Bert Blyleven, the 19-year-old rookie right-hander, gained his second victory in three starts when the Twins defeated the Red Sox, 10-2. Blyleven went out for a pinch-hitter in the fifth inning after allowing two runs on six hits while striking out seven. Minnesota Twins 10, Boston Red Sox 2Game Played on Sunday, June 14, 1970 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumRed Sox 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Twins 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 4 x - 10 16 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Andrews 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .210 Tovar cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Thomas 3b 5 1 3 0 0 1 .667 Carew 2b 5 2 2 1 0 0 .373 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .275 Oliva rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .333 Smith cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Killebrew 3b 4 0 3 1 1 0 .324 Petrocelli ss 4 1 1 0 1 1 .223 Quilici pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Scott 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .267 Reese 1b 5 2 2 1 0 0 .252 B. Conigliaro rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .273 Cardenas ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 .273 Satriano c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .245 Holt lf 5 2 2 3 0 0 .224 Siebert p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .074 Mitterwald c 4 1 2 1 1 1 .224 Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Blyleven p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Fiore ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .175 Renick ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 .289 Santiago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Schofield ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .155 Stange p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 2 8 2 5 9 Totals 39 10 16 9 4 4 Time of Game: 2:55 Attendance: 27,434 Left on Base: Red Sox 12, Twins 10 DP: Red Sox 0, Twins 0 Errors: Reese Doubles: Yastrzemski (6), B. Conigliaro (1), Thomas (3), Killebrew (9) Triples: B. Conigliaro (1), Holt (1) Home Runs: Holt (1) Stolen Bases: Tovar (14) Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven (2) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Siebert L(5-4) 4 11 6 6 1 1 0 24 4.03 Brett 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 3.21 Santiago 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 6.75 Stange 1 4 4 4 0 1 1 7 4.76 Totals 8 16 10 10 4 4 1 44 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven W(2-1) 5 6 2 2 2 7 0 23 2.37 Williams SV(3) 4 2 0 0 3 2 0 18 1.90 Totals 9 8 2 2 5 9 0 41 Wild Pitches: Siebert (6), Williams (1) Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Emmett Ashford RED SOX 1ST: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas singled to left; Yastrzemski doubled to center [Thomas scored]; Smith lined to right; Petrocelli walked; Scott was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Tovar stole second; Carew lined to third; Oliva grounded out (second to first) [Tovar to third]; Killebrew walked; Siebert threw a wild pitch [Tovar scored, Killebrew to second]; Reese singled to center [Killebrew to third]; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1. RED SOX 2ND: B. Conigliaro was called out on strikes; Satriano flied out to center; Siebert grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: On a bunt Holt grounded out (pitcher to first); Mitterwald singled to center; Blyleven was called out on strikes; Tovar flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1. RED SOX 3RD: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Thomas was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Carew lined to left; Oliva flied out to left; Killebrew doubled; Reese grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1. RED SOX 4TH: Smith was called out on strikes; Petrocelli singled to left; Scott singled to center [Petrocelli to third]; B. Conigliaro doubled to left [Petrocelli scored, Scott to third]; Satriano was walked intentionally; Siebert struck out; Andrews struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Cardenas singled to center; Holt tripled [Cardenas scored]; Mitterwald singled to right [Holt scored]; Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Mitterwald to second]; Tovar made an out to second; Carew singled to left [Mitterwald scored, Carew to second (on throw to home)]; Oliva singled to center [Carew scored]; Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 5. RED SOX 5TH: Thomas doubled; Yastrzemski lined to center; Smith flied out to right [Thomas to third]; Petrocelli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 5. TWINS 5TH: Reese singled to right; Cardenas singled to left [Reese to second]; BRETT REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Holt flied out to left; Mitterwald walked [Reese to third, Cardenas to second]; RENICK BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Renick walked [Reese scored, Cardenas to third, Mitterwald to second]; Tovar forced Cardenas (pitcher to catcher) [Mitterwald to third, Renick to second]; Carew forced Tovar (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 6. RED SOX 6TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED RENICK (PITCHING); Scott flied out to right; B. Conigliaro popped to first in foul territory; Satriano walked; FIORE BATTED FOR BRETT; Fiore walked [Satriano to second]; Andrews reached on an error by Reese [Satriano to third, Fiore to second]; Thomas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 6. TWINS 6TH: SANTIAGO REPLACED FIORE (PITCHING); Oliva walked; Killebrew singled [Oliva to second]; Reese forced Killebrew (second to shortstop) [Oliva to third]; Cardenas struck out; Holt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 6. RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski walked; Smith lined to second; Petrocelli flied out to center; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 6. TWINS 7TH: Mitterwald grounded out (second to first); Williams struck out; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 6. RED SOX 8TH: B. Conigliaro tripled to left; Satriano grounded out (first unassisted); SCHOFIELD BATTED FOR SANTIAGO; Schofield struck out; Andrews flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 6. TWINS 8TH: STANGE REPLACED SCHOFIELD (PITCHING); Carew singled to right; Oliva singled to right [Carew to third]; Killebrew singled to right [Carew scored, Oliva to third]; QUILICI RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Reese forced Quilici (shortstop to second) [Oliva scored]; Cardenas flied out to center; Holt homered [Reese scored]; Mitterwald struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 10. RED SOX 9TH: QUILICI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Thomas singled to right; Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory; Williams threw a wild pitch [Thomas to second]; Smith grounded out (first unassisted) [Thomas to third]; Petrocelli made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 10. |
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