Senators @ Twins
July 27, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 2 7 1
Twins 2 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 2 7 1
Twins 4 8 0

Tony Oliva Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .357
OBP .250 .387
At Bats 4 308
Hits 1 110
• Singles 0 72
• Doubles 1 17
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 52

Paul Lindblad Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 1 6
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Metropolitan Stadium - July 27, 1971
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Home Run
Paul Lindblad
Dick Billings
Tommy McCraw
Lenny Randle
Dave Nelson
Toby Harrah
Larry Biittner
Elliott Maddox
Del Unser
Tony Oliva
Harmon Killebrew

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Washington Senators 2 7 1 10
Minnesota Twins 4 8 0 12
Winning Pitcher Hal Haydel
Losing Pitcher Paul Lindblad
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tony Oliva
Attendance 7,939
Time of Game 2 hours 52 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Oliva hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Hal Haydel now pitching. Brant Alyea now playing left field. Steve Braun now playing third base. Harmon Killebrew now playing first base. Cesar TUnser hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carew for the out.
Bottom 8 Tovar is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Phil Roof pinch hits for Ray Corbin. Roof hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Mitterwald moves to third. Alyea moves to second.
Bottom 8 Brant Alyea pinch hits for Jim Nettles. Alyea is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Steve Braun pinch runs for George Thomas. Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Mitterwald reaches second base with a double. Braun moves to third.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenas scores.
Bottom 8 Paul Lindblad now pitching. George Thomas pinch hits for Rich Reese. There goes Cardenas. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Cardenas steals second.
Bottom 8 Horacio Pina now pitching. Tommy McCraw now playing first base. Toby Harrah now playing shortstop. Elliott Maddox now playing center field. LarryCardenas takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Jim Shellenback. Ray Corbin now pitching. McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bernie Allen pinch hits for Tim Cullen. Allen takes first base on ball four. Howard scores. Biittner moves to third. Nelson moves to second.
Top 8 Nelson takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to third. Biittner moves to second.
Top 8 Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Biittner takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to second.
Top 8 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Stan Williams now pitching. Mincher hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Oliva hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tovar tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Shellenback fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Shellenback. Tovar moves to third.
Bottom 7 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Danny Thompson pinch hits for Steve Luebber. Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Randle strikes out.
Top 7 Unser is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Shellenback is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Cullen bunts towards first. Reese scoops it up and throws to first, with Carew covering, for the out. Nelson moves to second.
Top 7 Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mitterwald strikes out.
Bottom 6 Reese hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Unser. Reese reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There goes Billings. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Carew applying the tag.
Top 6 Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out.
Top 6 Howard hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Randle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Unser moves to third.
Top 5 Unser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Shellenback hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cullen hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Luebber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Nettles reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Billings hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Billings reaches second base with a double. Biittner goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Biittner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mincher strikes out.
Bottom 3 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cullen fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Cardenas is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Oliva hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Oliva reaches second base with a double. Killebrew moves to third.
Bottom 3 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Carew strikes out.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Luebber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Unser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Shellenback hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cullen hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Luebber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Nettles takes first base on ball four. Cardenas moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mitterwald strikes out.
Bottom 2 Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cardenas takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Billings hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard moves to second.
Top 2 Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliva for the out.
Bottom 1 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Randle takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.