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Athletics 4 @ Twins 3
Metropolitan Stadium
April 15, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics, played on April 15, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateApril 15, 1971 
Visiting Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 4 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 4
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 3 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 3
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning Pitcher—Ron Klimkowski  
Losing Pitcher—Stan Williams  
Save—Bob Locker  
Game Winning RBI—Reggie Jackson 

Game Info

DateApril 15, 1971 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamOakland Athletics 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherCatfish Hunter  
Home Starting PitcherJim Kaat  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance5,723 
Time of Game3 hours 8 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Umont
1B: Lou DiMuro
2B: Bill Haller
3B: Jake O'Donnell

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bert Campaneris  Shortstop 
Joe Rudi  Left Fielder 
Reggie Jackson  Right Fielder 
Don Mincher  First Baseman 
Sal Bando  Third Baseman 
Rick Monday  Center Fielder 
Dave Duncan  Catcher 
Dick Green  Second Baseman 
Catfish Hunter  Pitcher 
Dick Williams  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Cesar Tovar  Left Fielder 
Rod Carew  Second Baseman 
Tony Oliva  Right Fielder 
Harmon Killebrew  Third Baseman 
Rich Reese  First Baseman 
Jim Holt  Center Fielder 
Leo Cardenas  Shortstop 
George Mitterwald  Catcher 
Jim Kaat  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

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Athletics 4 @ Twins 3
Metropolitan Stadium
April 15, 1971

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         Game of 4/15/1971 -- Oakland at Minnesota (D)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Campaneris B, ss      5  0  1  0   Tovar C, lf           4  1  1  0   
Rudi J, lf            4  1  3  1   Carew R, 2b           4  1  1  0   
Jackson R, rf         5  0  1  1   Oliva T, rf           3  1  1  1   
Mincher D, 1b         5  1  2  1   Killebrew H, 3b       4  0  1  2   
Bando S, 3b           4  0  0  0   Reese R, 1b           3  0  0  0   
Monday R, cf          4  1  2  0   Holt J, cf            4  0  1  0   
Duncan D, c           5  0  1  0   Cardenas L, ss        3  0  1  0   
Green D, 2b           3  1  1  0   Mitterwald G, c       3  0  0  0   
Hunter J, p           2  0  1  0   Alyea B, ph           1  0  1  0   
Hovley S, ph          0  0  0  1   Tischinski T, c       0  0  0  0   
Klimkowski R, p       0  0  0  0   Kaat J, p             2  0  0  0   
Davis T, ph           1  0  0  0   Williams S, p         1  0  0  0   
Locker B, p           0  0  0  0   Perranoski R, p       0  0  0  0   
                                   Braun S, ph           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  4 12  4                        33  3  7  3

Oakland          000 002 020 --  4
Minnesota        000 030 000 --  3

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hunter J              5.0  6  3  3  4  3
Klimkowski R (W)      2.0  0  0  0  1  3
Locker B (S)          2.0  1  0  0  0  2

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kaat J                5.1  8  2  2  1  2
Williams S (L)        2.1  3  2  2  2  3
Perranoski R          1.1  1  0  0  0  0

LOB -- Oakland 12, Minnesota 8
2B -- Oliva T, Killebrew H, Mincher D
HR -- Mincher D
SB -- Holt J, Hunter J, Tovar C, Green D
SF -- Hovley S
HBP -- by Williams S (Green D)
T -- 3:08
A -- 5723

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