Two unearned runs enabled the Brewers to defeat the Twins, 4-2. Johnny Briggs hit two homers for the Brewers, but these were offset by back-to-back blows by Graig Nettles and Harmon Killebrew for the Twins.

The Brewers' unearned pair counted in the eighth inning on singles by Ron Theobald and Frank Tepedino, Jim Nettles' bobble of Tepedino's hit in center field and a sacrifice fly by Jose Cardenal. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 4, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1971 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  1  -   4  5  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cardenal rf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .246      Tovar rf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Auerbach ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .199      Nettles cf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .248
May cf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Killebrew 1b          4   1   1   1     1   1   .256
Briggs 1b             3   2   2   2     1   0   .263      Braun 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .248
  Pena 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Cardenas ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Kosco lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Brye lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .213
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     1   2   .140
Matchick 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Roof c                3   0   2   0     0   0   .218
Theobald 2b           3   1   1   0     0   1   .274        Reese ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Krausse p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .023        Dempsey c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Tepedino ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .183      Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Mitchell pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .185        Holt ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .258
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   5   3     1   4             Totals               37   2  10   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  3,204
Left on Base: Brewers 2, Twins 10
DP: Brewers 0, Twins 0
Errors: Matchick, Nettles
Doubles: Cardenas (24)
Home Runs: Briggs 2 (20), Nettles (6), Killebrew (26)
Caught Stealing: Roof (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cardenal (6)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krausse W(8-12)         7     8   2   2   2   3   2  31   2.83
Sanders SV(30)          2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   1.91
Totals                  9    10   2   2   2   5   2  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(16-17)          9     5   4   2   1   4   2  33   4.29
Totals                  9     5   4   2   1   4   2  33

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - George Maloney


BREWERS 1ST: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first);
Auerbach flied out to center; May singled to left; Briggs walked
[May to second]; Kosco forced May (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Nettles flied out to right;
Killebrew popped to first in foul territory; Braun singled to
right [Tovar to third]; Cardenas made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Porter struck out; Matchick grounded out (first to
pitcher); Theobald was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Brye reached on an error by Matchick [Brye to first];
Soderholm struck out; Roof singled to right [Brye to third];
Perry struck out; Tovar flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Krausse struck out; Cardenal grounded out (pitcher
to first); Auerbach lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Nettles singled to right; Killebrew lined to left;
Braun singled to center [Nettles to third]; Cardenas made an out
to third; Brye flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 0, Twins 0.

BREWERS 4TH: May grounded out (catcher to first); Briggs lined
to first; Kosco flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Soderholm walked; Roof forced Soderholm (second to
shortstop); Roof was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Perry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Twins 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Porter flied out to center; Matchick flied out to
right; Theobald made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Tovar flied out to center; Nettles homered; Killebrew
homered; Braun lined to shortstop; Cardenas grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Krausse struck out; Cardenal flied out to right;
Auerbach grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Brye flied out to right; Soderholm struck out; Roof
singled to center; Perry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 2.

BREWERS 7TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Briggs
homered; Kosco lined to right; Porter flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
grounded out (second to first); Killebrew walked; Braun grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Matchick flied out to center; Theobald singled to
center; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR KRAUSSE; Tepedino singled to center
[Theobald scored (error by Nettles) (unearned) (no RBI),
Tepedino to third]; MITCHELL RAN FOR TEPEDINO; Cardenal lined
out on a sacrifice fly to right [Mitchell scored (unearned)];
Auerbach popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: SANDERS REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Cardenas
doubled to right; Brye struck out; Soderholm grounded out (third
to first); REESE BATTED FOR ROOF; Reese grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 2.

BREWERS 9TH: DEMPSEY REPLACED REESE (PLAYING C ); May lined to
right; Briggs homered; Kosco flied out to left; Porter flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: PENA REPLACED BRIGGS (PLAYING 1B); HOLT BATTED FOR
PERRY; Holt singled to shortstop; Tovar forced Holt (second to
shortstop); Nettles forced Tovar (pitcher to shortstop);
Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Twins 2.