Leo Cardenas had a perfect night at bat with four hits to spark the Twins to a 5-2 victory over the Red Sox. A single by Cardenas set up the Twins' initial run in the second inning. A single by Tony Oliva, double by Brant Alyea and single by Cardenas added two tallies in the fifth.

A homer by Tom Satriano in the sixth and singles by Rico Petrocelli, Satriano and Mike Fiore in the seventh moved the Red Sox within one run, but the Twins pulled away in the eighth with RBI singles by George Mitterwald and Rod Carew. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, June      12, 1970 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  9  1
Twins        0  1  0    0  2  0    0  2  x  -   5 10  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Andrews 2b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .216      Tovar cf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .284
Schofield 3b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .158      Carew 2b              5   0   1   1     0   0   .371
Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     1   1   .276      Killebrew 1b,3b       2   0   1   0     3   0   .315
Smith cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .306        Quilici pr,3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .170
Petrocelli ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .227      Oliva rf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .333
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Renick 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .289
B. Conigliaro rf      4   0   0   0     0   1   .255        Reese ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Satriano c            3   1   2   1     0   1   .255      Alyea lf              3   1   1   1     0   1   .288
  Moses ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .301        Holt pr,lf          0   2   0   0     1   0   .221
Peters p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Cardenas ss           4   1   4   1     0   0   .276
  Derrick ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Mitterwald c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .214
  Stange p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               2   0   1   1     0   0   .313
  Fiore ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .175        Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Koonce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Perranoski p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               33   2   9   2     2   6             Totals               34   5  10   5     6   3

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 18,489
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Twins 11
DP: Red Sox 1, Twins 2
Errors: Schofield, Cardenas
Doubles: Alyea (5), Carew (11)
Home Runs: Satriano (1)
Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (4), Petrocelli (1), Schofield (1)
GIDP: Schofield (6)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters L(3-7)           5     6   3   2   4   2   0  26   5.53
Stange                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.32
Koonce                  1     3   2   2   1   0   0   6   3.60
Lyle                    1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   5.11
Totals                  8    10   5   4   6   3   0  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(8-5)            6     5   1   1   2   4   1  22   2.81
Williams                0.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.21
Perranoski SV(14)       2.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.00
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   6   1  35

Wild Pitches: Peters (5)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Emmett Ashford, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Lou DiMuro


RED SOX 1ST: Andrews singled to left; Schofield grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Andrews out at second];
Yastrzemski walked; Yastrzemski was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins
0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Carew grounded out (third
to first); Killebrew walked; Oliva flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli
reached on an error by Cardenas; Scott struck out while
Petrocelli was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Renick grounded out (shortstop to first); Alyea
reached on an error by Schofield; Cardenas singled to left
[Alyea to second]; Mitterwald flied out to right [Alyea to
third]; Perry singled to third [Alyea scored (unearned),
Cardenas to second]; Tovar walked [Cardenas to third, Perry to
second]; Carew flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

RED SOX 3RD: B. Conigliaro struck out; Satriano was called out
on strikes; Peters singled to right; Andrews lined to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Killebrew walked; Oliva walked [Killebrew to second];
Renick made an out to shortstop; Alyea struck out; Cardenas
singled to left [Killebrew to third, Oliva to second];
Mitterwald flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Twins 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Schofield walked; Schofield was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Yastrzemski flied out to left; Smith
made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Perry made an out to shortstop; Tovar struck out;
Carew lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli flied out to center; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); B. Conigliaro lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Killebrew made an out to second; Oliva singled to
left; Renick flied out to left; Peters threw a wild pitch [Oliva
to second]; Alyea doubled [Oliva scored]; HOLT RAN FOR ALYEA;
Cardenas singled [Holt scored]; Mitterwald forced Cardenas
(second unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

RED SOX 6TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Satriano homered;
DERRICK BATTED FOR PETERS; Derrick struck out; Andrews singled
to left; Schofield singled to left [Andrews to second];
Yastrzemski lined to right; Smith grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: STANGE REPLACED DERRICK (PITCHING); MANUEL BATTED FOR
PERRY; Manuel made an out to shortstop; Tovar grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

RED SOX 7TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Petrocelli
singled to center; Scott lined to right; B. Conigliaro made an
out to shortstop; Satriano singled to third [Petrocelli to
second]; FIORE BATTED FOR STANGE; Fiore singled to center
[Petrocelli scored, Satriano to third]; PERRANOSKI REPLACED
WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Andrews struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: KOONCE REPLACED FIORE (PITCHING); Killebrew singled
to center; Oliva lined into a double play (pitcher to first)
[Killebrew out at first]; REESE BATTED FOR RENICK; Reese
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Twins 3.

RED SOX 8TH: KILLEBREW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); REESE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Schofield grounded out (shortstop
to first); Yastrzemski struck out; Smith grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Holt walked; Cardenas singled to left [Holt to
third]; Mitterwald singled to left [Holt scored, Cardenas to
second]; LYLE REPLACED KOONCE (PITCHING); Perranoski struck out;
Tovar lined to left; Carew doubled [Cardenas scored, Mitterwald
to third]; Killebrew was walked intentionally; QUILICI RAN FOR
KILLEBREW; Oliva flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Twins 5.

RED SOX 9TH: QUILICI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); Scott singled to left; B.
Conigliaro grounded out (third to first) [Scott to second];
MOSES BATTED FOR SATRIANO; On a bunt Moses made an out to
pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 5.