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Tuesday August 4, 1970
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Twelve strikeouts by Bert Blyleven, who set a season's high for the Twins' staff, marked the 19-year-old rookie's 5-2 victory over the Brewers. The Twins scored three runs in the fourth inning on doubles by Harmon Killebrew, Rich Reese and Leo Cardenas and a single by Blyleven, who accounted for the first RBI of his major league career. The Twins' other runs folowed in the fifth when Tony Oliva singled, Harmon Killebrew was hit by a pitch, Reese singled and Charlie Manuel lofted a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]


Minnesota Twins 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 4, 1970 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Brewers      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  0
Twins        0  0  0    3  2  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  2


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper 3b             4   0   2   0     0   2   .320      Holt cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Snyder lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .249      Thompson 2b,3b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Hegan 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .241      Oliva rf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .328
Burda rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Killebrew 3b          3   2   1   0     0   0   .304
May cf                4   1   1   0     0   3   .229        Quilici 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Pena ss               4   0   1   1     0   0   .247      Reese 1b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .280
Roof c                4   0   1   0     0   2   .258      Manuel lf             2   0   0   1     0   0   .233
  Alvis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .169        Tovar lf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Kubiak 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .253      Cardenas ss           4   1   1   1     0   1   .272
Bolin p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .194      Mitterwald c          2   0   0   0     1   0   .207
  Gelnar p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blyleven p            3   0   1   1     0   0   .214
  Francona ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Humphreys p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     1  12             Totals               31   5   9   5     1   2

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 13,313
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Twins 5
DP: Brewers 0, Twins 0
Errors: Holt, Killebrew
Doubles: Pena (11), Killebrew (15), Reese (10), Cardenas (26)
Caught Stealing: Snyder (3), Reese (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bolin (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Manuel (2)
Hit by Pitch: Killebrew (1,by Bolin)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bolin L(3-9)            4.1   8   5   5   1   0   0  23   4.61
Gelnar                  1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.14
Humphreys               2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.48
Totals                  8     9   5   5   1   2   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(6-3)         9     7   2   2   1  12   0  35   2.78
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1  12   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Bolin (4)
Balks: Blyleven (3)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Harper singled to left; Snyder forced Harper
(second to shortstop); Snyder was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Hegan popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Holt flied out to right; Thompson grounded out (first
to pitcher); Oliva singled to pitcher; Killebrew forced Oliva
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Burda flied out to center; May struck out; Pena
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Reese made an out to first; Manuel popped to third in
foul territory; Cardenas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Roof was called out on strikes; Kubiak singled to
center; Bolin was called out on strikes; Harper singled to left
[Kubiak to second]; Snyder singled to center [Kubiak scored,
Harper to third (error by Holt), Snyder to second]; Hegan
grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald lined to left; Blyleven made an out to
shortstop; Holt singled to pitcher; Thompson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Burda flied out to center; May was called out on
strikes; Pena grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva popped to third in foul territory; Killebrew
doubled to left; Reese doubled to left [Killebrew scored];
Manuel flied out to left; Cardenas doubled to center [Reese
scored]; Mitterwald was walked intentionally; Blyleven singled
to left [Cardenas scored, Mitterwald to second]; Holt flied out
to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Roof was called out on strikes; Kubiak walked;
Bolin out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Kubiak to
second]; Harper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliva
singled to left; Killebrew was hit by a pitch [Oliva to second];
Reese singled to right [Oliva scored, Killebrew to third];
GELNAR REPLACED BOLIN (PITCHING); Manuel lined out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Killebrew scored]; Reese was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Twins 5.

BREWERS 6TH: Snyder grounded out (first unassisted); Hegan
struck out; Burda flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mitterwald made an out to second; Blyleven popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 5.

BREWERS 7TH: TOVAR REPLACED MANUEL (PLAYING LF); May singled to
left; Pena doubled to right [May scored]; Roof flied out to
center; Kubiak popped to third in foul territory; FRANCONA
BATTED FOR GELNAR; Francona was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: HUMPHREYS REPLACED FRANCONA (PITCHING); Holt grounded
out (first unassisted); Thompson grounded out (third to first);
Oliva struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Twins 5.

BREWERS 8TH: Harper struck out; Snyder reached on an error by
Killebrew [Snyder to first]; Blyleven balked [Snyder to second];
Hegan was called out on strikes; Burda was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Killebrew flied out to left; Reese lined to right;
Tovar singled to left; Cardenas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 2, Twins 5.

BREWERS 9TH: QUILICI REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 2B); THOMPSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); May struck out; Pena grounded
out (shortstop to first); Roof singled to second; ALVIS RAN FOR
ROOF; Kubiak forced Alvis (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Twins 5.



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