California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
September 30, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar ss 3 1 1 0
  Christensen ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Berry cf 4 0 0 0
Fregosi 1b 4 0 2 1
McMullen 3b 4 0 1 0
Cowan lf 3 0 0 0
Parker 2b 3 1 1 0
Reynolds rf 3 1 0 0
Torborg c 2 0 0 0
May p 2 0 0 0
  O'Brien ph 1 0 1 2
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar rf 4 1 2 0
Braun 2b,ss 5 0 2 1
Killebrew 1b 5 0 1 0
Brye cf 4 0 1 1
Cardenas ss 2 0 0 0
  Carew pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Soderholm 3b 4 0 1 0
Renick lf 4 0 0 0
Roof c 3 0 1 0
  Reese ph 1 1 1 0
Kaat p 3 0 0 0
  Alyea ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 9 2
California 000 100 020362
Minnesota 100 000 001291
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
May  W (11-12) 7.0 6 1 1 2 5
  Allen  SV (15) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  L (13-14) 9.0 6 3 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
0
5

  E–McMullen (17), T Reynolds (1), Braun (13).  DP–Minnesota 2.  2B–California Alomar (24,off Kaat); Fregosi 2 (15,off Kaat 2), Minnesota Reese (8,off Allen).  SH–Torborg (3,off Kaat).  IBB–Tovar (5,by May).  IBB–May (6,Tovar).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:08.  A–4,938.
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