Yankees @ Twins
July 31, 1971

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Top 9 R H E
Yankees 4 8 1
Twins 5 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Yankees 4 8 1
Twins 5 11 0

Gene Michael Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .248
OBP .333 .329
At Bats 3 303
Hits 1 75
• Singles 1 62
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 35
RBI’s 0 28

Bert Blyleven Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 12 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - July 31, 1971
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Out
Bert Blyleven
Phil Roof
Rich Reese
Rod Carew
Harmon Killebrew
Leo Cardenas
Cesar Tovar
Jim Nettles
Tony Oliva
Gene Michael

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 4 8 1 4
Minnesota Twins 5 11 0 7
Winning Pitcher Bert Blyleven
Losing Pitcher Steve Kline
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Harmon Killebrew
Attendance 25,650
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Michael hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Cater hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 9 Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese fields the ball and throws to Blyleven covering. Safe. White moves to second.
Top 9 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Roof strikes out.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Kekich now pitching. Cardenas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Gibbs hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kenney is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Felipe Alou pinch hits for Al Closter. Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clarke scores. Michael moves to second.
Top 8 Michael bunts towards third. Killebrew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clarke moves to second.
Top 8 Clarke bunts towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Reese strikes out.
Bottom 7 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Killebrew strikes out.
Bottom 7 Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Blomberg hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White strikes out.
Top 7 Murcer hits a line drive into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Blyleven hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Clarke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Al Closter now pitching. Roof hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Closter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gibbs strikes out.
Top 6 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jim Lyttle pinch hits for Steve Kline. Lyttle hits a line drive towards third. Killebrew reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Nettles strikes out. There goes Reese. The throw from Gibbs and Reese is out.
Bottom 5 Cardenas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Reese. The throw from Gibbs and he is safe. Reese steals second.
Bottom 5 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater juggles the ball. That's an error on Cater. Oliva scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Oliva hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Oliva reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Michael 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 5 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blomberg hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tovar hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blyleven bunts towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. Roof moves to second.
Bottom 4 Roof hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 4 White is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Murcer 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 4 Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Nettles strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards second. Clarke scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Kenney strikes out.
Top 3 Kline strikes out.
Top 3 Michael strikes out.
Bottom 2 Oliva 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.
Bottom 2 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew moves to second.
Bottom 2 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Blomberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Blyleven hits a fly ball into right field. Blomberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Roof hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nettles takes first base on ball four. Oliva scores. Reese moves to third. Cardenas moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew scores. Oliva moves to third. Reese moves to second.
Bottom 1 Reese takes first base on ball four. Carew moves to third. Oliva moves to second.
Bottom 1 Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carew moves to second.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tovar tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Carew bunts towards first. Cater fields the ball and throws to Kline covering. Safe. Tovar moves to third.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Tovar reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 White strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Kenney. The throw from Roof and he is safe. Kenney steals second.
Top 1 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gibbs hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kenney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.