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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 20, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins, played on July 20, 1971 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 20, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Bahnsen |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 13,038 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Left Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
| Jim Nettles | Center Fielder |
| Phil Roof | Catcher |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Kenney | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | Right Fielder |
| Felipe Alou | First Baseman |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Stan Bahnsen | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 20, 1971
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Bahnsen
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Bahnsen
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Bahnsen
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahnsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Blyleven
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Blyleven
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Blyleven
Murcer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Murcer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Blyleven
Blomberg strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bahnsen
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Bahnsen
Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Bahnsen
Braun hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Blyleven
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Blyleven
Gibbs 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 -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Blyleven
Michael hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Bahnsen
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahnsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Bahnsen
Roof is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Bahnsen
Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke misplays the ball. That's an error on Clarke. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Bahnsen
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bahnsen vs. Blyleven
Bahnsen hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Blyleven
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Blyleven
Kenney strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Bahnsen
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Bahnsen
Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Bahnsen
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Bahnsen
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Braun vs. Bahnsen
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Blyleven
Murcer hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Blyleven
White strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Blyleven
Blomberg strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Bahnsen
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Bahnsen
Roof hits a popup towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Bahnsen
Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahnsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Blyleven
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Blyleven
Gibbs strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Blyleven
Blyleven fires to first and picks off Alou. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Blyleven
Michael hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bahnsen vs. Blyleven
Bahnsen hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Michael moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clarke vs. Blyleven
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Carew fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Bahnsen
Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Bahnsen
Carew hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Bahnsen
Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Bahnsen
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Tovar moves to third. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cardenas vs. Bahnsen
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tovar tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Braun vs. Bahnsen
Braun takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to third. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nettles vs. Bahnsen
Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Aker
Jack Aker now pitching.
Roof strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Blyleven
Kenney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Blyleven
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Blyleven
White strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Blyleven
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blomberg for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Aker
Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Aker
Tovar hits a line drive towards third. Kenney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Aker
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Blyleven
Alou hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Blyleven
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Blyleven
Michael hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nettles. Michael reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lyttle vs. Blyleven
Jim Lyttle pinch hits for Jack Aker.
Lyttle is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Hambright
Roger Hambright now pitching.
Oliva hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hambright
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Hambright
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Blyleven
Rich Reese now playing first base. Jim Holt now playing right field.
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Blyleven
Kenney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Blyleven
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kenney moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out. Kenney moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blomberg vs. Blyleven
Blomberg is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Hambright
Braun takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Hambright
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Hambright
Roof hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Blyleven
Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibbs vs. Blyleven
Gibbs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Hall
Tom Hall now pitching.
Michael is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Hall
Danny Cater pinch hits for Roger Hambright.
Cater takes first base on ball four. Gibbs moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Hall
Thurman Munson pinch hits for Horace Clarke.
The ball gets by Roof for a passed ball. Gibbs moves to third. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Munson vs. Hall
Munson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gibbs scores. Cater moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ellis vs. Williams
John Ellis pinch hits for Jerry Kenney. Stan Williams now pitching.
Ellis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cater scores. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murcer vs. Perranoski
Frank Baker pinch runs for John Ellis. Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to home. Roof drops the ball. Munson scores. Baker moves to third. Murcer moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Perranoski
Tom Tischinski now catching.
White is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Swoboda vs. Perranoski
Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Ron Blomberg.
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Baker scores. Murcer moves to third. White moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/1971 -- Minnesota at New York (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Tovar C, lf 3 1 0 0 Clarke H, 2b 4 0 0 0
Carew R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Munson T, ph 1 1 1 1
Oliva T, rf 4 1 2 0 Kenney J, 3b 4 0 2 0
Reese R, 1b 0 0 0 0 Ellis J, ph 1 0 1 1
Killebrew H, 1b 3 1 0 0 Baker F, pr 0 1 0 0
Holt J, rf 0 0 0 0 Murcer B, cf 5 1 2 0
Cardenas L, ss 3 0 1 1 White R, lf 4 0 1 1
Braun S, 3b 2 1 0 0 Blomberg R, rf 4 0 0 0
Nettles J, cf 4 1 1 4 Swoboda R, ph 1 0 0 1
Roof P, c 4 0 0 0 Alou F, 1b 4 1 2 0
Tischinski T, c 0 0 0 0 Gibbs J, c 4 1 1 1
Blyleven B, p 3 0 0 0 Michael G, ss 4 0 2 0
Hall T, p 0 0 0 0 Bahnsen S, p 2 0 1 0
Williams S, p 0 0 0 0 Aker J, p 0 0 0 0
Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0 Lyttle J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hambright R, p 0 0 0 0
Cater D, ph 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 5 4 5 39 6 13 5
Minnesota 000 005 000 -- 5
New York 100 000 005 -- 6
1 out when winning run was scored.
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B* 8.0 11 3 3 0 9
Hall T 0.1 1 2 1 1 1
Williams S (L)+ 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Perranoski R 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen S 5.2 4 5 5 3 3
Aker J 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Hambright R (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Clarke H, Roof P
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Minnesota 3, New York 10
2B -- Murcer B, Michael G, Alou F
HR -- Nettles J
SF -- Cardenas L
PB -- Roof P
T -- 3:00
A -- 13038
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