A double by Jim Holt and a single by Leo Cardenas with two out in the eighth inning broke a tie and gave the Twins a 5-4 victory over the Angels. The Angels took a 4-2 lead in the game with the aid of three unearned runs. The Twins, who also scored three tainted tallies, tied the count in the fifth on an error by Jim Fregosi, a two-out single by Tony Oliva and a double by Harmon Killebrew. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, California Angels 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       23, 1970 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  2  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  2
Twins        0  2  0    0  2  0    0  1  x  -   5 10  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Tovar cf              2   0   1   0     0   0   .301
J. Tatum cf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .353      Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .402
  Repoz ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .298      Oliva rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .329
Fregosi ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .288      Killebrew 3b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .315
Johnson lf            3   1   1   1     0   0   .354        Mitterwald c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
McMullen 3b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .222      Reese 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Cowan rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .375      Holt lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .234
  K. Tatum p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cardenas ss           4   1   3   1     0   0   .271
Spencer 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .314      Ratliff c             4   0   1   1     0   3   .280
  Ruiz pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Quilici 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Egan c                2   0   0   0     1   0   .191      Kaat p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Johnstone ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .228        Zepp p              1   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reynolds ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Messersmith p         3   0   1   1     0   0   .200        Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Voss rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Azcue ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .237

Totals               33   4   7   3     2   4             Totals               32   5  10   4     1   6

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 16,128
Left on Base: Angels 5, Twins 6
DP: Angels 2, Twins 1
Errors: Fregosi, Johnson, Cardenas, Ratliff
Doubles: Johnson (9), Messersmith (2), Ratliff (4), Killebrew (6), Holt 2 (3)
Triples: McMullen (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Tovar (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Johnson (1)
GIDP: Reynolds (1), Oliva (6), Manuel (1)
Hit by Pitch: Tovar (1,by Messersmith)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith             7     8   4   1   1   5   0  30   2.92
K. Tatum L(2-1)         1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   1.23
Totals                  8    10   5   2   1   6   0  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat                    3.2   6   4   1   2   2   0  20   3.34
Zepp                    2.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.69
Williams W(4-0)         2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.50
Perranoski SV(11)       1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.42
Totals                  9     7   4   1   2   4   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Messersmith (3)
Wild Pitches: Kaat (2)

Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Frank Umont


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied out to right; J. Tatum flied out to
center; Fregosi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Carew forced Tovar (second
to shortstop); Oliva grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Johnson doubled to left; McMullen singled to center
[McMullen to second (on throw to home), Johnson scored (error by
Ratliff; assist by Tovar) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Kaat threw a
wild pitch [McMullen to third]; Cowan flied out to left; Spencer
walked; Egan walked [Spencer to second]; Messersmith grounded
out (third to first) [Egan to second, Spencer to third, McMullen
scored (unearned)]; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew walked; Reese struck out; Holt grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Killebrew to second]; Cardenas
singled to left [Cardenas to second (error by Johnson),
Killebrew scored (no RBI)]; Ratliff doubled to right [Cardenas
scored (unearned)]; Kaat grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 2.

ANGELS 3RD: J. Tatum reached on an error by Cardenas; Fregosi
singled to right [J. Tatum to third]; Johnson hit a sacrifice
fly to left [J. Tatum scored (unearned)]; McMullen tripled to
right [Fregosi scored]; Cowan grounded out (pitcher to first);
Spencer struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4,
Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar was hit by a pitch; Carew struck out; Oliva
singled to left [Tovar to third, Oliva to second (on throw to
3b)]; Killebrew made an out to second; Reese lined to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Egan flied out to right; Messersmith doubled to
center; Alomar reached on a fielder's choice [Messersmith out at
third (shortstop to third)]; J. Tatum singled to center [Alomar
to third]; ZEPP REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Fregosi grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Holt made an out to shortstop; Cardenas flied out to
left; Ratliff struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins
2.

ANGELS 5TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); McMullen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowan made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Zepp reached on an error by Fregosi; Tovar out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Zepp to second]; Carew
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Zepp to third]; Oliva singled
to shortstop [Zepp scored (unearned)]; Killebrew doubled to left
[Oliva scored (unearned)]; Reese flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Spencer flied out to left; Egan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Messersmith made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Holt doubled to right; Cardenas singled to first
[Holt to third]; Ratliff struck out; MANUEL BATTED FOR ZEPP;
Manuel grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Cardenas out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
4, Twins 4.

ANGELS 7TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Alomar grounded
out (shortstop to first); REPOZ BATTED FOR J. TATUM; Repoz
struck out; Fregosi flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: REPOZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Tovar made an out
to third; Carew struck out; Oliva grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Johnson flied out to center; McMullen struck out;
Cowan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4,
Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: K. TATUM REPLACED COWAN (PITCHING); VOSS REPLACED
MESSERSMITH (PLAYING RF); Killebrew flied out to center; Reese
grounded out (second to first); Holt doubled to left; Cardenas
singled to right [Holt scored]; Ratliff struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 5.

ANGELS 9TH: MITTERWALD REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING C ); QUILICI
REPLACED RATLIFF (PLAYING 3B); Spencer singled to right; RUIZ
RAN FOR SPENCER; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR EGAN; PERRANOSKI REPLACED
WILLIAMS (PITCHING); REYNOLDS BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Reynolds
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ruiz
out at second]; AZCUE BATTED FOR VOSS; Azcue lined to third; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 5.