New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins - Jul 31, 1971

NYY

52-55

MIN

47-56

FINAL

Metropolitan Stadium

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYY	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	8	1
MIN	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	X	5	11	0

WIN

Bert Blyleven

9.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 8 K, 1 BB

LOSS

Steve Kline

5.0 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 3 BB

Box Score

NYY BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1J. Kenney3B	1-4	0	0	0	.255
2J. GibbsC	0-4	0	0	0	.209
3B. MurcerCF	0-3	0	0	0	.331
4R. WhiteLF	0-4	1	0	0	.278
5R. BlombergRF	3-4	1	0	0	.357
6D. Cater1B	1-4	1	1	3	.260
7H. Clarke2B	1-4	1	0	0	.233
8G. MichaelSS	1-4	0	0	0	.247
9S. KlineP	0-1	0	0	0	.167
↳ J. LyttlePH	0-1	0	0	0	.203
↳ A. ClosterP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
↳ F. AlouPH	1-1	0	0	1	.267
↳ M. KekichP	0-0	0	0	0	.200

NYY PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
S. Kline(L, 8-10)	5.0	9	3	3	2	38-26	3.16
A. Closter	2.0	1	0	0	2	11-11	1.59
M. Kekich	1.0	1	1	0	1	6-6	4.01

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

NYY		MIN
8	HITS	11
1	HOME RUNS	1
11	TOTAL BASES	16
1	WALKS	3
8	STRIKEOUTS	5
12	RUNNERS LOB	17

Win Probability

MIN 100.0%

NYYEVENMIN

10050100

TOP 9 · NYY 4-5 MIN · MIN 100.0%Gene Michael out, second baseman Rod Carew to pitcher Bert Blyleven.

Scoring Summary

BOT 1Harmon Killebrew 1-run sac fly to center fielder Bobby Murcer. Cesar Tovar scores.0-1
BOT 1Leo Cardenas 1-run single on a to left fielder Roy White. Rod Carew scores. Tony Oliva to 3rd. Rich Reese to 2nd.0-2
BOT 1Jim Nettles 1-run walk. Tony Oliva scores. Rich Reese to 3rd. Leo Cardenas to 2nd.0-3
BOT 5Rich Reese reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Danny Cater. Tony Oliva scores.0-4
TOP 8Felipe Alou 1-run single on a to left fielder Cesar Tovar. Horace Clarke scores. Gene Michael to 2nd.1-4
BOT 8Leo Cardenas hits a home run (13).1-5
TOP 9Danny Cater hits a home run (3). Roy White scores. Ron Blomberg scores.4-5

Season Series

MIN LEADS 8-4

Box Score

NYY BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1J. Kenney3B	1-4	0	0	0	.255
2J. GibbsC	0-4	0	0	0	.209
3B. MurcerCF	0-3	0	0	0	.331
4R. WhiteLF	0-4	1	0	0	.278
5R. BlombergRF	3-4	1	0	0	.357
6D. Cater1B	1-4	1	1	3	.260
7H. Clarke2B	1-4	1	0	0	.233
8G. MichaelSS	1-4	0	0	0	.247
9S. KlineP	0-1	0	0	0	.167
↳ J. LyttlePH	0-1	0	0	0	.203
↳ A. ClosterP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
↳ F. AlouPH	1-1	0	0	1	.267
↳ M. KekichP	0-0	0	0	0	.200

NYY PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
S. Kline(L, 8-10)	5.0	9	3	3	2	38-26	3.16
A. Closter	2.0	1	0	0	2	11-11	1.59
M. Kekich	1.0	1	1	0	1	6-6	4.01

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

NYY		MIN
8	HITS	11
1	HOME RUNS	1
11	TOTAL BASES	16
1	WALKS	3
8	STRIKEOUTS	5
12	RUNNERS LOB	17

Win Probability

MIN 100.0%

NYYEVENMIN

10050100

TOP 9 · NYY 4-5 MIN · MIN 100.0%Gene Michael out, second baseman Rod Carew to pitcher Bert Blyleven.

Scoring Summary

BOT 1Harmon Killebrew 1-run sac fly to center fielder Bobby Murcer. Cesar Tovar scores.0-1
BOT 1Leo Cardenas 1-run single on a to left fielder Roy White. Rod Carew scores. Tony Oliva to 3rd. Rich Reese to 2nd.0-2
BOT 1Jim Nettles 1-run walk. Tony Oliva scores. Rich Reese to 3rd. Leo Cardenas to 2nd.0-3
BOT 5Rich Reese reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Danny Cater. Tony Oliva scores.0-4
TOP 8Felipe Alou 1-run single on a to left fielder Cesar Tovar. Horace Clarke scores. Gene Michael to 2nd.1-4
BOT 8Leo Cardenas hits a home run (13).1-5
TOP 9Danny Cater hits a home run (3). Roy White scores. Ron Blomberg scores.4-5

Season Series

MIN LEADS 8-4

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Baltimore	101	57	.639	-	W11
Detroit	91	71	.562	12.0	L1
Boston	85	77	.525	18.0	L3
New York	82	80	.506	21.0	W2
Washington	63	96	.396	38.5	L2
Cleveland	60	102	.370	43.0	W1

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oakland	101	60	.627	-	W3
Kansas City	85	76	.528	16.0	L2
Chicago	79	83	.488	22.5	W2
California	76	86	.469	25.5	W1
Minnesota	74	86	.463	26.5	L1
Milwaukee	69	92	.429	32.0	L2

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Win Probability

Scoring Summary

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AL West Standings

New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins, Jul 31, 1971