90 Knowles 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 9 4.03 Grant 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.34 Fingers 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 2.74 Locker W(5-1) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.93 Totals 9 8 4 4 0 11 1 32 Wild Pitches: Blyleven (5) Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Ron Luciano TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to right; Carew singled to left [Tovar to second]; Oliva singled to right [Tovar scored, Carew to second]; Killebrew homered [Carew scored, Oliva scored]; KNOWLES REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Cardenas singled to center; Brye grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cardenas out at second]; Soderholm struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris walked; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to second]; Blefary flied out to left; Jackson struck out; Epstein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 0. TWINS 2ND: Roof struck out; Blyleven struck out; Tovar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando walked; Monday flied out to center; Tenace singled to left [Bando to second]; Green grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Tenace out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 0. TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva grounded out (second to first); Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: HENDRICK BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Hendrick struck out; Campaneris grounded out (catcher to first); Blefary struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 0. TWINS 4TH: GRANT REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Brye flied out to center; Soderholm was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson singled to center [Jackson to third (error by Brye)]; Epstein walked; Bando hit a sacrifice fly to right [Jackson scored (unearned)]; Monday flied out to center; Tenace reached on an error by Soderholm [Epstein to third, Tenace to first]; Green grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 1. TWINS 5TH: Roof flied out to center; Blyleven struck out; Tovar made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: ANDERSON BATTED FOR GRANT; Anderson made an out to second; Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Blefary flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 1. TWINS 6TH: FINGERS REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Carew singled to right; Oliva struck out; Killebrew grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson singled to center; Epstein homered [Jackson scored]; Bando grounded out (third to first); Monday singled to right; HAYDEL REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Tenace forced Monday (third to second); Green grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 3. TWINS 7TH: Cardenas struck out; Brye struck out; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: GARRETT BATTED FOR FINGERS; Garrett made an out to second; Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Blefary grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 3. TWINS 8TH: LOCKER REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Roof lined to right; Haydel singled to center; Tovar forced Haydel (second to shortstop); Tovar stole second; Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Epstein walked; Bando flied out to right; Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 3. TWINS 9TH: Oliva singled to left; Killebrew struck out; Cardenas grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliva out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 9TH: BRYE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); NETTLES REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Tenace doubled to left; Green reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Tenace to third]; MANGUAL BATTED FOR LOCKER; Mangual singled to right [Tenace scored, Green to third]; Campaneris hit a sacrifice fly to center [Green scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 5. |
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