Jim Perry allowed only two hits, both by Don Wert, and became the A. L.'s first 15-game winner when the Twins defeated the Tigers, 2-1. With one out in the eighth inning, Perry hit Bill Freehan with a pitch, Wert followed with his double and Elliott Maddox lofted a sacrifice fly to produce the Tigers' run.

Ron Perranoski then relieved Perry and retired the last four batters in a row. The Twins' pair scored in the fifth inning when Harmon Killebrew hit a two-out single after a walk to Frank Quilici and singles by Perry and Cesar Tovar had loaded the bases. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      22, 1970 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  2  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   2  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Tovar cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .318
Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Reese 1b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .251
Kaline rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Killebrew 3b          4   0   1   2     0   1   .319
Horton lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .312        Thompson 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Cash 1b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Oliva rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .320
Freehan c             2   1   0   0     0   0   .231      Renick lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Wert 3b               3   0   2   0     0   0   .247        Holt lf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Gutierrez ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .204
  Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .283
  Maddox ss           0   0   0   1     0   0   .228      Quilici 2b            2   1   1   0     1   0   .197
Lolich p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .137      Perry p               2   1   1   0     0   1   .316
  G. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .205        Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
  Price ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   2   1     0   4             Totals               29   2   8   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 19,990
Left on Base: Tigers 2, Twins 7
DP: Tigers 1, Twins 0
Doubles: Wert (8)
Caught Stealing: Renick (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Maddox (1)
GIDP: Killebrew (18)
Hit by Pitch: Freehan (3,by Perry), Reese (6,by Lolich)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(9-11)          7     7   2   2   1   2   0  28   3.56
Hiller                  1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.06
Totals                  8     8   2   2   2   3   0  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(15-7)           7.2   2   1   1   0   3   0  26   3.34
Perranoski SV(24)       1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.43
Totals                  9     2   1   1   0   4   0  30

Passed Balls: Mitterwald (8)
Hit by Pitch: Lolich (2), Perry (5)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Marty Springstead


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe flied out to center; Stanley flied out to
right; Kaline grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Reese was hit by a pitch
[Tovar to second]; Killebrew grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Tovar to third, Reese out at second]; Oliva
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to right; Cash made an out to
shortstop; Freehan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Renick flied out to center; Mitterwald grounded out
(third to first); Cardenas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Wert grounded out (shortstop to first); Gutierrez
grounded out (second to first); Lolich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Quilici singled to right; Perry out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Quilici to second]; Tovar grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Quilici to third]; Reese grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 4TH: McAuliffe flied out to right; Stanley grounded out
(pitcher to first); Kaline flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva
singled to right; Renick grounded out (second to first) [Oliva
to second]; Mitterwald popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton lined to center; Cash struck out; Freehan
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Cardenas lined to center; Quilici walked; Perry
singled to left [Quilici to second]; Tovar singled to left
[Quilici to third, Perry to second]; Reese popped to first in
foul territory; Killebrew singled to center [Quilici scored,
Perry scored, Tovar to third]; Oliva struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Wert singled to right; JONES BATTED FOR GUTIERREZ;
Jones made an out to third; On a bunt Lolich forced Wert
(pitcher to shortstop); Mitterwald allowed a passed ball [Lolich
to second]; McAuliffe flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: MADDOX REPLACED JONES (PLAYING SS); Renick singled to
left; Renick was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher
to first to shortstop to pitcher); Mitterwald grounded out
(second to first); Cardenas grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 7TH: HOLT REPLACED RENICK (PLAYING LF); Stanley grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kaline struck out; Horton flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Quilici grounded out (shortstop to first); Perry
struck out; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Cash made an out to shortstop; Freehan was hit by a
pitch; Wert doubled to left [Freehan to third]; Maddox hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Freehan scored, Wert to third]; G. BROWN
BATTED FOR LOLICH; PERRANOSKI REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); PRICE
BATTED FOR G. BROWN; Price grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: HILLER REPLACED PRICE (PITCHING); Reese walked;
Killebrew struck out; Oliva lined to right; Holt singled to
right [Reese to third]; Mitterwald forced Holt (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TIGERS 9TH: THOMPSON REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 3B); McAuliffe
was called out on strikes; Stanley grounded out (third to
first); Kaline made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Twins 2.