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September 5, 1971

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 3 11 3
Twins 7 15 1
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 3 11 3
Twins 7 15 1

Mike Epstein Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .247
OBP .250 .378
At Bats 4 368
Hits 1 91
• Singles 1 60
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 0 67
RBI’s 0 53

Bert Blyleven Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 15 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 5, 1971
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Out
Bert Blyleven
Phil Roof
Harmon Killebrew
Rod Carew
Eric Soderholm
Steve Braun
Steve Brye
Jim Nettles
Cesar Tovar
Mike Epstein
Reggie Jackson
Bert Campaneris

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 3 11 3 10
Minnesota Twins 7 15 1 9
Winning Pitcher Bert Blyleven
Losing Pitcher Blue Moon Odom
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tony Oliva
Attendance 16,388
Time of Game 2 hours 41 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Epstein hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Campaneris moves to second.
Top 9 Hendrick hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Jim Nettles now playing center field. Cesar Tovar now playing right field. Mike Hegan pinch hits for Mudcat Grant. Hegan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Jim Nettles pinch runs for Tony Oliva. Killebrew hits a line drive into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Carew moves to third.
Bottom 8 Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third.
Bottom 8 Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards third. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Roof hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Green hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew catches it and throws to second with Braun covering, to double up Duncan.
Top 8 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Anderson for the out. Duncan moves to second.
Top 8 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Soderholm strikes out.
Bottom 7 Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hendrick moves to second.
Top 7 Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hendrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Campaneris strikes out.
Bottom 6 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliva hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third.
Bottom 6 Grant spins and fires to second, and Blyleven is picked off.
Bottom 6 Tovar bunts towards first. Epstein juggles the ball. That's an error on Epstein. Blyleven moves to second.
Bottom 6 Mudcat Grant now pitching. Blyleven hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Rick Monday pinch hits for Bob Locker. Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Green is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Anderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mangual moves to second.
Top 6 Duncan strikes out.
Top 6 Mangual hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Roof hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Anderson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Brye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Anderson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Braun hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out.
Top 5 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bob Locker now pitching. Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Adrian Garrett pinch hits for Ron Klimkowski. Garrett takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Green strikes out.
Top 4 The umpire calls a balk on Blyleven Mangual scores. Anderson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Anderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Anderson reaches second base with a double. Mangual moves to third.
Top 4 Duncan strikes out.
Top 4 Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm juggles the ball. That's an error on Soderholm.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brye scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Roof hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brye moves to third.
Bottom 3 Ron Klimkowski now pitching. Soderholm hits a line drive towards third. Anderson makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Anderson. Brye moves to second.
Bottom 3 Brye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Braun scores.
Bottom 3 There goes Braun. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Braun steals second.
Bottom 3 Braun hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Epstein is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. Hendrick moves to second.
Top 3 Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Green scores. Campaneris moves to second.
Top 3 Campaneris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Green moves to third.
Top 3 Odom strikes out.
Top 3 Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliva for the out. Tovar moves to third. Carew moves to second.
Bottom 2 Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roof scores. Blyleven scores. Tovar moves to second.
Bottom 2 Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roof moves to third. Blyleven moves to second.
Bottom 2 Blyleven bunts towards the right side of the infield. Green misplays the ball. That's an error on Green. Roof moves to second.
Bottom 2 Roof hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Soderholm strikes out.
Top 2 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mangual is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Brye strikes out.
Bottom 1 Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Carew scores. Oliva moves to second.
Bottom 1 Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Carew moves to third.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tovar moves to second.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Jackson strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Hendrick. The throw from Roof and he is out, Braun applying the tag.
Top 1 Hendrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Campaneris is called out on strikes.