The Twins won the season series with the Orioles, seven games to five, by posting a 5-2 victory in the last scheduled meeting between the division leaders. After starting with a homer by Jim Holt in the second inning, the Twins scored three runs in the third. Rich Reese batted in a pair with a triple and scored himself on a double by Tony Oliva. George Mitterwald homered for the Twins' last tally in the sixth. Minnesota Twins 5, Baltimore Orioles 2Game Played on Monday, July 27, 1970 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumOrioles 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 8 1 Twins 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 x - 5 10 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Buford lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .292 Tovar cf 5 1 0 0 0 0 .305 Rettenmund cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 Reese 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .264 Powell 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .317 Oliva rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .322 F. Robinson rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .324 Killebrew 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .312 Hendricks c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Thompson 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Etchebarren ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .223 Holt lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .266 B. Robinson 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .289 Mitterwald c 4 1 2 1 0 1 .219 Johnson 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .300 Cardenas ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 .280 Belanger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .193 Quilici 2b 4 1 3 0 0 1 .242 Salmon ph,ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .296 Blyleven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Palmer p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .171 Perranoski p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .059 Phoebus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Motton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Totals 35 2 8 2 0 6 Totals 31 5 10 5 3 5 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 29,259 Left on Base: Orioles 6, Twins 8 DP: Orioles 1, Twins 0 Errors: Powell Doubles: Rettenmund (10), Johnson (17), Oliva (15) Triples: Reese (2) Home Runs: Buford (13), Holt (2), Mitterwald (9) Caught Stealing: Mitterwald (4) Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven 3 (6) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer L(14-7) 5 7 5 4 3 1 2 25 2.92 Phoebus 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.96 Lopez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.93 Drabowsky 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 7 3.30 Totals 8 10 5 4 3 5 2 37 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven W(5-3) 6 7 2 2 0 4 1 25 2.49 Perranoski SV(25) 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 1.35 Totals 9 8 2 2 0 6 1 35 Balks: Blyleven (2) Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Haller ORIOLES 1ST: Buford popped to third in foul territory; Rettenmund doubled to left; Powell was called out on strikes; F. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Reese flied out to right; Oliva flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Hendricks grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson popped to third in foul territory; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Killebrew lined to third; Holt homered; Mitterwald singled to center; Cardenas struck out while Mitterwald was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to center; Palmer struck out; Buford lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Quilici singled; Blyleven reached on an error by Powell on a sacrifice bunt [Quilici to second, Blyleven to first]; Tovar forced Blyleven (third to shortstop) [Quilici to third]; Reese tripled [Quilici scored, Tovar scored (unearned)]; Oliva doubled to left [Reese scored]; Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Holt was walked intentionally; Mitterwald flied out to center; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 4. ORIOLES 4TH: Rettenmund flied out to right; Powell singled to third; F. Robinson flied out to right; Hendricks flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 4. TWINS 4TH: Cardenas grounded out (second to first); Quilici singled to right; Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Quilici to second]; Tovar flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 4. ORIOLES 5TH: B. Robinson flied out to center; Johnson singled to center; Belanger grounded out (first to pitcher) [Johnson to second]; Palmer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 4. TWINS 5TH: Reese grounded out (second to first); Oliva grounded out (first to pitcher); Killebrew walked; Holt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 4. ORIOLES 6TH: Buford homered; Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Powell grounded out (first unassisted); F. Robinson singled to left; Hendricks flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 4. TWINS 6TH: Mitterwald homered; Cardenas walked; PHOEBUS REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Quilici singled to right [Cardenas to second]; Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cardenas to third, Quilici to second]; Tovar reached on a fielder's choice [Cardenas out at home (shortstop to catcher), Quilici stayed at second]; Reese singled [Quilici to third, Tovar to second]; LOPEZ REPLACED PHOEBUS (PITCHING); Oliva flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 5. ORIOLES 7TH: B. Robinson singled to left; Blyleven balked [B. Robinson to second]; Johnson doubled [B. Robinson scored]; PERRANOSKI REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); SALMON BATTED FOR BELANGER; Salmon grounded out (second to first) [Johnson to third]; MOTTON BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Motton reached on a fielder's choice [Johnson out at home (third to catcher)]; Buford forced Motton (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 5. TWINS 7TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED MOTTON (PITCHING); SALMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Killebrew flied out to center; Holt singled to right; Mitterwald struck out; Cardenas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 5. ORIOLES 8TH: THOMPSON REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 3B); Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Powell struck out; F. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 5. TWINS 8TH: Quilici struck out; Perranoski struck out; Tovar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 5. ORIOLES 9TH: ETCHEBARREN BATTED FOR HENDRICKS; Etchebarren singled to center; B. Robinson flied out to center; Johnson forced Etchebarren (pitcher to shortstop); Salmon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 5. |
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