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August 1, 1971

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Bottom 8 R H E
Yankees 7 15 3
Twins 10 17 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Yankees 7 15 3
Twins 10 17 0

George Mitterwald Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .253
OBP 1.000 .327
At Bats 1 277
Hits 1 70
• Singles 0 49
• Doubles 1 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 32
RBI’s 2 30

Jack Aker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 3
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Metropolitan Stadium - August 1, 1971
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Out
Jack Aker
Thurman Munson
Felipe Alou
Horace Clarke
Ron Hansen
Gene Michael
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Ron Swoboda
George Mitterwald
Jim Nettles
Leo Cardenas
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cardenas moves to third. Nettles moves to second.

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Bottom 8 Nettles is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Cardenas reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Ron Swoboda now playing right field. Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Ron Blomberg. Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Murcer strikes out.
Top 8 Munson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Oliva strikes out.
Bottom 7 Killebrew hits a popup towards third. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Carew bunts towards the mound. Aker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ron Hansen now playing third base. Jack Aker now pitching. Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ron Hansen pinch hits for Jerry Kenney. Hansen strikes out.
Top 7 Danny Cater pinch hits for Al Closter. Cater hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Michael hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Clarke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Clarke reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Hall hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mitterwald is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 The ball gets by Munson for a passed ball. Cardenas moves to second.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Reese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alou hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 White hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Hall covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 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 5 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Carew strikes out.
Top 5 Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 George Mitterwald now catching. Jim Nettles now playing center field. Tom Hall now pitching. Closter is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 George Thomas pinch hits for Hal Haydel. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to home to get Nettles. Mitterwald moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Jim Nettles pinch runs for Brant Alyea. George Mitterwald pinch hits for Phil Roof. Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Mitterwald reaches second base with a double. Reese scores. Cardenas scores. Nettles moves to third.
Bottom 4 Alyea is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Brant Alyea pinch hits for Jim Holt. There's a wild pitch. Reese moves to third. Cardenas moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cardenas bunts towards the mound. Closter fields it and throws to third for the out. Reese moves to second.
Bottom 4 Reese hits a fly ball towards right. Blomberg settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Blomberg. Oliva moves to second.
Bottom 4 Al Closter now pitching. Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Michael for the out.
Top 4 Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to second.
Top 4 Hal Haydel now pitching. Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Blomberg hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. White reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Murcer hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Munson hits a popup towards the mound. Corbin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kenney takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Jim Lyttle pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel. Lyttle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lyttle for the out.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Carew hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ray Corbin now pitching. Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blomberg moves to third. Alou moves to second.
Top 3 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murcer scores. Blomberg moves to second.
Top 3 Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. Murcer moves to third.
Top 3 White takes first base on ball four. Murcer moves to second.
Top 3 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Luebber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Roof hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Holt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenas moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cardenas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese scores.
Bottom 2 Reese hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Blomberg. Reese reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Oliva hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Killebrew is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 2 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clarke moves to third. Michael moves to second.
Top 2 Hambright is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Michael takes first base on ball four. Clarke moves to second.
Top 2 Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Blomberg hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hambright fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Roger Hambright now pitching. Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. Cardenas scores. Roof moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Luebber bunts towards the mound. Stottlemyre juggles the ball. That's an error on Stottlemyre. Cardenas moves to third. Roof moves to second.
Bottom 1 Roof hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reese scores.
Bottom 1 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Cardenas reaches second base with a double. Killebrew scores. Oliva scores. Reese moves to third.
Bottom 1 Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to third. Oliva moves to second.
Bottom 1 Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew scores.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a line drive into center field. Murcer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Murcer. Tovar goes all the way around to score. Carew moves to third.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 White hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Murcer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holt. Murcer reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kenney hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Roof fields it and throws to first for the out.