New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
May 4, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 1 0 0
Murcer cf 4 2 1 0
White lf 3 0 0 1
Cater 1b 5 2 4 1
Alou rf 4 0 1 0
Hansen 3b 5 0 2 2
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Michael ss 5 0 1 1
Gibbs c 4 0 1 0
Kline p 2 0 0 0
  Woods ph 1 0 0 0
  Kekich p 0 0 0 0
  Waslewski p 0 0 0 0
  Blefary ph 1 0 0 0
  Kenney 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 10 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf,lf 5 1 2 0
Carew 2b 5 2 3 2
Oliva rf 5 0 2 1
Killebrew 1b 4 1 1 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Corbin p 1 0 0 0
Braun 3b 4 0 1 1
Alyea lf 3 0 2 1
  Holt cf 1 1 1 1
Ratliff c 2 0 0 0
  Mitterwald ph,c 2 0 1 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0
Kaat p 2 0 0 0
  Hall pr 0 1 0 0
  Reese 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 14 6
New York 010 000 022 05100
Minnesota 010 001 201 16141
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kline   6.0 8 2 2 0 0
  Kekich   0.2 4 2 2 0 0
  Waslewski   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel  L (1-3) 1.2 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.2
14
6
6
0
0
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat   7.0 5 1 1 1 4
  Williams   0.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Perranoski   1.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Corbin  W (2-0) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
10
5
5
4
5

  E–Braun (3).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Cater (4,off Corbin), Minnesota Killebrew (8,off Kline); Alyea (3,off Kline).  3B–New York Cater (1,off Kaat).  HR–Minnesota Carew (1,9th inning off McDaniel 0 on, 2 out); Holt (1,10th inning off McDaniel 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Gibbs (1,off Kaat); Kaat (2,off Kekich); Holt (1,off Waslewski).  SF–White (5,off Perranoski).  IBB–Alou (1,by Corbin).  HBP–Braun (3,by Waslewski).  HBP–Waslewski (1,Braun).  IBB–Corbin (2,Alou).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Jake O'Donnell, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–3:07.  A–8,571.
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