Manager Bill Rigney made his first appearance in Anaheim with the Twins and enjoyed 8-2 victory over the Angels, who had fired him as their leader last May.

The Twins scored all their runs with the aid of three homers in the sixth-inning explosion. Cesar Tovar led off with a circuit clout. Rod Carew reached second when Alex Johnson dropped his curving fly ball, and scored on a single by Tony Oliva. After Harmon Killebrew walked and Rich Reese was hit by a pitched ball, Brant Alyea smashed a grand-slam to kayo Andy Messersmith. Mel Queen, in relief, gave up a single by George Mitterwald and a homer by Leo Cardenas before the inning ended. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 8, California Angels 2

Game Played on Wednesday, April 15, 1970 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Twins        0  0  0    0  0  8    0  0  0  -   8  8  1
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf              5   1   1   1     0   2   .200      Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .375
Carew 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .375      Fregosi ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .414
Oliva rf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .350        Ruiz pr,ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Killebrew 3b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .308      Voss rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .346
  Quilici pr,3b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Johnson lf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .333
Reese 1b              3   1   0   0     0   0   .133      Johnstone cf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .583
Alyea lf              2   1   1   4     1   1   .600      Repoz 1b              3   0   0   1     0   2   .269
  Holt lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Azcue c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Mitterwald c          4   1   1   0     0   2   .375      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Cardenas ss           4   1   1   2     0   2   .267      Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Perry p               4   0   1   0     0   2   .143        Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hicks ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wolf p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8   8   8     2  11             Totals               32   2   5   2     0   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  8,770
Left on Base: Twins 5, Angels 3
DP: Twins 0, Angels 0
Errors: Carew, Alomar, Johnson
Doubles: Carew (2), Fregosi (3)
Home Runs: Tovar (1), Alyea (3), Cardenas (1), Johnstone (1)
Stolen Bases: Johnson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Reese (1,by Messersmith)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(2-0)            9     5   2   2   0   5   1  32   1.00
Totals                  9     5   2   2   0   5   1  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(2-1)      5     4   6   5   2   6   2  24   3.43
Queen                   3     4   2   2   0   4   1  13   3.38
Wolf                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     8   8   7   2  11   3  40

Hit by Pitch: Messersmith (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Bill Kunkel


TWINS 1ST: Tovar struck out; Carew flied out to left; Oliva
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar was called out on strikes; Fregosi flied out
to right; Voss reached on an error by Carew; Johnson singled to
right [Voss to second]; Johnstone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Reese
flied out to center; Alyea struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Repoz was called out on strikes; Azcue grounded out
(second to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald struck out; Cardenas lined to shortstop;
Perry singled to center; Tovar forced Perry (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Messersmith grounded out (pitcher to first); Alomar
grounded out (pitcher to first); Fregosi popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew flied out to center; Oliva grounded out (second
to first); Killebrew reached on an error by Alomar; Reese
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Voss struck out; Johnson singled to shortstop;
Johnson stole second; Johnstone singled to second [Johnson to
third]; Repoz forced Johnstone (first to shortstop) [Johnson
scored]; Repoz was picked off first (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.

TWINS 5TH: Alyea walked; Mitterwald struck out; Cardenas struck
out; Perry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Azcue popped to second; Rodriguez grounded out
(second to first); Messersmith grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar homered; Carew reached on an error by Johnson
[Carew to second]; Oliva singled to right [Carew scored
(unearned)]; Killebrew walked [Oliva to second]; Reese was hit
by a pitch [Oliva to third, Killebrew to second]; Alyea homered
[Oliva scored, Killebrew scored, Reese scored]; QUEEN REPLACED
MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Mitterwald singled to center; Cardenas
homered [Mitterwald scored]; Perry struck out; Tovar struck out;
Carew doubled to left; Oliva flied out to center; 8 R (7 ER), 6
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: HOLT REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING LF); Alomar grounded
out (second to first); Fregosi doubled to left; RUIZ RAN FOR
FREGOSI; Voss popped to second; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Angels 1.

TWINS 7TH: RUIZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Killebrew singled
to center; QUILICI RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Reese flied out to center;
Holt forced Quilici (first to shortstop); Mitterwald grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: QUILICI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Johnstone
homered; Repoz struck out; Azcue popped to shortstop; Rodriguez
popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Angels 2.

TWINS 8TH: Cardenas was called out on strikes; Perry struck out;
Tovar popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: HICKS BATTED FOR QUEEN; Hicks flied out to center;
Alomar grounded out (third to first); Ruiz grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Angels 2.

TWINS 9TH: WOLF REPLACED HICKS (PITCHING); Carew flied out to
left; Oliva flied out to left; Quilici was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Voss flied out to center; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Johnstone popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 8, Angels 2.

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