Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers

May 7, 1970

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	2	0	9	13	2	9
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	6	9	1	4

loss:

J. Niekro(3-2)win: Minnesota Twins logo

J. Perry(5-1)save: Minnesota Twins logo

R. Perranoski(8)

Scoring Summary

MINDET

1
Tony Oliva hits a home run (5). Cesar Tovar scores. [2 runs]
20
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
3
Rich Reese singles on a to left fielder Willie Horton. Tony Oliva scores. Harmon Killebrew to 3rd. [1 run]
40
7
Harmon Killebrew hits a home run (8). Rod Carew scores. Tony Oliva scores. [3 runs]
70
7
Norm Cash doubles (3) on a to left fielder Jim Holt. Dick McAuliffe scores. Dalton Jones to 3rd. [1 run]
71
7
Willie Horton triples (2) on a to right fielder Tony Oliva. Dalton Jones scores. Mickey Stanley scores. [2 runs]
73
7
Bill Freehan reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Frank Quilici. Willie Horton scores. [1 run]
74
8
Rod Carew doubles (6) on a to left fielder Willie Horton. Cesar Tovar scores. [1 run]
84
8
Tony Oliva steals (1) 2nd base. Rod Carew steals (2) home. [1 run]
94
8
Mickey Stanley singles on a to left fielder Jim Holt. Dick McAuliffe scores. Al Kaline to 2nd. [1 run]
95
9
Bill Freehan hits a home run (3). [1 run]
96

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Cesar TovarCF	1	3	2	0	1	2	0	1	.303
2Rod Carew2B	2	4	2	1	2	1	0	2	.362
3Tony OlivaRF	2	4	3	2	0	1	1	1	.354
4Harmon Killebrew3B	3	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	.337
Frank Quilici3B	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.179
5Rich Reese1B	2	4	0	1	1	1	0	2	.208
6Jim HoltLF	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	.190
7Paul RatliffC	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.286
George MitterwaldPH-C	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	2	.194
8Leo CardenasSS	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	.253
9Jim PerryP	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	.167
Ron PerranoskiP	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000







TOTAL	13	39	9	7	12	6	2	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jim PerryRHP	6.1	4	4	3	5	1	0	36	2.50
Ron PerranoskiLHP	2.2	5	2	1	1	0	1	16	1.74



TOTAL	9.0	9	6	4	6	1	1	52	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Dick McAuliffe2B	2	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	.289
2Dalton Jones3B	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	.160
Don WertPH-3B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.205
3Al KalineRF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.330
4Norm Cash1B	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.226
Mickey StanleyPR-1B	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.300
5Willie HortonLF	2	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.297
6Jim NorthrupCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	4	.300
7Bill FreehanC	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.278
8Ken SzotkiewiczSS	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	.235
Elliott MaddoxPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.219
Cesar GutierrezSS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299
9Joe NiekroP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188
John HillerP	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jerry RobertsonP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Fred SchermanP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jim PricePH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100
Tom TimmermannP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ike BrownPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.400
TOTAL	9	36	6	5	6	1	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Joe NiekroRHP	2.1	7	4	3	4	0	1	22	2.63
John HillerLHP	3.2	1	2	2	4	4	0	36	3.97
Jerry RobertsonRHP	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	4.76
Fred SchermanLHP	2.0	2	2	2	3	2	0	21	5.40
Tom TimmermannRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	5.79
TOTAL	9.0	13	9	8	12	6	2	87	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINDET

TOP 1
SINGLE — Cesar Tovar singles on a to left fielder Willie Horton.
00
STRIKEOUT — Rod Carew strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
HOME RUN — Tony Oliva hits a home run (5). Cesar Tovar scores. [2 runs]
20
FLYOUT — Harmon Killebrew flies out to first baseman Norm Cash. [2 outs]
20
STRIKEOUT — Rich Reese strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Dick McAuliffe singles on a to right fielder Tony Oliva.
20
STRIKEOUT — Dalton Jones strikes out swinging. [1 out]
20
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

MIN

DET

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