Although knocked out in the ninth inning, Jim Perry gained his 13th victory when the Twins defeated the Athletics, 8-6. Tony Oliva hit a homer, three singles and a sacrifice fly, driving in four runs for the Twins, and Leo Cardenas contributed two doubles and a single. Rich Reese added a homer. Minnesota Twins 8, Oakland Athletics 6Game Played on Wednesday, July 8, 1970 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumTwins 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 - 8 13 0 A's 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 - 6 12 2 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .314 Campaneris ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Thompson 2b,3b 5 2 2 1 0 1 .265 Rudi rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Oliva rf 4 2 4 4 0 0 .331 Davis lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Reese 1b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .248 Bando 3b 4 3 4 0 0 0 .293 Renick 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Mincher 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .233 Quilici 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .188 Jackson cf 4 1 2 1 0 2 .230 Holt lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Duncan c 3 1 1 4 0 0 .258 Cardenas ss 4 2 3 0 0 1 .295 Donaldson 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .204 Alou ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 Perry p 4 0 1 1 0 0 .320 Monday pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Perranoski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hunter p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .164 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hovley ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 Roland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fernandez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Totals 39 8 13 8 2 3 Totals 35 6 12 6 2 3 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 15,731 Left on Base: Twins 7, A's 5 DP: Twins 1, A's 0 Errors: Davis, Hunter Doubles: Cardenas 2 (22), Quilici (2), Bando (10) Home Runs: Oliva (12), Reese (6), Duncan (8) Caught Stealing: Davis (3) Sacrifice Flies: Oliva (2), Duncan (1) GIDP: Rudi (4) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(13-6) 8.1 11 6 6 1 3 1 34 3.24 Perranoski SV(20) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 1.65 Totals 9 12 6 6 2 3 1 38 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter L(13-6) 6.2 8 6 6 1 2 2 29 3.51 Lindblad 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 8 3.93 Roland 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 2.66 Totals 9 13 8 8 2 3 2 42 Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Ed Runge TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to third; Thompson forced Tovar (second to shortstop); Oliva homered [Thompson scored]; Reese popped to shortstop; Renick popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to center; Rudi grounded out (second to first); Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 0. TWINS 2ND: Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas was called out on strikes; Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando singled to third; Mincher flied out to center; Jackson singled [Bando to third]; Duncan out on a sacrifice fly to second in foul territory [Bando scored]; Jackson was picked off first (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1. TWINS 3RD: Perry grounded out (pitcher to first); Tovar popped to second; Thompson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Donaldson singled to left; On a bunt Hunter struck out; Campaneris flied out to left; Rudi popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1. TWINS 4TH: Oliva singled to center; Reese grounded out (second to first) [Oliva to second]; Renick popped to third; Holt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Davis singled to left; Davis was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bando doubled; Mincher singled to left [Bando scored]; Jackson struck out; Duncan grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2. TWINS 5TH: Cardenas doubled to left; Mitterwald flied out to left; Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Donaldson flied out to left; Hunter grounded out (third to first); Campaneris grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2. TWINS 6TH: Thompson singled to pitcher [Thompson to third (error by Hunter)]; Oliva hit a sacrifice fly to center [Thompson scored]; Reese homered; Renick popped to catcher in foul territory; Holt popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi flied out to center; Davis grounded out (third to first); Bando singled to center; Mincher popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 2. TWINS 7TH: Cardenas singled to pitcher; Mitterwald popped to shortstop; Perry grounded out (second to first) [Cardenas to second]; Tovar walked; Thompson singled to left [Cardenas scored, Tovar to third]; LINDBLAD REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Oliva singled to shortstop [Tovar scored, Thompson to second]; Reese grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Jackson struck out; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Donaldson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 2. TWINS 8TH: Renick popped to first in foul territory; Holt flied out to left; Cardenas doubled; Mitterwald was walked intentionally; Perry singled to left [Cardenas scored, Mitterwald to third (error by Davis)]; Tovar popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: HOVLEY BATTED FOR LINDBLAD; QUILICI REPLACED RENICK (PLAYING 2B); THOMPSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Hovley walked; Campaneris flied out to left; Rudi grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hovley out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Athletics 2. TWINS 9TH: ROLAND REPLACED HOVLEY (PITCHING); Thompson struck out; Oliva singled to shortstop; Reese grounded out (second to first) [Oliva to second]; Quilici doubled [Oliva scored]; Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Davis flied out to left; Bando singled to left; Mincher singled to left [Bando to third]; Jackson singled to right [Bando scored, Mincher to third]; Duncan homered [Mincher scored, Jackson scored]; PERRANOSKI REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); ALOU BATTED FOR DONALDSON; Alou walked; MONDAY RAN FOR ALOU; FERNANDEZ BATTED FOR ROLAND; Fernandez flied out to center; Campaneris singled to center [Monday to third]; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Athletics 6. |
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