Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
May 22, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1971 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 1, Oakland Athletics 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 4 0 1 0
Carew 2b 4 0 0 0
Oliva rf 3 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 3 0 0 0
Braun 3b 3 1 1 1
Holt cf 3 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0
Kaat p 1 0 0 0
  Manuel ph 1 0 0 0
  Corbin p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 2 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 1 2 0
Rudi lf 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 3 3 1
Davis 1b 4 1 2 3
Bando 3b 2 0 0 0
Mangual cf 4 0 0 0
Duncan c 4 0 0 0
Green 2b 2 0 0 0
Hunter p 4 0 1 0
Totals 33 5 8 4
Minnesota 000 010 000121
Oakland 201 000 20x580
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  L (3-3) 5.0 5 3 3 2 2
  Corbin   1.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Williams   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
3
2
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (8-2) 9.0 2 1 1 0 6
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
0
6

  E–Cardenas (2).  DP–Minnesota 1.  HR–Minnesota Braun (2,5th inning off Hunter 0 on, 1 out), Oakland Jackson (7,7th inning off Corbin 0 on, 0 out); Davis (1,7th inning off Corbin 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Bando (2,by Kaat).  IBB–Green (3,by Kaat).  SB–Davis (2,2nd base off Kaat/Mitterwald).  WP–Kaat (4).  HBP–Kaat (2,Bando).  IBB–Kaat (2,Green).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:10.  A–42,970.
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