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Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers

May 7, 1970
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
MIN21100032091329
DET0000004116914
loss:Detroit Tigers logoJ. Niekrowin:Minnesota Twins logoJ. Perrysave:Minnesota Twins logoR. Perranoski

Scoring Summary

MINDET
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    1
    Tony Oliva hits a home run (5). Cesar Tovar scores. [2 runs]
    20
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    2
    Leo Cardenas grounds into a force out, shortstop Ken Szotkiewicz to second baseman Dick McAuliffe. Jim Holt scores. Paul Ratliff out at 2nd. Leo Cardenas to 1st. Missed catch error by first baseman Norm Cash. [1 run] [1 out]
    30
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    3
    Rich Reese singles on a to left fielder Willie Horton. Tony Oliva scores. Harmon Killebrew to 3rd. [1 run]
    40
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    7
    Harmon Killebrew hits a home run (8). Rod Carew scores. Tony Oliva scores. [3 runs]
    70
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Norm Cash doubles (3) on a to left fielder Jim Holt. Dick McAuliffe scores. Dalton Jones to 3rd. [1 run]
    71
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Willie Horton triples (2) on a to right fielder Tony Oliva. Dalton Jones scores. Mickey Stanley scores. [2 runs]
    73
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Bill Freehan reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Frank Quilici. Willie Horton scores. [1 run]
    74
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    8
    Rod Carew doubles (6) on a to left fielder Willie Horton. Cesar Tovar scores. [1 run]
    84
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    8
    Tony Oliva steals (1) 2nd base. Rod Carew steals (2) home. [1 run]
    94
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    8
    Mickey Stanley singles on a to left fielder Jim Holt. Dick McAuliffe scores. Al Kaline to 2nd. [1 run]
    95
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    9
    Bill Freehan hits a home run (3). [1 run]
    96

Player Stats

Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL133997126218-
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Jim PerryRHP6.1443510362.50
Ron PerranoskiLHP2.2521101161.74
TOTAL9.096461152-
Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
9Joe NiekroP00000000.188
Jerry RobertsonP00000000.000
Fred SchermanP00000000.000
Tom TimmermannP00000000.000
TOTAL9366561112-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Joe NiekroRHP2.1743401222.63
John HillerLHP3.2122440363.97
Jerry RobertsonRHP0.021100124.76
Fred SchermanLHP2.0222320215.40
Tom TimmermannRHP1.010010065.79
TOTAL9.01398126287-

Play-by-Play

1st inningMINDET
  • TOP 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    SINGLE — Cesar Tovar singles on a to left fielder Willie Horton.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    STRIKEOUT — Rod Carew strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    HOME RUN — Tony Oliva hits a home run (5). Cesar Tovar scores. [2 runs]
    20
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    FLYOUT — Harmon Killebrew flies out to first baseman Norm Cash. [2 outs]
    20
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    STRIKEOUT — Rich Reese strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    20
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    SINGLE — Dick McAuliffe singles on a to right fielder Tony Oliva.
    20
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Dalton Jones strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    20
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    GROUNDED INTO DP — Al Kaline grounds into a double play, shortstop Leo Cardenas to second baseman Rod Carew to first baseman Rich Reese. Dick McAuliffe out at 2nd. Al Kaline out at 1st. [3 outs]
    20
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Team Stats

9Runs6
13Hits9
2Errors1
.333Batting Avg.250
39At Bats36
4Extra-base Hits3
2Home Runs1
7Runs-Batted-In5
6Walks1
2Stolen Bases0
12Strikeouts6
9Left on Base4
21Total Bases15

Game Details

Thursday, May 7, 1970 · 7:05 PM
Comerica Park · Detroit, MI
attendance: 11,591 (28.2%)
weather: 62 degrees, unknown