Two unearned runs enabled the Brewers to defeat the Twins, 4-2. Johnny Briggs hit two homers for the Brewers, but these were offset by back-to-back blows by Graig Nettles and Harmon Killebrew for the Twins.

The Brewers' unearned pair counted in the eighth inning on singles by Ron Theobald and Frank Tepedino, Jim Nettles' bobble of Tepedino's hit in center field and a sacrifice fly by Jose Cardenal. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 4, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1971 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 - 4 5 1 Twins 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 1 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardenal rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .246 Tovar rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Auerbach ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .199 Nettles cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .248 May cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Killebrew 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .256 Briggs 1b 3 2 2 2 1 0 .263 Braun 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .248 Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Kosco lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Brye lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .213 Porter c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .140 Matchick 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Roof c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .218 Theobald 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .274 Reese ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Krausse p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .023 Dempsey c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Tepedino ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .183 Perry p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Mitchell pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .185 Holt ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Sanders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 4 5 3 1 4 Totals 37 2 10 2 2 5 Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 3,204 Left on Base: Brewers 2, Twins 10 DP: Brewers 0, Twins 0 Errors: Matchick, Nettles Doubles: Cardenas (24) Home Runs: Briggs 2 (20), Nettles (6), Killebrew (26) Caught Stealing: Roof (1) Sacrifice Flies: Cardenal (6) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Krausse W(8-12) 7 8 2 2 2 3 2 31 2.83 Sanders SV(30) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 1.91 Totals 9 10 2 2 2 5 2 39 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry L(16-17) 9 5 4 2 1 4 2 33 4.29 Totals 9 5 4 2 1 4 2 33 Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - George Maloney BREWERS 1ST: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Auerbach flied out to center; May singled to left; Briggs walked [May to second]; Kosco forced May (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Nettles flied out to right; Killebrew popped to first in foul territory; Braun singled to right [Tovar to third]; Cardenas made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Twins 0. BREWERS 2ND: Porter struck out; Matchick grounded out (first to pitcher); Theobald was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Brye reached on an error by Matchick [Brye to first]; Soderholm struck out; Roof singled to right [Brye to third]; Perry struck out; Tovar flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Twins 0. BREWERS 3RD: Krausse struck out; Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first); Auerbach lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Nettles singled to right; Killebrew lined to left; Braun singled to center [Nettles to third]; Cardenas made an out to third; Brye flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Twins 0. BREWERS 4TH: May grounded out (catcher to first); Briggs lined to first; Kosco flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Soderholm walked; Roof forced Soderholm (second to shortstop); Roof was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Perry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Twins 0. BREWERS 5TH: Porter flied out to center; Matchick flied out to right; Theobald made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Tovar flied out to center; Nettles homered; Killebrew homered; Braun lined to shortstop; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Twins 2. BREWERS 6TH: Krausse struck out; Cardenal flied out to right; Auerbach grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: Brye flied out to right; Soderholm struck out; Roof singled to center; Perry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Twins 2. BREWERS 7TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Briggs homered; Kosco lined to right; Porter flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Twins 2. TWINS 7TH: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles grounded out (second to first); Killebrew walked; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Twins 2. BREWERS 8TH: Matchick flied out to center; Theobald singled to center; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR KRAUSSE; Tepedino singled to center [Theobald scored (error by Nettles) (unearned) (no RBI), Tepedino to third]; MITCHELL RAN FOR TEPEDINO; Cardenal lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Mitchell scored (unearned)]; Auerbach popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: SANDERS REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Cardenas doubled to right; Brye struck out; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); REESE BATTED FOR ROOF; Reese grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Twins 2. BREWERS 9TH: DEMPSEY REPLACED REESE (PLAYING C ); May lined to right; Briggs homered; Kosco flied out to left; Porter flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Twins 2. TWINS 9TH: PENA REPLACED BRIGGS (PLAYING 1B); HOLT BATTED FOR PERRY; Holt singled to shortstop; Tovar forced Holt (second to shortstop); Nettles forced Tovar (pitcher to shortstop); Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Twins 2.

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