The shutout relief pitching of Lindy McDaniel over the last three and two-thirds innings saved the Yankees' 4-2 victory over the Twins. Rick Renick hit two homers for the Twins, his second blow resulting in Mike Kekich's departure in favor of McDaniel. Jerry Kenney and Roy White hit triples to pace the Yankees' attack. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Friday, May       29, 1970 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      1  0  1    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 11  1
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   0   0   1     0   0   .271      Tovar cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .293
Kenney 3b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .205      Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .393
Murcer cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .240      Killebrew 1b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .322
White lf              3   1   1   0     2   0   .339      Oliva rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .331
Cater 1b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .309      Alyea lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .287
Blefary rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Renick 3b             4   2   2   2     0   1   .323
  Woods rf            1   0   1   1     0   0   .274      Cardenas ss           3   0   1   0     1   2   .278
Munson c              4   0   2   0     0   1   .260      Mitterwald c          2   0   1   0     0   0   .221
Michael ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .226        Reese ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Kekich p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .222        Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDaniel p          1   0   1   0     0   0   .200        Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Woodson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Perry p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .208
                                                            Ratliff ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               37   4  11   3     3   2             Totals               32   2   7   2     5   6

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 14,194
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Twins 9
DP: Yankees 1, Twins 1
Errors: Cater, Oliva, Mitterwald
Doubles: Carew (8), Cardenas (10)
Triples: Kenney (4), White (1)
Home Runs: Renick 2 (4)
Caught Stealing: Kenney (3), Tovar (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry (4)
GIDP: Killebrew (6)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kekich W(1-1)           5.1   6   2   2   4   4   2  25   9.00
McDaniel SV(4)          3.2   1   0   0   1   2   0  13   1.09
Totals                  9     7   2   2   5   6   2  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(6-4)            6     7   3   1   3   1   0  27   2.61
Perranoski              2     4   1   1   0   1   0  10   1.80
Woodson                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    11   4   2   3   2   0  40

Wild Pitches: Perry (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to center; Kenney grounded out
(second to first); Murcer singled to center; White walked
[Murcer to second]; Cater singled to right [White to third,
Murcer scored]; Blefary made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Carew walked; Killebrew
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Carew out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson struck out; Michael grounded out (shortstop
to first); Kekich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); Alyea walked;
Renick struck out; Cardenas walked [Alyea to second]; Mitterwald
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
1, Twins 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke flied out to left; Kenney tripled to left;
Murcer reached on a fielder's choice [Kenney scored (error by
Mitterwald; assists by Killebrew, Mitterwald and Renick)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; George Mitterwald called for
obstruction during the rundown; White walked [Murcer to
second]; Perry threw a wild pitch [White to second, Murcer to
third]; Cater was walked intentionally; Blefary lined to center;
Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Perry struck out; Tovar was called out on strikes;
Carew doubled to left; Killebrew walked; Oliva singled to
shortstop [Killebrew to second, Carew to third]; Alyea flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Michael singled to right [Michael to second (error
by Oliva)]; Kekich singled to right [Michael to third]; Clarke
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kekich to second, Michael
scored (unearned)]; Kenney reached on a fielder's choice [Kekich
out at third (second to third)]; Kenney was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Renick homered; Cardenas struck out; Mitterwald
singled to left; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Mitterwald to second]; Tovar flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer singled to left; White hit into a double
play (right to first) [Murcer out at second]; Cater grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Killebrew lined
to third; Oliva flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Twins 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Blefary flied out to center; Munson singled to
right; Michael flied out to center; Kekich grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: WOODS REPLACED BLEFARY (PLAYING RF); Alyea grounded
out (shortstop to first); Renick homered; Cardenas doubled;
REESE BATTED FOR MITTERWALD; MCDANIEL REPLACED KEKICH
(PITCHING); Reese struck out; RATLIFF BATTED FOR PERRY; Ratliff
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
3, Twins 2.

YANKEES 7TH: RATLIFF STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); PERRANOSKI
REPLACED REESE (PITCHING); Clarke grounded out (third to first);
Kenney grounded out (second to first); Murcer lined to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Tovar reached on an error by Cater (assist by
Clarke); Carew flied out to left; Tovar was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Killebrew walked; Oliva singled to
center [Killebrew to third]; Alyea flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 2.

YANKEES 8TH: White tripled; Cater grounded out (pitcher to
first); Woods singled to left [White scored]; Munson singled to
center [Woods to second]; Michael struck out; McDaniel singled
to shortstop [Munson to second, Woods to third]; Clarke lined to
left; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Renick grounded out (third to first); Cardenas struck
out; MANUEL BATTED FOR PERRANOSKI; Manuel made an out to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 2.

YANKEES 9TH: WOODSON REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Kenney popped
to shortstop in foul territory; Murcer popped to third in foul
territory; White made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Ratliff flied out to right; Tovar grounded out
(second to first); Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 2.