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April 30, 1971

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Twins 3 8 2
Red Sox 4 7 1
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Twins 3 8 2
Red Sox 4 7 1

Tony Oliva Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .403
OBP .500 .439
At Bats 4 77
Hits 2 31
• Singles 2 17
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 12

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 2
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Fenway Park - April 30, 1971
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Out
Sparky Lyle
Duane Josephson
George Scott
Doug Griffin
Rico Petrocelli
Luis Aparicio
Carl Yastrzemski
Billy Conigliaro
Reggie Smith
Tony Oliva
Cesar Tovar
Jim Holt

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 3 8 2 9
Boston Red Sox 4 7 1 5
Winning Pitcher Bill Lee
Losing Pitcher Jim Kaat
Save Sparky Lyle
Game Winning RBI Reggie Smith
Attendance 18,108
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lyle, and towards Griffin, who fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Rick Renick pinch hits for Steve Braun. Renick hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Tovar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Tovar reaches second base with a double. Holt moves to third.
Top 9 Jim Holt pinch hits for Ray Corbin. Holt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott juggles the ball. That's an error on Scott.
Top 9 Bobby Bolin now pitching. Paul Ratliff pinch hits for George Mitterwald. Ratliff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 8 Scott is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Ray Corbin now pitching. Petrocelli bunts towards the mound. Corbin fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Bottom 8 Yastrzemski is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Smith reaches second base with a double. Kennedy scores. Aparicio scores.
Bottom 8 John Kennedy pinch runs for Don Pavletich. Aparicio bunts towards the mound. Kaat fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kaat. Griffin scores. Kennedy moves to third. Aparicio moves to second.
Bottom 8 Don Pavletich pinch hits for Bill Lee. Pavletich hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Griffin moves to second.
Bottom 8 Griffin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There goes Reese. The throw from Josephson and he is safe. Reese steals second.
Top 8 Powell strikes out.
Top 8 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Paul Powell now playing center field. Cesar Tovar now playing left field. Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Oliva strikes out.
Top 7 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Braun for the out.
Top 7 Bill Lee now pitching. Tovar strikes out.
Bottom 6 Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gagliano tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Killebrew. Gagliano moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Gagliano moves to second.
Bottom 6 Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Mike Nagy. Gagliano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kaat strikes out.
Top 6 Mitterwald hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Alyea hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Griffin hits a line drive into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Conigliaro hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Nagy covering, for the out.
Top 5 Killebrew strikes out.
Top 5 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliva for the out.
Bottom 4 Scott is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Petrocelli hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Braun hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mitterwald moves to third.
Top 4 Kaat bunts towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Mitterwald moves to second.
Top 4 Mitterwald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nagy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Conigliaro moves to third.
Bottom 3 Griffin hits a line drive towards first. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Conigliaro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alyea. Conigliaro reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Alyea hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliva scores. Killebrew moves to second.
Top 3 Reese hits a line drive into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliva moves to third.
Top 3 Killebrew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Oliva moves to second.
Top 3 Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar moves to second.
Top 3 Braun hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tovar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kaat hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Josephson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mitterwald hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Alyea hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliva scores. Killebrew moves to second.
Top 1 Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to second.
Top 1 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.