After Rod Carew singled in the first inning, the Twins did not get another hit off Skip Lockwood until two out in the ninth when Harmon Killebrew walked and Steve Braun tripled to beat the Brewers, 1-0. Bert Blyleven posted the shutout on a six-hitter. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 1, Milwaukee Brewers 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 15, 1971 (Night game) at County Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  2  0
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .298      Auerbach ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .203
Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .305      Theobald 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Oliva rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .339      May rf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
  Holt rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Cardenal cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .254
Killebrew 1b          1   1   0   0     3   0   .256      Briggs lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .262
Braun 3b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .254      Kosco 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .230
Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .268      Porter c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .290
Brye cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Matchick 3b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .245
Roof c                3   0   0   0     0   2   .217      Lockwood p            3   0   0   0     0   2   .086
Blyleven p            3   0   0   0     0   0   .136

Totals               27   1   2   1     6   5             Totals               32   0   6   0     1   9

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  3,960
Left on Base: Twins 5, Brewers 6
DP: Twins 0, Brewers 3
Errors: Matchick
Doubles: Cardenal (8), Kosco (4)
Triples: Braun (2)
Stolen Bases: Killebrew (3)
Caught Stealing: Porter (1)
GIDP: Oliva (20), Brye (2), Carew (21)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(13-15)       9     6   0   0   1   9   0  33   2.94
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   9   0  33

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lockwood L(9-14)        9     2   1   1   6   5   0  33   3.48
Totals                  9     2   1   1   6   5   0  33

Passed Balls: Roof (5)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jake O'Donnell, 3B - Frank Umont


TWINS 1ST: Tovar reached on an error by Matchick [Tovar to
first]; Carew singled to center [Tovar to second]; Oliva
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Tovar to
third, Carew out at second]; Killebrew walked; Braun struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach singled to right; Theobald was called out
on strikes; May flied out to left; Cardenal grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cardenas walked; Brye grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Cardenas out at second]; Roof struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Briggs singled to right; Kosco flied out to center;
Porter forced Briggs (center to shortstop); Porter was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Brewers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Blyleven grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar
walked; Carew grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Tovar out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Matchick struck out; Lockwood was called out on
strikes; Auerbach flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Brewers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva struck out; Killebrew walked; Killebrew stole
second; Braun made an out to shortstop; Cardenas grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Theobald grounded out (shortstop to first); May
struck out; Cardenal doubled to left; Briggs flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

TWINS 5TH: Brye grounded out (second to first); Roof grounded
out (shortstop to first); Blyleven grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Kosco doubled to left; Roof allowed a passed ball
[Kosco to third]; Porter walked; Matchick struck out; Lockwood
struck out; Auerbach grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew flied
out to left; Oliva flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Theobald flied out to right; May grounded out
(second to first); Cardenal was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

TWINS 7TH: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Braun
walked; Cardenas flied out to right; Brye forced Braun (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Briggs was called out on strikes; Kosco singled to
left; Porter struck out; Matchick made an out to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

TWINS 8TH: Roof was called out on strikes; Blyleven flied out to
center; Tovar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 8TH: Lockwood flied out to right; Auerbach singled to
left; Theobald forced Auerbach (second to shortstop); May
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Brewers 0.

TWINS 9TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva
grounded out (first unassisted); Killebrew walked; Braun tripled
to right [Killebrew scored]; Cardenas struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 9TH: HOLT REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING RF); Cardenal flied
out to left; Briggs flied out to left; Kosco flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Brewers 0.