Andy Messersmith became the third 20-game winner in Angels' history by defeating the Twins, 6-2. Previous club members in the charmed circle were Dean Chance in 1964 and Clyde Wright in 1970. Sandy Alomar led the Angels' attack in support of Messersmith with a homer, double and single. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 28, 1971 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       1  0  1    0  0  1    0  1  2  -   6 12  2
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar ss             4   3   3   2     1   1   .257      Tovar rf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .310
Berry cf              5   1   2   0     0   2   .225      Braun 3b              3   0   1   0     2   1   .254
Fregosi 1b            5   0   1   1     0   2   .227      Killebrew 1b          4   0   0   1     0   1   .255
McMullen 3b           3   0   2   1     1   0   .251      Carew 2b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .307
Cowan lf              3   0   1   1     0   1   .281      Cardenas ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .265
  Rivers ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Brye lf               3   1   3   1     1   0   .230
Parker 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .238      Nettles cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .250
T. Reynolds rf,lf     3   0   1   0     0   0   .193      Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Torborg c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .212      Hall p                2   0   1   0     0   1   .265
Messersmith p         3   0   0   0     0   2   .172        Reese ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
                                                            Haydel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Gebhard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Holt ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .259

Totals               35   6  12   6     2   9             Totals               35   2   9   2     5   7

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  3,353
Left on Base: Angels 6, Twins 12
DP: Angels 1, Twins 0
Errors: McMullen, Rivers
Doubles: T. Reynolds (3), Alomar (23), Berry (17)
Home Runs: Alomar (4), Brye (3)
Stolen Bases: Tovar (18)
Caught Stealing: Parker (1)
Sacrifice Hits: T. Reynolds (2), Messersmith (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Killebrew (10)
GIDP: Mitterwald (9)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(20-13)    9     9   2   1   5   7   1  41   2.99
Totals                  9     9   2   1   5   7   1  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hall L(4-7)             7     6   3   3   1   7   1  27   3.33
Haydel                  1.2   5   3   3   1   1   0  10   4.28
Gebhard                 0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.00
Totals                  9    12   6   6   2   9   1  39

Passed Balls: Torborg (5)

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ron Luciano


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar homered; Berry was called out on strikes;
Fregosi was called out on strikes; McMullen singled to left;
Cowan struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun was
called out on strikes; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Parker flied out to center; T. Reynolds doubled to
left; Torborg popped to shortstop; Messersmith grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Carew singled to center; Cardenas popped to
shortstop; Brye singled to right [Carew to third (error by
McMullen; assist by T. Reynolds)]; Nettles walked [Brye to
second]; Mitterwald grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
1, Twins 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar doubled to left; Berry grounded out (second
to first) [Alomar to third]; Fregosi grounded out (first
unassisted) [Alomar scored]; McMullen flied out to right; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Hall struck out; Tovar singled to left; Braun
grounded out (second to first) [Tovar to second]; Killebrew
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
2, Twins 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Cowan singled to third; Parker forced Cowan (third
to second); Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); T. Reynolds flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenas flied
out to center; Brye homered; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Torborg grounded out (third to first); Messersmith
struck out; Alomar struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first); Hall
singled to right; Tovar forced Hall (second to shortstop); Tovar
stole second; Braun walked; Killebrew forced Tovar (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Berry doubled to left; Fregosi grounded out (third
to first) [Berry to third]; McMullen was walked intentionally;
Cowan forced McMullen (shortstop to second) [Berry scored];
Parker struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brye walked; Nettles flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

ANGELS 7TH: T. Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first);
Torborg popped to first; Messersmith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Mitterwald walked; REESE BATTED FOR HALL; Reese flied
out to right; Tovar was called out on strikes; Braun walked
[Mitterwald to second]; Killebrew popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

ANGELS 8TH: HAYDEL REPLACED REESE (PITCHING); Alomar walked;
Berry struck out; Fregosi singled to left [Alomar to second];
McMullen singled to center [Alomar scored, Fregosi out at third
(center to third)]; RIVERS BATTED FOR COWAN; Rivers grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: RIVERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); T. REYNOLDS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Carew struck out; Cardenas was
called out on strikes; Brye singled to left; Nettles singled to
left [Brye to second]; Torborg allowed a passed ball [Brye to
third, Nettles to second]; Mitterwald popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Parker singled to right; T. Reynolds out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Parker to second]; Torborg
singled to left [Parker scored]; Messersmith out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Torborg to second]; Alomar singled to
center [Torborg scored]; GEBHARD REPLACED HAYDEL (PITCHING);
Berry singled to left [Alomar to second]; Fregosi was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: HOLT BATTED FOR GEBHARD; Holt singled to pitcher;
Tovar reached on an error by Rivers [Holt to second, Tovar to
first]; Braun singled to left [Holt to third, Tovar to second];
Killebrew hit a sacrifice fly to left [Holt scored (unearned)];
Carew struck out; Cardenas flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 2.