The Twins' acquisition of Brant Alyea from the Senators paid immediate dividends when the outfielder batted in seven runs with two homers and two singles to lead the way to a 12-0 victory over the White Sox. Only 11,473 turned out at Comiskey Park for the opening game. Jim Perry pitched a shutout on a six-hitter. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 12, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     7, 1970 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        3  0  0    0  3  0    6  0  0  -  12 15  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf              5   1   1   0     0   2   .200      Williams rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Carew 2b              5   2   2   1     0   0   .400      Aparicio ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .333
Killebrew 3b          2   1   1   0     2   1   .500        Morales ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quilici pr,3b       1   1   0   0     0   0   .000      May lf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Oliva rf              5   3   2   1     0   0   .400      Melton 3b             4   0   3   0     0   1   .750
Alyea lf              4   2   4   7     0   0  1.000      Matias 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Holt lf             1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reese 1b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .200        Secrist p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mitterwald c          5   1   2   0     0   1   .400        Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cardenas ss           5   0   1   1     0   0   .200        Rounsaville p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perry p               3   0   0   1     0   0   .000      Bradford cf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .000
                                                          O'Brien 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
                                                          Josephson c           4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                          John p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sisk p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            McCraw 1b           1   0   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               41  12  15  11     2   4             Totals               32   0   6   0     4   6

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 11,473
Left on Base: Twins 5, White Sox 9
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 0
Errors: John 2
Doubles: Oliva (1), Mitterwald (1), Aparicio (1), Melton (1), O'Brien (1)
Triples: Tovar (1)
Home Runs: Alyea 2 (2)
Stolen Bases: Carew (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Perry (1)
GIDP: Bradford (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(1-0)            9     6   0   0   4   6   0  36   0.00
Totals                  9     6   0   0   4   6   0  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(0-1)             4.2   8   6   5   1   3   1  23   9.64
Sisk                    1.2   2   3   3   1   0   0   8  16.20
Murphy                  0     4   3   3   0   0   1   4   0.00
Secrist                 1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Rounsaville             1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    15  12  11   2   4   2  44

Passed Balls: Mitterwald (1)

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bob Stewart, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Merle Anthony


TWINS 1ST: Tovar tripled to right; Carew singled to center
[Tovar scored]; Carew stole second; Killebrew struck out; Oliva
reached on an error by John [Carew to third]; Oliva was picked
off first but was safe on an error by John [Carew scored, Oliva
to second]; Alyea singled to center [Oliva scored (unearned),
Alyea out at second (center to catcher to shortstop)]; Reese
grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams walked; Aparicio walked [Williams to
second]; May flied out to left; Mitterwald allowed a passed ball
[Williams to third, Aparicio to second]; Melton was called out
on strikes; Matias made an out to first; Debut game for John
Matias; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Cardenas
grounded out (pitcher to first); Perry grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bradford struck out; O'Brien flied out to center;
Josephson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
White Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar struck out; Carew grounded out (second to
first); Killebrew walked; Oliva popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: John grounded out (catcher to first); Williams
grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Alyea singled to left; Reese forced Alyea (third to
shortstop); Mitterwald singled to left [Reese to second];
Cardenas forced Mitterwald (pitcher to shortstop) [Reese to
third]; Perry grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May singled to right; Melton singled to right
[May to second]; Matias struck out; Bradford grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Melton out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 5TH: Tovar struck out; Carew flied out to left; Killebrew
singled to right; Oliva singled to center [Killebrew to second];
Alyea homered [Killebrew scored, Oliva scored]; SISK REPLACED
JOHN (PITCHING); Reese grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: O'Brien grounded out (third to first); Josephson
struck out; Sisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
White Sox 0.

TWINS 6TH: Mitterwald flied out to left; Cardenas lined to
second; Perry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
Aparicio doubled; May flied out to center; Melton singled to
shortstop [Aparicio to third]; Matias grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 0.

TWINS 7TH: Tovar grounded out (first unassisted); Carew singled
to center; Killebrew walked [Carew to second]; QUILICI RAN FOR
KILLEBREW; Oliva doubled to right [Carew scored, Quilici to
third]; MCCRAW REPLACED SISK (PLAYING 1B); MURPHY REPLACED
MATIAS (PITCHING); Alyea homered [Quilici scored, Oliva scored];
Reese singled to right; Mitterwald doubled to right [Reese to
third]; Cardenas singled to left [Reese scored, Mitterwald to
third]; SECRIST REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Perry hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Mitterwald scored]; Tovar lined to third;
6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: QUILICI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Bradford
walked; O'Brien struck out; Josephson flied out to center;
McCraw walked [Bradford to second]; Williams grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 0.

TWINS 8TH: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Quilici flied
out to right; Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HOLT REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING LF); Aparicio popped
to catcher in foul territory; May flied out to right; Melton
doubled to right; HOPKINS BATTED FOR SECRIST; Hopkins flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 0.

TWINS 9TH: ROUNSAVILLE REPLACED HOPKINS (PITCHING); MORALES
REPLACED APARICIO (PLAYING SS); Holt singled to left; Debut
game for Gene Rounsaville; Reese forced Holt (first to
shortstop); Mitterwald struck out; Cardenas grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Bradford made an out to first; O'Brien doubled to
center; Josephson made an out to third; McCraw lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 0.