The Twins extended their winning streak to five games on the strength of a homer by Leo Cardenas, who connected with a man on base in the ninth inning to beat the Angels, 4-2. Tom Hall, who had relieved Bert Blyleven, singled ahead of Cardenas' clout. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, California Angels 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      9, 1970 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   4  8  0
Angels       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf,lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .314      Alomar 2b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .263
Thompson 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Repoz rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .262
Perry lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Fregosi ss            4   1   2   1     0   2   .290
  Killebrew ph,1b,3b  4   0   1   0     0   1   .316      Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .321
Oliva rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .330      Spencer 1b            3   0   2   1     0   0   .275
Renick 3b,lf          2   1   1   1     2   1   .256        J. Tatum ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Hill cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .118      McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .237
Allison 1b,lf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Johnstone cf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .223
  Hall p              1   1   1   0     0   0   .200      Azcue c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Cardenas ss           3   1   1   2     1   0   .295        Egan ph,c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Mitterwald c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .202      May p                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .068
  Reese ph,1b         2   0   1   1     0   0   .250        Fisher p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Blyleven p            2   0   1   0     0   1   .222
  Ratliff ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .260

Totals               32   4   8   4     3   6             Totals               32   2   6   2     1  10

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 20,168
Left on Base: Twins 4, Angels 4
DP: Twins 1, Angels 2
Doubles: Renick (4)
Home Runs: Cardenas (7)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (22)
GIDP: Thompson (1), Oliva (12), Johnson (13)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                6     6   2   2   1   5   0  24   2.45
Hall W(5-2)             3     0   0   0   0   5   0   9   2.11
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1  10   0  33

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     6.1   5   2   2   3   4   0  25   3.56
Fisher L(3-3)           2.2   3   2   2   0   2   1  10   2.34
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   6   1  35

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Merle Anthony


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
flied out to left; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR PERRY; Killebrew struck
out; Harmon Killebrew's consecutive game streak broken
yesterday (245 games) to attend father-in-law's funeral in
Idaho; Jim Perry listed as starting in LF; Killebrew
helicoptered from LA to Disneyland to PH in first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: KILLEBREW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ALLISON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Alomar walked; Alomar stole
second; Repoz was called out on strikes; Fregosi singled to left
[Alomar scored]; Johnson singled to right [Fregosi to third];
Spencer singled to second [Fregosi scored, Johnson to second];
McMullen grounded out (first to pitcher) [Johnson to third,
Spencer to second]; Johnstone struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 2.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva singled to right; Renick doubled to center
[Oliva scored]; Allison struck out; Cardenas reached on a
fielder's choice [Renick out at third (shortstop to third)];
Mitterwald forced Cardenas (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Azcue flied out to center; May was called out on
strikes; Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 3RD: Blyleven struck out; Tovar singled to left; Thompson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Tovar
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Repoz grounded out (second to first); Fregosi
singled to center; Johnson grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Fregosi out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew singled to center; Oliva grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Killebrew out at
second]; Renick walked; Allison flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Spencer singled to center; McMullen singled to left
[Spencer to second]; Johnstone flied out to right; Azcue flied
out to left; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 5TH: Cardenas flied out to left; Mitterwald popped to
second; Blyleven singled to shortstop; Tovar forced Blyleven
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Alomar struck out; Repoz grounded out (second to
first); Fregosi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Killebrew
flied out to center; Oliva struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Johnson flied out to right; Spencer lined to second;
McMullen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 2.

TWINS 7TH: Renick walked; Allison grounded out (third to first)
[Renick to second]; Cardenas was walked intentionally; FISHER
REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); REESE BATTED FOR MITTERWALD; Reese
singled to right [Renick scored, Cardenas out at home (right to
catcher to third)]; RATLIFF BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Ratliff
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: REESE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); RATLIFF STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); HALL REPLACED ALLISON (PITCHING); KILLEBREW
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); RENICK CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Johnstone grounded out (second to first); EGAN
BATTED FOR AZCUE; Egan struck out; Fisher struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 2.

TWINS 8TH: EGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Tovar grounded out
(second to first); Thompson struck out; Killebrew grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Alomar popped to catcher in foul territory; Repoz
struck out; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Angels 2.

TWINS 9TH: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Renick struck
out; Hall singled to left; Cardenas homered [Hall scored]; Reese
flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HILL REPLACED
RENICK (PLAYING CF); Johnson popped to shortstop; J. TATUM
BATTED FOR SPENCER; J. Tatum grounded out (shortstop to first);
McMullen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Angels 2.