The Twins, the last major league club to go undefeated this season, had their 4-0 record spoiled by a 3-2 loss to the Angels, who scored all their runs in the fourth inning with the aid of an error. Jay Johnstone doubled to open the stanza, Roger Repoz walked and Joe Azcue beat out an infield hit to load the bases. Aurelio Rodriguez grounded to Rod Carew, who threw poorly to second, Johnstone scoring. Repoz crossed the plate while the Twins were executing a double play on a grounder by Rudy May. Sandy Alomar then beat out a bunt to score Azcue with what proved to be the winning run. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Thursday, April     16, 1970 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  7  1
Angels       0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Alomar 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .361
Carew 2b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .286      Fregosi ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .375
Killebrew 3b          2   1   2   0     2   0   .400      Voss rf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .345
Oliva rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .348      Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .323
Alyea lf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .538      Johnstone cf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .500
  Holt pr,lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Repoz 1b              2   1   0   0     2   2   .250
Cardenas ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Azcue c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .212
Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   2   .300      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .355
Reese 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .111      May p                 3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Boswell p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000        K. Tatum p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Manuel ph           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Kaat pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               33   2   7   1     5   8             Totals               32   3   8   2     4   6

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance:  5,558
Left on Base: Twins 9, Angels 9
DP: Twins 1, Angels 1
Errors: Carew
Doubles: Tovar (1), Killebrew (1), Johnstone (2)
Triples: Oliva (1), Rodriguez (2)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (4)
GIDP: Cardenas (1), May (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boswell L(0-1)          3.2   6   3   1   3   2   0  20   2.45
Hall                    2.1   2   0   0   0   3   0   9   0.00
Williams                2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                  8     8   3   1   4   6   0  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(1-0)              7     6   2   2   5   6   0  32   2.08
K. Tatum SV(2)          2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     7   2   2   5   8   0  38

Wild Pitches: May 2 (3)

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to center; Carew struck out;
Killebrew walked; Oliva walked [Killebrew to second]; Alyea
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Fregosi
grounded out (third to first); Voss singled to right; Johnson
singled to center [Voss to third]; Johnstone flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

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

ANGELS 2ND: Repoz struck out; Azcue grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rodriguez tripled to right; May was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 3RD: Boswell struck out; Tovar doubled to right; Carew was
called out on strikes; Killebrew walked; Oliva grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar flied out to center; Fregosi popped to third
in foul territory; Voss walked; Johnson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 4TH: Alyea singled to left; May threw a wild pitch [Alyea
to second]; Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Mitterwald
grounded out (third to first); Reese walked; Boswell struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Johnstone doubled to right; Repoz walked; Azcue
singled to second [Johnstone to third, Repoz to second];
Rodriguez reached on an error by Carew [Johnstone scored, Repoz
to third, Azcue to second]; May grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Repoz scored (unearned), Azcue
to third, Rodriguez out at second]; Alomar singled to third
[Azcue scored (unearned)]; Alomar stole second; Fregosi was
walked intentionally; HALL REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Voss
grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 3.

TWINS 5TH: Tovar flied out to right; Carew grounded out
(shortstop to first); Killebrew doubled to center; Oliva
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnstone
grounded out (third to first); Repoz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

TWINS 6TH: Alyea struck out; Cardenas singled to center; May
threw a wild pitch [Cardenas to second]; Mitterwald struck out;
Reese grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Azcue singled to center; Rodriguez singled to left
[Azcue to third]; May was called out on strikes; Alomar popped
to third in foul territory; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

TWINS 7TH: RENICK BATTED FOR HALL; Renick flied out to right;
Tovar flied out to right; Carew grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED RENICK (PITCHING); Voss popped to
third in foul territory; Johnson flied out to right; Johnstone
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 3.

TWINS 8TH: Killebrew singled to center; Oliva tripled to center
[Killebrew scored]; Alyea walked; HOLT RAN FOR ALYEA; K. TATUM
REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Cardenas grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Oliva scored, Holt out at second];
Mitterwald struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Repoz walked;
Azcue popped to first in foul territory; Rodriguez flied out to
right; K. Tatum was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 2, Angels 3.

TWINS 9TH: Reese popped to second; MANUEL BATTED FOR WILLIAMS;
Manuel singled to right; KAAT RAN FOR MANUEL; Tovar was called
out on strikes; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 3.