Backed by five double plays, Les Cain turned in the first complete game of his major league carer and pitched the Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the Twins. Kein Szotkiewicz marked the occasion by hitting his first major league homer for the Tigers. The Twins picked up their runs in the eighth inning when Leo Cardenas walked and Harmon Killebrew hit for the circuit. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       6, 1970 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  7  0
Tigers       3  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   5  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .302      McAuliffe 2b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Cardenas ss           2   1   2   0     2   0   .256      Jones 3b              3   1   0   0     2   0   .136
Killebrew 3b          4   1   1   2     0   0   .316        Wert 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Oliva rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .347      Kaline rf             2   2   2   0     2   0   .344
Alyea lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .329      Cash 1b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .220
Allison 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Horton lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .287
Mitterwald c          2   0   1   0     2   0   .203      Northrup cf           3   0   2   1     1   0   .318
Quilici 2b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .179      Freehan c             3   0   1   1     1   0   .280
  Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Szotkiewicz ss        4   1   1   1     0   2   .267
  Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cain p                4   0   0   0     0   2   .167
  Carew ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .349
Boswell p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .167
  Mendoza ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .091

Totals               29   2   7   2     6   2             Totals               32   5   9   5     6   5

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 10,368
Left on Base: Twins 6, Tigers 9
DP: Twins 1, Tigers 5
Doubles: Horton (5)
Home Runs: Killebrew (7), Szotkiewicz (1)
GIDP: Quilici (2), Killebrew 2 (3), Alyea (5), Tovar (3), Freehan (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boswell L(0-4)          6     8   4   4   4   4   1  29   6.48
Barber                  2     1   1   1   2   1   0   9   4.35
Totals                  8     9   5   5   6   5   1  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cain W(1-1)             9     7   2   2   6   2   1  35   5.14
Totals                  9     7   2   2   6   2   1  35

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas
singled to center; Killebrew flied out to center; Oliva grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe singled to right; Jones forced McAuliffe
(first to shortstop); Kaline walked [Jones to second]; Cash
singled to right [Kaline to second, Jones scored]; Horton popped
to catcher in foul territory; Northrup singled to right [Cash to
second, Kaline scored]; Freehan singled to left [Northrup to
third, Cash scored]; Szotkiewicz struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TWINS 2ND: Alyea walked; Allison flied out to right; Mitterwald
walked [Alyea to second]; Quilici grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Mitterwald out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Cain struck out; McAuliffe popped to catcher in foul
territory; Jones walked; Kaline singled to left [Jones to
third]; Cash grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TWINS 3RD: Boswell singled to left; Tovar was called out on
strikes; Cardenas singled to right [Boswell to second];
Killebrew grounded into a double play (third to first) [Boswell
out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Horton flied out to left; Northrup flied out to
center; Freehan walked; Szotkiewicz grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva singled to right; Alyea grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliva out at second];
Allison flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Cain struck out; McAuliffe struck out; Jones walked;
Kaline singled to left [Jones to second]; Cash grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TWINS 5TH: Mitterwald walked; Quilici walked [Mitterwald to
second]; Boswell struck out; Tovar grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Quilici out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton flied out to left; Northrup singled to
center; Freehan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Northrup out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Tigers 3.

TWINS 6TH: Cardenas walked; Killebrew grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Cardenas out at second]; Oliva
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Szotkiewicz homered; Cain grounded out (second to
first); McAuliffe flied out to right; Jones flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 4.

TWINS 7TH: Alyea singled to left; Allison forced Alyea
(shortstop to second); Mitterwald singled to right [Allison to
third]; RENICK BATTED FOR QUILICI; Renick flied out to right;
MENDOZA BATTED FOR BOSWELL; Mendoza grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: BARBER REPLACED RENICK (PITCHING); MENDOZA STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Kaline walked; Cash flied out to center;
Horton doubled to left [Kaline scored]; Northrup walked; Freehan
popped to catcher in foul territory; Szotkiewicz struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 5.

TWINS 8TH: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas
walked; Killebrew homered [Cardenas scored]; Oliva flied out to
center; Alyea grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Cain flied out to right; McAuliffe flied out to
left; Jones made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Tigers 5.

TWINS 9TH: WERT REPLACED JONES (PLAYING 3B); Allison grounded
out (third to first); Mitterwald grounded out (third to first);
CAREW BATTED FOR BARBER; Carew made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 5.