Final
NYY 4 — MIN 5
7/31/1971 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · MIN197107310
Complete available game record for NYY at MIN, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Kenney | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jake Gibbs | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Carew | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Murcer | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harmon Killebrew | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy White | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tony Oliva | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Reese | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Blomberg | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Cater | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Cardenas | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Horace Clarke | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nettles | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Roof | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Michael | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Closter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kekich | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Kline | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Lyttle | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Blyleven | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felipe Alou | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Steve Kline | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Al Closter | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Mike Kekich | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Blomberg | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horace Clarke | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Closter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Gibbs | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kekich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Kenney | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Kline | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Michael | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Murcer | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy White | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Cater | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bert Blyleven | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Cardenas | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Carew | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Reese | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Roof | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Tovar | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nettles | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Oliva | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | D8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S3/BG.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8/SF.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 0–3 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7/G | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→2 | 4(1)3/GDP | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S/78 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S9/G | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D8 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | E3.2-H(NR)(UR);B-1 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | K+CS3(25)/DP | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 5/L | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 0–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 0–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 4/L | 0–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 0–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 0–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G | 0–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 0–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S4/BG | 0–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S5/BG.1-2 | 0–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 0–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 0–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K/C | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 1–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 1–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO | 1–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S3.1-2 | 1–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | HR/7.2-H;1-H | 1–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 13 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 41 | 4–5 |