A homer by Reggie Jackson following an infield hit by Rick Monday in the 10th inning lifted the Athletics to a 5-3 victory over the Twins. The A's, after using a walk, singles by Angel Mangual and Dick Green and an error for two runs in the second, added another tally in the third when Monday tripled and Jackson singled. The Twins came back with two runs in the seventh on four singles and tied the score in the eighth when Cesar Tovar and Tony Oliva doubled. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 11, 1971 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0    0  -   3 10  1
A's          0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  -   5  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .301      Campaneris ss         5   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Carew 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Monday cf             5   2   3   0     0   1   .241
Oliva rf              4   0   1   1     1   1   .347      Jackson rf            5   1   2   3     0   1   .278
Killebrew 1b          4   1   2   0     1   1   .253      Epstein 1b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .241
Cardenas ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .276      Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .276
Brye cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .263      Mangual lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .307
Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .152      Tenace c              4   1   0   0     0   1   .282
Mitterwald c          4   0   1   2     0   2   .251      Green 2b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .243
Corbin p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Dobson p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .253        Knowles p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Gebhard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
  Nettles ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Haydel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reese ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .220
  Hamm p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               38   3  10   3     2   9             Totals               36   5   9   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  8,276
Left on Base: Twins 7, A's 6
DP: Twins 0, A's 2
Errors: Soderholm
Doubles: Tovar (25), Oliva (29), Jackson (28), Green (11), Monday (8)
Triples: Monday (2)
Home Runs: Jackson (27)
GIDP: Soderholm (1), Thompson (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin                  5     4   3   2   2   3   0  21   3.95
Gebhard                 1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.52
Haydel                  1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.26
Strickland              2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.53
Hamm L(2-2)             0.1   2   2   2   0   0   1   3   6.89
Totals                  9.1   9   5   4   3   6   1  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  6.1   7   2   2   1   6   0  26   3.57
Knowles                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   4   4.12
Fingers W(4-6)          2.2   1   0   0   1   3   0  10   2.68
Totals                 10    10   3   3   2   9   0  40

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew struck
out; Oliva flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to right; Monday was called
out on strikes; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew walked; Cardenas popped to first in foul
territory; Brye flied out to right; Soderholm popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Epstein walked; Bando popped to shortstop in foul
territory [Epstein to second]; Mangual singled to shortstop
[Epstein stayed at second]; Tenace forced Epstein (third
unassisted) [Mangual scored (error by Soderholm) (no RBI),
Tenace to third]; Green singled to right [Tenace scored
(unearned)]; Dobson forced Green (third to second); 2 R (1 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first); Corbin
struck out; Tovar flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris struck out; Monday tripled to center;
Jackson doubled to center [Monday scored]; Epstein walked; Bando
popped to first in foul territory; Mangual flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 3.

TWINS 4TH: Carew flied to left in foul territory; Oliva flied
out to center; Killebrew singled to left; Cardenas flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace flied out to left; Green grounded out
(second to first); Dobson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 3.

TWINS 5TH: Brye singled to left; Soderholm grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Brye out at second];
Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics
3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris grounded out (catcher unassisted);
Monday flied out to center; Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 3.

TWINS 6TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR CORBIN; Braun struck out (catcher to
first); Tovar flied out to right; Carew singled to center; Oliva
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: GEBHARD REPLACED BRAUN (PITCHING); Epstein was
called out on strikes; Bando singled to left; Mangual flied out
to right; Tenace was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 3.

TWINS 7TH: Killebrew singled to left; Cardenas singled to left
[Killebrew to second]; Brye singled to left [Killebrew to third,
Cardenas to second]; Soderholm struck out; Mitterwald singled to
left [Killebrew scored, Cardenas scored, Brye to second];
NETTLES BATTED FOR GEBHARD; KNOWLES REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING);
THOMPSON BATTED FOR NETTLES; Thompson grounded into a double
play (third to first) [Brye out at third]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: HAYDEL REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Green
doubled to center; Green was picked off second (catcher to
shortstop); Knowles flied out to left; Campaneris flied to right
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 3.

TWINS 8TH: Tovar doubled to right; Carew grounded out (pitcher
to second to first); Oliva doubled to left [Tovar scored];
FINGERS REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Killebrew was called out on
strikes; Cardenas reached on a fielder's choice [Oliva out at
third (third unassisted)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Monday doubled to right; STRICKLAND REPLACED
HAYDEL (PITCHING); Jackson popped to third in foul territory;
Epstein grounded out (first unassisted) [Monday to third]; Bando
was walked intentionally; Mangual flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 3.

TWINS 9TH: Brye grounded out (third to first); Soderholm struck
out; Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Green
was called out on strikes; Fingers flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 3.

TWINS 10TH: REESE BATTED FOR STRICKLAND; Reese singled to left;
Tovar popped to first in foul territory; Carew forced Reese
(shortstop to second); Oliva walked [Carew to second]; Killebrew
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 10TH: HAMM REPLACED REESE (PITCHING); Campaneris flied
out to right; Monday singled to second; Jackson homered [Monday
scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 5.