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July 30, 1971

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Thurman Munson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .261
OBP .333 .335
At Bats 3 291
Hits 1 76
• Singles 1 56
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 0 30

Jim Kaat Season Stats

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8 8 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - July 30, 1971
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Double
Jim Kaat
George Mitterwald
Rich Reese
Rod Carew
Harmon Killebrew
Leo Cardenas
Cesar Tovar
Jim Nettles
Jim Holt
Thurman Munson
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Jim Holt now playing right field. Munson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Munson reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Reese hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Clarke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hambright fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Roger Hambright now pitching. Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Michael hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ron Hansen pinch hits for Al Closter. Hansen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ellis scores. Clarke moves to second.
Top 6 Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ellis moves to second.
Top 6 Ellis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cater hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 White strikes out.
Bottom 5 Carew is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael misplays the ball. That's an error on Michael.
Bottom 5 Al Closter now pitching. Kaat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Kaat reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Mitterwald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliva tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliva moves to third. Reese moves to second.
Bottom 5 Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Carew scores. Oliva moves to second.
Bottom 5 Oliva is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground for an out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Tovar moves to third. Carew moves to second.
Bottom 5 Carew bunts towards third. Cater fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tovar moves to second.
Bottom 5 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahnsen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Michael moves to third.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Michael moves to second.
Top 5 Michael hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Bahnsen hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kaat hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Clarke hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Swoboda hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cater hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cardenas for the out.
Bottom 3 Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Oliva hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Killebrew strikes out.
Top 3 White strikes out.
Top 3 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Michael hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kaat moves to third.
Bottom 2 There goes Kaat. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Kaat steals second.
Bottom 2 Kaat takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bahnsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cater scores. Swoboda moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Ellis hits a popup towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Swoboda hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Cater moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Cater takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 White hits a line drive towards short. Cardenas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cardenas hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahnsen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliva hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Oliva reaches second base with a double. Carew scores. Killebrew goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Carew bunts towards the mound. Bahnsen picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bahnsen. Tovar goes all the way around to score. Carew moves to second.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Alou 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 1 Munson strikes out.
Top 1 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.