Catching up with Jim Kaat in the eighth inning, the Red Sox rallied for three runs and defeated the Twins, 4-3. Kaat had a 3-1 lead before being kayoed. Doug Griffin and Don Pavletich singled to open the rally. When Luis Aparicio bunted for a sacrifice, Kaat threw wildly to third, Griffin scoring. Reggie Smith then doubled to drive in pinch-runner John Kennedy and Aparicio. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Friday, April     30, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Twins        1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  3  x  -   4  7  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf,lf           4   1   1   0     1   1   .318      Aparicio ss           3   1   0   0     0   0   .222
Braun 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Smith rf              4   0   2   2     0   0   .320
  Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Yastrzemski lf        2   0   0   1     0   0   .343
Oliva rf              5   2   2   0     0   1   .397      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Killebrew 3b          2   0   1   1     2   1   .321      Scott 1b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .316
Reese 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .185      Josephson c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Alyea lf              3   0   2   1     0   0   .348      Conigliaro cf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .262
  Powell cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Griffin 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .213
Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Nagy p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Mitterwald c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .167        Gagliano ph         1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Ratliff ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kaat p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .333        Pavletich ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .444
  Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kennedy pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .308
  Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   8   3     3   5             Totals               28   4   7   3     1   1

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 18,108
Left on Base: Twins 9, Red Sox 5
DP: Twins 2, Red Sox 0
Errors: Killebrew, Kaat, Scott
Doubles: Tovar (6), Conigliaro (4), Smith (6)
Stolen Bases: Reese (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kaat (1), Aparicio (2), Petrocelli (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (1)
GIDP: Josephson 2 (5)
Hit by Pitch: Yastrzemski (1,by Kaat)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(2-1)             7     7   4   3   0   1   0  30   3.09
Corbin                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   1.59
Totals                  8     7   4   3   1   1   0  33

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nagy                    6     7   3   3   2   2   0  27   3.67
Lee W(1-1)              2     0   0   0   1   3   0   7   2.89
Bolin                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.63
Lyle SV(3)              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   5   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Kaat (1)
Wild Pitches: Kaat (2)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Don Denkinger


TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Braun flied out to center;
Oliva singled to second; Killebrew walked [Oliva to second];
Reese singled to center [Killebrew to second, Oliva scored];
Alyea flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Aparicio grounded out (third to first); Smith flied
out to right; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mitterwald made an out to shortstop; Kaat grounded out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli grounded out (second to first); Scott
singled to left; Josephson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Scott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar walked; Braun made an out to shortstop; Oliva
singled to right [Tovar to second]; Killebrew singled to right
[Oliva to second, Tovar scored]; Reese lined to center [Oliva to
third]; Alyea singled to left [Killebrew to second, Oliva
scored]; Cardenas grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Conigliaro doubled to left; Griffin lined to first;
Nagy grounded out (shortstop to first) [Conigliaro to third];
Aparicio flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red
Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Mitterwald singled to right; Kaat out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Mitterwald to second]; Tovar grounded
out (second to first) [Mitterwald to third]; Braun flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith singled to left; Yastrzemski popped to third
in foul territory; Petrocelli flied out to right; Scott was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); Killebrew
struck out; Reese grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Josephson grounded out (third to first); Conigliaro
flied out to right; Griffin lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 6TH: Alyea singled to left; Cardenas forced Alyea (third
to second); Mitterwald made an out to shortstop; Kaat struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: GAGLIANO BATTED FOR NAGY; Gagliano singled to left;
Aparicio flied out to center; Kaat threw a wild pitch [Gagliano
to second]; Smith reached on an error by Killebrew [Gagliano to
third, Smith to second]; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Gagliano scored (unearned)]; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 7TH: LEE REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Tovar struck out;
Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Oliva struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: POWELL REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first);
Josephson grounded out (shortstop to first); Conigliaro grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 8TH: Killebrew walked; Reese forced Killebrew (pitcher to
shortstop); Powell struck out; Reese stole second; Cardenas
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Griffin singled to right; PAVLETICH BATTED FOR LEE;
Pavletich singled to left [Griffin to second]; KENNEDY RAN FOR
PAVLETICH; Aparicio reached on an error by Kaat on a sacrifice
bunt [Griffin scored (no RBI), Kennedy to third, Aparicio to
second]; Smith doubled to left [Aparicio scored, Kennedy
scored]; Yastrzemski was hit by a pitch; CORBIN REPLACED KAAT
(PITCHING); Petrocelli out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Yastrzemski to second, Smith to third]; Scott was
walked intentionally; Josephson grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Yastrzemski out at third]; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 9TH: BOLIN REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); RATLIFF BATTED FOR
MITTERWALD; Ratliff grounded out (shortstop to first); HOLT
BATTED FOR CORBIN; Holt reached on an error by Scott; Tovar
doubled to left [Holt to third]; LYLE REPLACED BOLIN (PITCHING);
RENICK BATTED FOR BRAUN; Renick flied out to right; Oliva
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 3, Red Sox 4.