A single by Tom Tischinski with two out in the 10th inning scored Harmon Killebrew from second base and gave the Twins a 6-5 victory over the Orioles. The Orioles took a 3-0 lead with the aid of a homer by Elrod Hendricks, but Rich Reese rapped a round-tripper with two men on base to tie the score in the seventh.

The Orioles came back with a two-run homer by Davey Johnson in their half. Killebrew homered in the eighth and the Twins tied the count in the ninth with a walk to Tischinski, a passed ball, a single by Cesar Tovar and an error by Hendricks on the throw to the plate. In the 10th, Killebrew singled, advanced on a sacrifice by Ron Perranoski and crossed the plate on Tischinski's single. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Baltimore Orioles 5
Game Played on Friday, July      17, 1970 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    3  1  1    1  -   6 11  0
Orioles      1  0  0    1  0  1    2  0  0    0  -   5  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar 2b,cf           5   1   2   0     0   1   .314      Buford lf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .291
Reese 1b              5   1   2   3     0   0   .248      Blair cf              4   0   2   0     1   0   .237
Oliva rf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .319      Powell 1b             5   0   0   1     0   1   .316
Killebrew 3b          5   2   2   1     0   1   .326      F. Robinson rf        4   1   0   0     0   0   .324
  Quilici 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      B. Robinson 3b        3   0   0   0     2   2   .283
Manuel lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .150      Johnson 2b            3   2   1   2     2   0   .296
  Thompson ph,2b,3b   2   0   0   0     0   2   .208      Hendricks c           4   1   2   1     0   1   .221
Holt cf               3   0   2   0     0   0   .259        Motton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Alyea ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Belanger ss           5   0   3   0     0   0   .187
  Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hardin p              2   0   0   1     0   1   .000
Cardenas ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .295        Richert p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tischinski c          2   2   2   1     3   0   .375        Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Zepp p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .063        Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Ratliff ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allison lf          2   0   0   0     0   1   .174

Totals               40   6  11   5     4   8             Totals               38   5   9   5     5   6

Time of Game: 3:24   Attendance: 40,169
Left on Base: Twins 9, Orioles 10
DP: Twins 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Hendricks
Doubles: Blair (16)
Home Runs: Reese (7), Killebrew (28), Hendricks (6), Johnson (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Perranoski (1), Hardin (1)
Hit by Pitch: F. Robinson (5,by Williams)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zepp                    5     8   3   3   3   3   1  26   2.80
Kaat                    1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.87
Williams                1     1   2   2   0   1   1   5   1.64
Perranoski W(6-2)       3     0   0   0   1   1   0  10   1.55
Totals                 10     9   5   5   5   6   2  45

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hardin                  6.2   6   3   3   3   3   1  29   3.87
Richert                 2.1   3   2   1   1   3   1  10   2.56
Watt L(2-6)             1     2   1   1   0   2   0   6   3.31
Totals                 10    11   6   5   4   8   2  45

Passed Balls: Hendricks (8)
Hit by Pitch: Williams (4)

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Reese popped to
third in foul territory; Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled to right; Blair doubled to left
[Buford to third]; Powell grounded out (second to first) [Buford
scored, Blair to third]; F. Robinson made an out to shortstop;
B. Robinson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles
1.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Manuel
popped to third in foul territory; Holt singled to center;
Cardenas singled to left [Holt to second]; Tischinski walked
[Holt to third, Cardenas to second]; Zepp struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Johnson walked; Hendricks flied out to center;
Belanger singled to center [Johnson to second]; Hardin struck
out; Buford flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 1.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar flied out to left; Reese flied out to left;
Oliva flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles
1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair grounded out (third to first); Powell made an
out to third; F. Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew struck out; Manuel walked; Holt singled to
center [Manuel to second]; Cardenas flied out to center;
Tischinski walked [Manuel to third, Holt to second]; Zepp flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: B. Robinson struck out; Johnson walked; Hendricks
singled to center [Johnson to second]; Belanger singled [Johnson
to third, Hendricks to second]; Hardin forced Belanger (second
to shortstop) [Johnson scored, Hendricks to third]; Buford flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

TWINS 5TH: Tovar struck out; Reese grounded out (second to
first); Oliva made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair singled to left; Powell flied out to left; F.
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Blair to second]; B.
Robinson walked; Johnson forced Blair (third unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

TWINS 6TH: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Manuel
flied out to left; Holt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Hendricks homered; Belanger singled to left; KAAT
REPLACED ZEPP (PITCHING); Hardin out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Belanger to second]; Buford flied out to left; Blair
walked; Powell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 3.

TWINS 7TH: Cardenas made an out to shortstop; Tischinski singled
to center; RATLIFF BATTED FOR KAAT; Ratliff flied out to left;
Tovar singled to right [Tischinski to second]; Reese homered
[Tischinski scored, Tovar scored]; RICHERT REPLACED HARDIN
(PITCHING); Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED RATLIFF (PITCHING); F. Robinson
was hit by a pitch; B. Robinson made an out to second; Johnson
homered [F. Robinson scored]; Hendricks struck out; Belanger
flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 5.

TWINS 8TH: Killebrew homered; THOMPSON BATTED FOR MANUEL;
Thompson struck out; ALYEA BATTED FOR HOLT; Alyea struck out;
Cardenas popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); TOVAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); PERRANOSKI REPLACED ALYEA (PITCHING);
ALLISON REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); Richert grounded out
(second to first); Buford grounded out (shortstop to first);
Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Orioles 5.

TWINS 9TH: Tischinski walked; Hendricks allowed a passed ball
[Tischinski to second]; Allison struck out; Tovar singled to
right [Tischinski scored (error by Hendricks; assist by F.
Robinson) (unearned), Tovar to second]; Tovar was picked off
second (catcher to shortstop); Reese singled to center; Oliva
forced Reese (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 5, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Powell flied out to left; F. Robinson flied out to
right; B. Robinson walked; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 5.

TWINS 10TH: WATT REPLACED RICHERT (PITCHING); Killebrew singled
to center; Thompson struck out; Perranoski reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Killebrew to second];
Cardenas struck out; Tischinski singled to left [Killebrew
scored, Perranoski to second]; Allison forced Tischinski (third
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 10TH: THOMPSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); QUILICI
REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 2B); MOTTON BATTED FOR HENDRICKS;
Motton was called out on strikes; Belanger grounded out (second
to first); RETTENMUND BATTED FOR WATT; Rettenmund grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Orioles 5.