Two-run homers by Harmon Killebrew and Frank Quilici powered the Twins to a 6-3 victory over the Orioles. Rich Reese opened the sixth inning with a single and Killebrew followed with his round-tripper to send the Twins ahead, 3-2. Tony Oliva singled and, after two out, Quilici connected for his first homer of the season.

Killebrew's clout was his 29th of the year and 475th of his career, tying him with Stan Musial for 11th place on the all-time list. Don Buford had a round-tripper for the Orioles. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      18, 1970 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  4    0  1  0  -   6 11  0
Orioles      0  1  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3 13  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Buford lf             5   2   3   1     0   0   .296
Reese 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .252      Blair cf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .240
Killebrew 3b          4   1   1   2     0   1   .325      Powell 1b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .314
  Thompson 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      F. Robinson rf        5   0   4   1     0   0   .332
Oliva rf              4   3   3   1     0   0   .324      B. Robinson 3b        5   1   1   0     0   0   .282
Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Johnson 2b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .294
Alyea lf              2   0   1   0     1   0   .276      Hendricks c           3   0   1   0     0   0   .223
  Holt lf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .264        Etchebarren ph,c    1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Quilici 2b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .191      Belanger ss           3   0   1   1     0   1   .188
Tischinski c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      McNally p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .160
Perry p               3   0   1   0     0   0   .309        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .234
  Perranoski p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Motton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .241
                                                            Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               36   6  11   5     1   1             Totals               38   3  13   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 16,524
Left on Base: Twins 4, Orioles 11
DP: Twins 2, Orioles 2
Errors: Hendricks
Doubles: Alyea (6), Buford (7)
Home Runs: Killebrew (29), Quilici (1), Oliva (13), Buford (11)
GIDP: Perry (1), Quilici (6), Blair (6)
Hit by Pitch: Belanger (3,by Perry)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(14-7)           6.2  10   3   3   1   4   1  31   3.45
Perranoski SV(22)       2.1   3   0   0   1   2   0  10   1.50
Totals                  9    13   3   3   2   6   1  41

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(12-7)         6     8   5   4   1   1   2  26   4.38
Drabowsky               2     3   1   1   0   0   1   8   3.54
Watt                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.21
Totals                  9    11   6   5   1   1   3  37

Hit by Pitch: Perry (4)

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Reese popped
to catcher in foul territory; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford made an out to first; Blair singled to left;
Powell flied into a double play (second to first) [Blair out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva singled to center; Cardenas flied out to
center; Alyea doubled [Oliva to third]; Oliva was picked off
third but was safe on an error by Hendricks [Oliva scored
(unearned), Alyea to third]; Quilici made an out to shortstop;
Tischinski made an out to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: F. Robinson made an out to second; B. Robinson
singled to center; Johnson walked [B. Robinson to second];
Hendricks flied out to right; Belanger singled to right [B.
Robinson scored, Johnson to third, Belanger to second (on
throw)]; McNally was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 1.

TWINS 3RD: Perry singled to left; Tovar flied out to left; Reese
made an out to first; Killebrew lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford homered; Blair struck out; Powell made an
out to second; F. Robinson singled to left; B. Robinson grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 2.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Cardenas flied
out to center; Alyea walked; Quilici forced Alyea (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hendricks singled; Belanger flied out to right; McNally flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 2.

TWINS 5TH: Tischinski singled to center; On a bunt Perry
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to second)
[Tischinski out at second]; Tovar grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Buford made an out to first; Blair singled to left;
Powell struck out; F. Robinson singled to left [Blair to
second]; B. Robinson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 2.

TWINS 6TH: Reese singled to right; Killebrew homered [Reese
scored]; Oliva singled to left; Cardenas grounded out (third to
first) [Oliva to second]; Alyea grounded out (pitcher to first);
Quilici homered [Oliva scored]; Tischinski grounded out (first
unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: HOLT REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING LF); Johnson flied out
to right; Hendricks grounded out (second to first); Belanger was
hit by a pitch; CROWLEY BATTED FOR MCNALLY; Crowley struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 2.

TWINS 7TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Perry grounded
out (pitcher to first); Tovar grounded out (second to first);
Reese singled to center; Killebrew made an out to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: THOMPSON REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 3B); Buford
doubled to right; Blair popped to first in foul territory;
Powell grounded out (second to first) [Buford to third]; F.
Robinson singled to left [Buford scored]; PERRANOSKI REPLACED
PERRY (PITCHING); B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 3.

TWINS 8TH: Oliva homered; Cardenas made an out to third; Holt
singled to right; Quilici grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Holt out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Johnson walked; ETCHEBARREN BATTED FOR HENDRICKS;
Etchebarren flied out to left; Belanger was called out on
strikes; MOTTON BATTED FOR DRABOWSKY; Motton struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Orioles 3.

TWINS 9TH: ETCHEBARREN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WATT
REPLACED MOTTON (PITCHING); Tischinski made an out to shortstop;
Perranoski grounded out (second to first); Tovar grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: On a bunt Buford singled; Blair grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Buford out at
second]; Powell singled to right; F. Robinson singled to right
[Powell to second]; B. Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Orioles 3.