Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
September 3, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 2 2 0
Mangual cf 5 0 2 0
Jackson rf 5 1 2 2
Epstein 1b 4 0 1 0
Bando 3b 5 0 1 1
Garrett lf 4 0 0 0
Tenace c 3 1 2 1
Green 2b 4 0 2 0
Segui p 3 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
  Rudi ph 1 0 0 0
  Roland p 0 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 4 0 0 0
  Nettles cf 1 0 0 0
Carew 2b 4 3 3 0
Oliva rf 4 1 1 0
  Holt rf 0 0 0 0
Reese 1b 4 0 1 2
Brye lf 4 1 1 1
Braun ss 4 1 3 1
Soderholm 3b 2 2 1 1
Roof c 2 0 1 0
  Killebrew ph 1 1 1 4
  Mitterwald c 1 0 0 0
Perry p 3 0 1 0
  Hall p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 13 9
Oakland 200 011 0004121
Minnesota 201 104 10x9131
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Segui  L (9-6) 5.1 9 7 5 2 0
  Grant   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Roland   1.0 3 1 1 0 3
  Locker   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
9
7
3
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (16-14) 6.0 10 4 4 3 8
  Hall  SV (7) 3.0 2 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
3
12

  E–Segui (1), Roof (8).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Jackson (26,off Perry), Minnesota Braun (12,off Segui).  3B–Minnesota Carew (8,off Segui).  HR–Oakland Tenace (7,6th inning off Perry 0 on, 1 out), Minnesota Soderholm (1,4th inning off Segui 0 on, 1 out); Killebrew (19,6th inning off Grant 3 on, 1 out).  SH–Epstein (2,off Perry).  HBP–Soderholm (1,by Roland).  IBB–Soderholm (1,by Segui).  SB–Campaneris (28,2nd base off Perry/Roof).  HBP–Roland (3,Soderholm).  IBB–Segui (3,Soderholm).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:50.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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