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September 28, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Angels 6 12 2
Twins 2 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Angels 6 12 2
Twins 2 9 0

Leo Cardenas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .266
OBP .000 .321
At Bats 4 549
Hits 0 146
• Singles 0 99
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 49
RBI’s 0 75

Andy Messersmith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
19 13 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 28, 1971
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Andy Messersmith
Jeff Torborg
Jim Fregosi
Billy Parker
Ken McMullen
Sandy Alomar
Tommie Reynolds
Ken Berry
Mickey Rivers
Leo Cardenas
Steve Braun
Cesar Tovar

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
California Angels 6 12 2 6
Minnesota Twins 2 9 0 12
Winning Pitcher Andy Messersmith
Losing Pitcher Tom Hall
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Sandy Alomar
Attendance 3,353
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Carew strikes out.
Bottom 9 Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Holt tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Braun hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holt moves to third. Tovar moves to second.
Bottom 9 Tovar hits a fly ball towards right. Rivers settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Rivers. Holt moves to second.
Bottom 9 Jim Holt pinch hits for Bob Gebhard. Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Fregosi is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Bob Gebhard now pitching. Berry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alomar moves to second.
Top 9 Alomar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torborg scores.
Top 9 Messersmith bunts towards the mound. Haydel fields it and throws to first for the out. Torborg moves to second.
Top 9 Torborg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Parker scores.
Top 9 Reynolds bunts towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out. Parker moves to second.
Top 9 Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mitterwald hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fregosi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Torborg for a passed ball. Brye moves to third. Nettles moves to second.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brye moves to second.
Bottom 8 Brye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Cardenas is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Mickey Rivers now playing right field. Tommie Reynolds now playing left field. Carew strikes out.
Top 8 Mickey Rivers pinch hits for Billy Cowan. Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out.
Top 8 McMullen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alomar scores. There goes Fregosi trying to get to third. Nettles throws the ball in to Braun, who tags Fregosi for the out.
Top 8 Fregosi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alomar moves to second.
Top 8 Berry strikes out.
Top 8 Hal Haydel now pitching. Alomar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Killebrew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Braun takes first base on ball four. Mitterwald moves to second.
Bottom 7 Tovar is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Rich Reese pinch hits for Tom Hall. Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mitterwald takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Messersmith strikes out.
Top 7 Torborg hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brye takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fregosi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carew for the out.
Top 6 Parker strikes out.
Top 6 Cowan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. Berry scores.
Top 6 McMullen is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. Berry moves to third.
Top 6 Berry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brye. Berry reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Braun takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Tovar. The throw from Torborg and he is safe. Tovar steals second.
Bottom 5 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Parker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Hall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Alomar strikes out. Mitterwald drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Alomar out.
Top 5 Messersmith strikes out.
Top 5 Torborg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Brye hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Parker. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Carew applying the tag.
Top 4 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Cowan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fregosi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Parker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to second.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hall strikes out.
Top 3 McMullen hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fregosi for the out. Alomar scores.
Top 3 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alomar moves to third.
Top 3 Alomar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brye. Alomar reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Nettles takes first base on ball four. Brye moves to second.
Bottom 2 Brye hits a line drive to right field. Reynolds throws towards third. McMullen fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McMullen. Carew moves to third.
Bottom 2 Cardenas hits a popup towards short. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Torborg hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reynolds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brye. Reynolds reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Killebrew strikes out.
Bottom 1 Braun is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cowan strikes out.
Top 1 McMullen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Fregosi is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Berry is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Alomar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.