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Angels
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 29, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels, played on September 29, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 29, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
California Angels
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 29, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | California Angels |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clyde Wright |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 3,799 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: John Rice |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sandy Alomar | Shortstop |
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Jim Fregosi | Left Fielder |
| Ken McMullen | Third Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Billy Parker | Second Baseman |
| Roger Repoz | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Torborg | Catcher |
| Clyde Wright | Pitcher |
| Lefty Phillips | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
| Steve Braun | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Steve Brye | Center Fielder |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Rick Renick | Left Fielder |
| Phil Roof | Catcher |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 29, 1971
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Blyleven
Alomar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Blyleven
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fregosi vs. Blyleven
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fregosi vs. Blyleven
Fregosi strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McMullen vs. Blyleven
McMullen hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. Blyleven
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Wright
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Wright
Braun hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Parker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Wright
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alomar misplays the ball. That's an error on Alomar. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. Wright
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Blyleven
Parker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Blyleven
Repoz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tovar. Repoz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torborg vs. Blyleven
Torborg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Blyleven
Wright strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Wright
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Wright
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Wright
Renick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Wright
Roof is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Blyleven
Alomar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Blyleven
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Blyleven
Fregosi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alomar moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McMullen vs. Blyleven
McMullen takes first base on ball four. Fregosi moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spencer vs. Blyleven
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Parker vs. Blyleven
Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Wright
Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Parker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Wright
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Wright
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Tovar for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Blyleven
Repoz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torborg vs. Blyleven
Torborg hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Blyleven
Wright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Repoz moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alomar vs. Blyleven
Alomar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Repoz moves to third. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rivers vs. Blyleven
Rivers hits a fly ball towards right. Tovar catches it and throws to home to double up Repoz. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Wright
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. Wright
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Wright
Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Repoz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Wright
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Blyleven
Fregosi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. Blyleven
There goes Fregosi. The throw from Roof and he is out, Cardenas applying the tag. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Blyleven
McMullen hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Blyleven
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Wright
Renick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Parker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Wright
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Wright
Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Blyleven
Parker hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Blyleven
Repoz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torborg vs. Blyleven
Torborg hits a fly ball into left field. Renick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Wright
Tovar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Repoz. Tovar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Braun vs. Wright
Braun bunts towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Wright
Killebrew is walked intentionally. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brye vs. Wright
Brye hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Blyleven
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Blyleven
Alomar hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Blyleven
Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Blyleven
Fregosi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Wright
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Wright
Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Fregosi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renick vs. Wright
Renick strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roof vs. Wright
Roof hits a fly ball into right field. Repoz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Blyleven
Jim Nettles now playing center field. Steve Brye now playing left field.
McMullen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roof settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Blyleven
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Blyleven
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Wright
Blyleven strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Wright
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Repoz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Wright
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Parker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Blyleven
Repoz hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Blyleven
Tony Gonzalez pinch hits for Jeff Torborg.
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephenson vs. Blyleven
John Stephenson pinch hits for Clyde Wright. Syd O'Brien pinch runs for Tony Gonzalez.
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Braun fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/29/1971 -- California at Minnesota (D)
California AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Alomar S, ss 4 0 3 0 Tovar C, rf 4 0 1 0
Rivers M, cf 4 0 1 0 Braun S, 2b 3 0 0 0
Fregosi J, lf 4 0 2 0 Killebrew H, 1b 1 0 0 0
McMullen K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Brye S, cf-lf 3 0 0 0
Spencer J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 2 0 0 0
Parker B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 0 0
Repoz R, rf 4 0 2 0 Renick R, lf 3 1 1 1
Torborg J, c 3 0 0 0 Nettles J, cf 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez T, ph 0 0 0 0 Roof P, c 3 0 0 0
O'Brien S, pr 0 0 0 0 Blyleven B, p 3 0 1 0
Wright C, p 3 0 2 0
Stephenson J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 0 10 0 25 1 3 1
California 000 000 000 -- 0
Minnesota 010 000 00x -- 1
California IP H R ER BB SO
Wright C (L) 8.0 3 1 1 3 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (W) 9.0 10 0 0 2 7
E -- Alomar S
DP -- California 2, Minnesota 2
LOB -- California 9, Minnesota 4
2B -- Repoz R, Tovar C
HR -- Renick R
SB -- Rivers M, Alomar S
CS -- Fregosi J
SH -- Braun S
T -- 2:01
A -- 3799
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