The eight-game winning streak of the Tigers came to an end with a 4-3 loss to the Twins. Tony Oliva and Rich Reese homered for the Twins in the fourth inning and Mickey Stanley hit one for the Tigers in the sixth. The Tigers tied the score at 3-3 with two runs in the ninth on a single by Willie Horton, triple by Jim Northrup and sacrifice fly by Norm Cash. In the Twins half, Oliva singled and reached second when Al Kaline overran the ball in right field. Harmon Killebrew then singled to give the Twins their victory. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Saturday, April 25, 1970 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   3  8  1
Twins        0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  1  -   4  7  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley 1b            3   1   2   1     1   0   .290      Tovar cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .357
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Kaline rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .345      Oliva rf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .339
Horton lf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .296      Killebrew 3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Freehan c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .327      Reese 1b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .205
Northrup cf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .327      Alyea lf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .421
Maddox 3b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .227        Holt lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Cash ph             0   0   0   1     0   0   .250      Ratliff c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .333
  Wert 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Quilici 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Gutierrez ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Kaat p                2   0   0   1     0   1   .222
Wilson p              3   0   1   0     0   2   .250        Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   8   3     2   5             Totals               30   4   7   4     0   3

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 11,095
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Twins 2
DP: Tigers 0, Twins 3
Errors: Kaline, Oliva, Ratliff
Doubles: Wilson (1), Alyea (4), Ratliff (1)
Triples: Northrup (1)
Home Runs: Stanley (1), Oliva (3), Reese (1)
Caught Stealing: Quilici (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Gutierrez (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cash (1), Kaat (1)
GIDP: Kaline (3), Northrup (1), McAuliffe (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson                  6     3   2   2   0   2   2  21   4.41
Timmermann L(0-1)       2.1   4   2   1   0   1   0  10   2.08
Totals                  8.1   7   4   3   0   3   2  31

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat                    8.1   8   3   3   2   5   1  33   2.86
Williams W(2-0)         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   5   1  35

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Larry Napp


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley singled to center; McAuliffe struck out;
Kaline grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar popped to shortstop in foul territory; Cardenas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton singled to left; Freehan flied out to right;
Northrup grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Horton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Reese flied
out to right; Alyea doubled to right; Ratliff made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Maddox singled to left; Gutierrez out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Maddox to second]; Wilson doubled to
right [Maddox to third]; Stanley walked; McAuliffe grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stanley out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Quilici made an out to first; Kaat flied out to
right; Tovar grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline grounded out (third to first); Horton lined
to right; Freehan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Cardenas popped to catcher in foul territory; Oliva
homered; Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Reese homered;
Alyea was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Northrup grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox
singled to left; Gutierrez flied out to center; Wilson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Ratliff lined to right; Quilici lined to center; Kaat
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Twins 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Stanley homered; McAuliffe reached on an error by
Oliva [McAuliffe to second]; Kaline flied out to right
[McAuliffe to third]; Horton was called out on strikes; Freehan
walked; Northrup lined to first; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
1, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Cardenas popped
to third in foul territory; Oliva flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Gutierrez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson struck out on an error
by Ratliff [Wilson out at home (left to shortstop to left)];
Tigers 3B coach Grover Resinger saw that Twins catcher Paul
Ratliff trapped the pitch in the dirt, did not tag Wilson and
rolled the ball to the mound; Resinger told Wilson to start
running as most of the Twins entered the dugout; Wilson got to
1B easily and headed for 2B; since no one interfered with him,
he started for 3B; by this time, Brant Alyea, who was trotting
in from LF, heard Resinger shouting at Wilson; Alyea hustled to
the mound but had trouble picking up the ball so Wilson headed
for home where Twins Leo Cardenas and Ratliff had returned;
Alyea finally picked up the ball and threw to Cardenas; Wilson
turned back to 3B but was tagged out by Alyea for a K767;
catcher Ratliff was charged with an error; after the game,
Detroit catcher Bill Freehan said 'If Alyea had been hustling,
Wilson might have made it home; Tell him to start coming in and
off the field a little quicker.' Wilson pulled a hamstring
muscle running the bases and had to come out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: TIMMERMANN REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Killebrew
flied out to center; Reese grounded out (shortstop to first);
Alyea grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TIGERS 8TH: HOLT REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING LF); Stanley grounded
out (third to first); McAuliffe flied out to right; Kaline
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Ratliff doubled to right; Quilici singled to left
[Ratliff to third]; Kaat hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ratliff
scored]; Quilici was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Tovar was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Twins 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Horton singled to left; Freehan flied out to right;
Northrup tripled to center [Horton scored]; CASH BATTED FOR
MADDOX; WILLIAMS REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Cash hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Northrup scored]; Gutierrez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: WERT REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 3B); Cardenas grounded
out (second to first); Oliva singled [Oliva to second (error by
Kaline)]; Killebrew singled to right [Oliva scored (unearned)];
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 4.

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