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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 3, 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 September 3, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Corbin |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 22,032 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Russ Goetz |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dwain Anderson | Shortstop |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Center Fielder |
| Adrian Garrett | Right Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Mike Hegan | First Baseman |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Larry Brown | Second Baseman |
| Vida Blue | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Steve Brye | Left Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Steve Braun | Shortstop |
| Ray Corbin | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 3, 1971
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Corbin
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Corbin
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Corbin
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Blue
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Blue
Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Blue
There's a wild pitch. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Blue
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Blue
Oliva is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Corbin
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Corbin
Bando hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Corbin
Hegan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Corbin
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Blue
Brye hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Blue
Soderholm strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Blue
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Blue
There goes Mitterwald. The throw from Duncan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Braun vs. Blue
Braun strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Corbin vs. Blue
Corbin strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Corbin
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Corbin
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Corbin
Anderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Corbin
Rudi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Corbin
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Anderson scores. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garrett vs. Corbin
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Blue
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Blue
Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Blue
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Blue
Oliva strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Corbin
Bando hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Corbin
Hegan hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Corbin
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm juggles the ball. That's an error on Soderholm. Bando moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Corbin
Brown hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blue vs. Corbin
There goes Bando. The throw from Mitterwald to Corbin to Soderholm who tags Bando out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Blue
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Blue
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Blue
There goes Soderholm. The throw from Duncan and he is out, Anderson applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Blue
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Corbin
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Corbin
Anderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Corbin
Rudi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Corbin
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun fields it and throws to second for the out. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garrett vs. Corbin
Garrett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Blue
Braun hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbin vs. Blue
Corbin strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Blue
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Corbin
Bando hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Corbin
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Corbin
Duncan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Blue
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Blue
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Blue
Oliva hits a popup towards short. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Corbin
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Corbin
Blue bunts towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Anderson vs. Corbin
Anderson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Corbin
Rudi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Corbin
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Blue
Brye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Blue
There goes Brye. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Brye steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Blue
Soderholm is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitterwald vs. Blue
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Braun vs. Blue
Braun is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Corbin
Garrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Corbin
Blue Moon Odom pinch runs for Adrian Garrett.
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Corbin
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Corbin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Corbin
There goes Hegan. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Hegan steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Corbin
Duncan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Corbin
Rick Monday pinch hits for Larry Brown.
Monday strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Blue
Rick Monday now playing center field. Dick Green now playing second base. Reggie Jackson now playing right field. Danny Thompson pinch hits for Ra
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Blue
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson misplays the ball. That's an error on Anderson. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Blue
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Blue
Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliva vs. Blue
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Blue, and towards Anderson, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Haydel
Jim Nettles now playing center field. Cesar Tovar now playing right field. Hal Haydel now pitching.
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haydel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Haydel
Anderson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Haydel
Rudi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Blue
Brye hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Blue
George Thomas pinch hits for Eric Soderholm.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hegan scoops it up and throws to first, with Blue covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Blue
Mitterwald hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1971, game 2 -- Oakland at Minnesota (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Anderson D, ss 5 1 2 0 Tovar C, cf-rf 4 0 0 0
Rudi J, lf 4 0 2 0 Carew R, 2b 4 0 3 0
Jackson R, cf-rf 4 0 1 1 Killebrew H, 1b 4 0 0 0
Garrett A, rf 3 0 0 0 Oliva T, rf 4 0 0 0
Odom J, pr 0 0 0 0 Nettles J, cf 0 0 0 0
Green D, 2b 0 0 0 0 Brye S, lf 4 1 2 1
Bando S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Soderholm E, 3b 2 0 0 0
Hegan M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Thomas G, ph 1 0 0 0
Duncan D, c 3 0 0 0 Mitterwald G, c 4 1 2 1
Brown L, 2b 3 0 1 0 Braun S, ss 3 0 0 0
Monday R, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Corbin R, p 2 0 0 0
Blue V, p 3 0 0 0 Thompson D, ph 1 0 0 0
Haydel H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 8 1 33 2 7 2
Oakland 001 000 000 -- 1
Minnesota 010 000 001 -- 2
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (L) 8.2 7 2 2 1 12
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Corbin R 8.0 8 1 1 3 5
Haydel H (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Duncan D, Soderholm E, Anderson D
LOB -- Oakland 10, Minnesota 6
HR -- Brye S, Mitterwald G
SB -- Mitterwald G, Brye S, Hegan M
CS -- Bando S, Soderholm E
SH -- Blue V
WP -- Blue V
T -- 2:52
A -- 22032
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