Minnesota Twins vs Washington Senators
April 28, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1971 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 3, Washington Senators 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 4 0 1 0
Carew 2b 3 0 1 0
Oliva rf 5 0 3 0
Killebrew 3b 3 0 1 2
Reese 1b 4 0 0 0
Holt cf 3 0 1 0
  Mitterwald c 1 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 1 1 0
Ratliff c 3 0 1 0
  Powell pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Hall p 3 1 1 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Alyea ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Cullen 2b 3 1 0 0
Maddox cf 3 1 0 0
Howard 1b 4 0 3 0
Foy 3b 3 1 0 0
Billings lf 3 0 0 0
  McCraw ph,lf 1 1 1 1
Scheinblum rf 3 0 0 0
  Unser rf 0 0 0 0
Casanova c 4 0 2 2
Harrah ss 4 0 0 0
Cox p 2 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0
  Wert ph 1 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 3
Minnesota 000 000 3003102
Washington 100 000 03x461
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Hall   7.1 4 2 1 2 6
  Williams   0.1 0 1 1 1 0
  Perranoski  L (0-2) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
3
4
6
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Cox   6.1 8 3 3 2 1
  Knowles   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Pina   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Riddleberger   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Grzenda  W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
5

  E–Killebrew (3), Holt (1), Scheinblum (2).  DP–Washington 1.  2B–Minnesota Hall (1,off Cox); Carew (3,off Grzenda).  SH–Tovar (2,off Cox).  WP–Hall (1).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:34.  A–3,804.
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