Andy Etchebarren batted in two runs with a double and Boog Powell accounted for two more with a sacrifice fly and a homer to provide the Orioles with a 5-1 victory over the Twins. Harmon Killebrew supplied the Twins' run with a homer in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Thursday, July      16, 1970 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  9  2
Orioles      1  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   5  5  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Buford lf             3   1   0   0     2   0   .293
Thompson 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Blair cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .233
Killebrew 3b          4   1   2   1     0   1   .325      F. Robinson rf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .329
Oliva rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .324      Powell 1b             2   1   1   2     1   0   .321
Allison lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .182      B. Robinson 3b        3   1   0   0     1   0   .286
Reese 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .245      Johnson 2b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .296
Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .296      Etchebarren c         4   0   1   2     0   0   .218
Mitterwald c          4   0   1   0     0   2   .203      Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     1   2   .180
Hall p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Cuellar p             4   0   0   0     0   3   .113
  Woodson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Alyea ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .275
  Quilici pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Renick ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .262
  Holt pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .252

Totals               34   1   9   1     3   4             Totals               29   5   5   4     7   6

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 18,591
Left on Base: Twins 9, Orioles 8
DP: Twins 0, Orioles 2
Errors: Killebrew, Woodson, B. Robinson
Doubles: Etchebarren (7)
Home Runs: Killebrew (27), Powell (24)
Caught Stealing: Reese (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Powell (6)
GIDP: Killebrew (16)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hall L(5-3)             5     3   4   3   6   4   1  23   2.30
Woodson                 0.1   1   1   0   0   1   0   3   2.63
Kaat                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.89
Williams                2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.39
Totals                  8     5   5   3   7   6   1  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(12-5)         9     9   1   1   3   4   1  37   3.86
Totals                  9     9   1   1   3   4   1  37

Passed Balls: Mitterwald (7)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Don Denkinger


TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Thompson flied out to left;
Killebrew singled to third [Tovar to third (error by B.
Robinson), Killebrew to second]; Oliva reached on a fielder's
choice [Tovar out at home (third to catcher), Killebrew to
third]; Allison forced Oliva (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; On a bunt Blair singled [Buford to
second]; F. Robinson forced Blair (first to shortstop) [Buford
to third]; Powell reached on a fielder's choice [F. Robinson out
at second (first to catcher to third to pitcher to center),
Buford stayed at third]; Mitterwald allowed a passed ball
[Buford scored (unearned), Powell to third]; B. Robinson
grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 1.

TWINS 2ND: Reese singled to second; Cardenas walked [Reese to
second]; Mitterwald struck out while Reese was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); Hall grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Johnson walked; Etchebarren flied out to right;
Belanger walked [Johnson to second]; On a bunt Cuellar struck
out; Buford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 1.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar lined to center; Thompson singled to third;
Killebrew grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair walked; F. Robinson singled to center [Blair
to third, F. Robinson out at second (center to second)]; Powell
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Blair scored]; B. Robinson made an
out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva lined to right; Allison walked; Reese made an
out to first; Cardenas lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Johnson was called out on strikes; Etchebarren
flied out to center; Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 2.

TWINS 5TH: Mitterwald singled to right; On a bunt Hall forced
Mitterwald (catcher to shortstop); Tovar forced Hall (shortstop
to second); Thompson lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Cuellar struck out; Buford walked; Blair flied out
to right; F. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

TWINS 6TH: Killebrew homered; Oliva walked; Allison struck out;
Reese singled to right [Oliva to third]; Cardenas lined to
shortstop; Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell homered; B. Robinson walked; WOODSON
REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Johnson reached on a fielder's choice
[B. Robinson to second]; Etchebarren doubled to right [B.
Robinson scored, Johnson scored (unearned)]; Belanger struck
out; KAAT REPLACED WOODSON (PITCHING); Cuellar popped to
catcher; Buford reached on an error by Killebrew [Etchebarren to
third, Buford to first]; Blair flied out to center; 3 R (2 ER),
2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 5.

TWINS 7TH: ALYEA BATTED FOR KAAT; Alyea singled to left; QUILICI
RAN FOR ALYEA; Tovar forced Quilici (shortstop to second);
Thompson forced Tovar (second to shortstop); Killebrew struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED QUILICI (PITCHING); F. Robinson
flied out to center; Powell walked; B. Robinson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Johnson popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 5.

TWINS 8TH: Oliva flied out to right; Allison made an out to
third; Reese flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Etchebarren grounded out (pitcher to first);
Belanger singled to right; Cuellar struck out; Buford popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Orioles 5.

TWINS 9TH: Cardenas grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald
struck out; RENICK BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Renick singled to
center; HOLT RAN FOR RENICK; Tovar flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 5.