A two-run homer by Jim Fregosi in the first inning proved the deciding blow as the Angels edged the Twins, 2-1, behind the pitching of Andy Messersmith, who yielded six hits and struck out 13. The Twins also scored in first inning, getting their run on a single by Jim Holt and double by Harmon Killebrew. In the Angels' half, Jarvis Tatum singled before Fregosi connected for the circuit off Jim Kaat. Thirteen strikeouts represented Messersmith's high for a major league game. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 2, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Friday, July      10, 1970 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Angels       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .311      Alomar 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Holt lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .247      J. Tatum cf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .273
Oliva rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .326      Fregosi ss            4   1   2   2     0   0   .293
Killebrew 3b          2   0   2   1     2   0   .321      Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Reese 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .247      McMullen 3b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .238
Ratliff c             4   0   1   0     0   3   .260      Cowan rf              3   0   1   0     1   2   .292
Cardenas ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .295        Voss rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Thompson 2b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .246      Spencer 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Kaat p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Reynolds ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  Hill ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .111        Repoz 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Azcue c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Messersmith p         3   0   0   0     0   0   .145

Totals               32   1   6   1     3  13             Totals               31   2   9   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 22,106
Left on Base: Twins 8, Angels 7
DP: Twins 2, Angels 1
Doubles: Killebrew (11)
Home Runs: Fregosi (15)
GIDP: Cardenas (9), Reynolds (4)
Hit by Pitch: Reese (5,by Messersmith)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(7-7)             6     7   2   2   2   2   1  25   3.96
Williams                2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   1.48
Totals                  8     9   2   2   2   4   1  33

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(8-8)      9     6   1   1   3  13   0  36   2.81
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3  13   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Messersmith (5)
Wild Pitches: Messersmith (2)

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar popped to second; Holt singled to center; Oliva
struck out; Killebrew doubled to right [Holt scored]; Reese was
hit by a pitch; Ratliff struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied out to center; J. Tatum singled to
center; Fregosi homered [J. Tatum scored]; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); McMullen walked; Cowan struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 2ND: Cardenas flied out to right; Thompson singled to
center; Kaat flied out to center; Tovar grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer grounded out (catcher to first); Azcue flied
out to right; Messersmith made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 3RD: Holt grounded out (second to first); Oliva flied out
to left; Killebrew walked; Reese struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); J. Tatum
singled to center; Fregosi flied out to right; Johnson popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 4TH: Ratliff singled to right; Cardenas grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ratliff out at
second]; Thompson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: McMullen singled to left; Cowan singled to left
[McMullen to second]; Spencer flied out to right; Azcue hit into
a double play (center to shortstop) [McMullen out at third]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 5TH: Kaat struck out; Tovar walked; Messersmith threw a
wild pitch [Tovar to second]; Holt flied out to center; Oliva
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first);
Alomar flied out to right; J. Tatum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 6TH: Killebrew singled to left; Reese flied out to center;
Ratliff struck out; Cardenas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Fregosi singled to left; Johnson singled to left
[Fregosi to second]; McMullen flied out to left; Cowan walked
[Fregosi to third, Johnson to second]; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR
SPENCER; Reynolds grounded into a double play (pitcher to
catcher to first) [Fregosi out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 7TH: REPOZ REPLACED REYNOLDS (PLAYING 1B); Thompson flied
out to center; HILL BATTED FOR KAAT; Hill struck out; Tovar
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED HILL (PITCHING); Azcue singled to
right; Messersmith forced Azcue (pitcher to shortstop); Alomar
singled to left [Messersmith to second]; J. Tatum flied out to
right; Fregosi popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
1, Angels 2.

TWINS 8TH: Holt struck out; Oliva flied out to center; Killebrew
walked; Reese popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); McMullen
struck out; Cowan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 2.

TWINS 9TH: VOSS REPLACED COWAN (PLAYING RF); Ratliff struck out;
Cardenas singled to shortstop; Thompson struck out; RENICK
BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Renick flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.