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Luis Tiant not only pitched a three-hitter, but collected three hits himself, to feature the Twins' 6-0 victory over the Tigers. Mickey Lolich, who had pitched five straight complete games, was kayoed in the sixth when the Twins scored four runs. The outburst started with a two-out single by Frank Quilici. Tiant doubled, scoring Quilici, and then stole third, catching the Tigers by surprise. Cesar Tovar followed with a single and Leo Cardenas tripled to chase Lolich. Harmon Killebrew added a single off reliever Jerry Robertson for the fourth run of the frame. [The Sporting News] Minnesota Twins 6, Detroit Tigers 0Game Played on Sunday, April 26, 1970 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumTigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Twins 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 x - 6 14 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McAuliffe 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .259 Tovar cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .367 Gutierrez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Cardenas ss 5 1 1 2 0 1 .192 G. Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Killebrew 3b 5 0 2 2 0 1 .341 Kaline rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .322 Mendoza pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cash 1b 2 0 0 0 1 2 .235 Oliva rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .344 Horton lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .281 Alyea lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .390 Northrup cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .310 Holt lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Freehan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Reese 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .233 Maddox 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Mitterwald c 4 0 1 1 0 2 .175 Jones ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Quilici 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .308 Lolich p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Tiant p 4 2 3 1 0 0 .556 Robertson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Szotkiewicz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 0 3 0 1 6 Totals 38 6 14 6 1 8 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 26,847 Left on Base: Tigers 3, Twins 10 DP: Tigers 0, Twins 1 Errors: Gutierrez Doubles: Tiant (1) Triples: Cardenas (1) Stolen Bases: Tovar (6), Tiant (1) Caught Stealing: Cash (1) Sacrifice Hits: Tovar (1) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich L(4-2) 5.2 10 5 5 1 6 0 29 2.10 Robertson 2.1 4 1 1 0 2 0 11 3.38 Totals 8 14 6 6 1 8 0 40 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant W(3-0) 9 3 0 0 1 6 0 30 3.09 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 6 0 30 Wild Pitches: Lolich (2), Robertson (1) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - John Rice TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe struck out; Gutierrez made an out to third; Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Tovar struck out; Cardenas struck out; Killebrew flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TIGERS 2ND: Cash walked; Horton struck out; Northrup struck out while Cash was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Oliva flied out to left; Alyea grounded out (third to first); Reese made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TIGERS 3RD: Freehan popped to third in foul territory; Maddox flied out to center; Lolich singled to center; McAuliffe grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald struck out; Quilici flied out to right; Tiant singled to center; Tovar singled to left [Tiant to second]; Lolich threw a wild pitch [Tiant to third]; Cardenas flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TIGERS 4TH: Gutierrez grounded out (catcher to first); Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Killebrew made an out to first; Oliva singled to right; Alyea walked [Oliva to second]; Reese singled to pitcher [Alyea to second, Oliva to third]; Mitterwald singled to third [Reese to second, Alyea to third, Oliva scored]; Quilici forced Alyea (third to catcher) [Mitterwald to second, Reese to third]; Tiant grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1. TIGERS 5TH: Horton struck out; Northrup flied out to right; Freehan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas reached on an error by Gutierrez; Killebrew was called out on strikes; Oliva singled to left [Cardenas to second]; Alyea was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1. TIGERS 6TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Lolich grounded out (second to first); McAuliffe singled to right; Gutierrez made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Reese struck out; Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Quilici singled to right; Tiant doubled to left [Quilici scored]; Tovar singled to third [Tiant stayed at second]; Tiant stole third and Tovar stole second; Cardenas tripled to left [Tovar scored, Tiant scored]; ROBERTSON REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Killebrew singled to left [Cardenas scored]; Oliva grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 5. TIGERS 7TH: Kaline grounded out (first unassisted); Cash struck out; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 5. TWINS 7TH: Alyea made an out to first; Reese singled to pitcher; Mitterwald struck out; Quilici struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 5. TIGERS 8TH: HOLT REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING LF); Northrup grounded out (pitcher to first); Freehan grounded out (third to first); JONES BATTED FOR MADDOX; Jones popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 5. TWINS 8TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Tiant singled to center; Robertson threw a wild pitch [Tiant to second]; Tovar out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Tiant to third]; Cardenas made an out to second; Killebrew singled to left [Tiant scored]; MENDOZA RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 6. TIGERS 9TH: MENDOZA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SZOTKIEWICZ BATTED FOR ROBERTSON; Szotkiewicz lined to shortstop; McAuliffe singled to right; G. BROWN BATTED FOR GUTIERREZ; G. Brown popped to first in foul territory; Kaline flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 6. |
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