A pair of two-run homers by Jim Spencer sparked the Angels to a 7-5 victory over the Twins. The Angels were trailing, 4-1, when Tommie Reynolds singled and Spencer cut his club's deficit with a homer in the sixth inning. The Twins picked up a run in their half, but the Angels then rallied for three in the eighth. Ray Oyler singled and Ken McMullen walked. Billy Cowan grounded into a double play, erasing McMullen, but Reynolds singled to score Oyler. Spencer followed with his second homer of the game for the winning blow. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 7, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Wednesday, August    5, 1970 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  3  1  -   7 13  2
Twins        0  4  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5 11  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .261      Tovar lf,cf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .299
J. Tatum cf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .252      Thompson 2b           5   0   2   1     0   1   .284
Fregosi ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .296      Oliva rf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .329
  Oyler ss            1   1   1   1     0   0   .100      Killebrew 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .301
McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     1   1   .246      Reese 1b              3   2   1   0     1   0   .280
Cowan lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .278      Holt cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .259
  Voss rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .240        Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reynolds rf,lf        4   3   3   1     0   0   .264      Cardenas ss           4   0   0   1     0   0   .269
Spencer 1b            4   2   3   4     0   0   .284      Mitterwald c          4   1   2   1     0   1   .211
Azcue c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .252      Kaat p                2   1   1   1     0   0   .186
Murphy p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .170        Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Repoz ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .246        Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .059
  Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Renick lf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .265
  Ruiz ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .242
  Queen p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  13   7     3   5             Totals               38   5  11   4     1   3

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 23,581
Left on Base: Angels 6, Twins 7
DP: Angels 0, Twins 3
Errors: McMullen, Reynolds
Doubles: Oliva (18), Mitterwald (6)
Triples: Mitterwald (2)
Home Runs: Spencer 2 (10)
Stolen Bases: J. Tatum (1), Reese (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Oyler (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Azcue (2)
GIDP: McMullen (11), J. Tatum (3), Cowan (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy                  1.2   5   4   4   1   0   0  11   3.83
LaRoche                 1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.00
Fisher                  3     3   1   1   0   1   0  12   3.12
Queen W(2-3)            3     3   0   0   0   2   0  12   3.16
Totals                  9    11   5   5   1   3   0  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat                    6     9   3   3   1   3   1  26   3.62
Hall                    1     1   1   1   1   1   0   5   2.80
Perranoski L(7-3)       1.1   3   3   3   1   0   1   7   2.22
Williams                0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.77
Totals                  9    13   7   7   3   5   2  40

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (third to first); J. Tatum
grounded out (pitcher to first); Fregosi walked; McMullen
singled to right [Fregosi to third]; Cowan struck out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to center; Thompson flied out to
right; Oliva doubled to center; Killebrew grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Reynolds popped to second; Spencer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Azcue singled to right; Murphy singled to
third [Azcue to second]; Alomar flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Reese walked; Holt singled to right [Reese scored
(error by Reynolds) (no RBI), Holt to third]; Cardenas grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Holt scored]; Mitterwald doubled to
left; Kaat singled to right [Mitterwald scored]; Tovar grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Kaat to second]; Thompson singled to
center [Kaat scored]; LAROCHE REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Oliva
popped to shortstop; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 4.

ANGELS 3RD: J. Tatum singled to center; Fregosi forced J. Tatum
(shortstop to second); McMullen grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Fregosi out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 3RD: Killebrew flied out to center; Reese grounded out
(second to first); Holt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Cowan flied out to center; Reynolds singled to
center; Spencer singled to right [Reynolds to third]; Azcue hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Reynolds scored]; REPOZ BATTED FOR
LAROCHE; Repoz was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: FISHER REPLACED REPOZ (PITCHING); Cardenas reached on
an error by McMullen [Cardenas to first]; Cardenas was picked
off first (pitcher to first); Mitterwald grounded out (second to
first); Kaat popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Alomar singled to shortstop; J. Tatum grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Alomar out at second];
Fregosi flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: OYLER REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING SS); Tovar grounded
out (third to first); Thompson singled to third; Oliva struck
out; Killebrew flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Twins 4.

ANGELS 6TH: McMullen grounded out (third to first); Cowan struck
out; Reynolds singled to left; Spencer homered [Reynolds
scored]; Azcue flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Reese singled to right; Reese stole second; Holt
flied out to center; Cardenas flied out to center; Mitterwald
tripled to left [Reese scored]; MANUEL BATTED FOR KAAT; Manuel
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 5.

ANGELS 7TH: HALL REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); RUIZ BATTED FOR
FISHER; Ruiz struck out; Alomar flied out to left; J. Tatum
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: QUEEN REPLACED RUIZ (PITCHING); Tovar grounded out
(second to first); Thompson struck out; Oliva singled to third;
Killebrew flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Twins 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Oyler singled to third; McMullen walked [Oyler to
second]; PERRANOSKI REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Cowan grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oyler to
third, McMullen out at second]; Reynolds singled to third [Oyler
scored]; Spencer homered [Reynolds scored]; Azcue popped to
first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: VOSS REPLACED COWAN (PLAYING RF); REYNOLDS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Reese popped to second; Holt grounded
out (second to first); Cardenas popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 5.

ANGELS 9TH: Queen lined to first; Alomar walked; J. Tatum
singled to right [Alomar to third]; WILLIAMS REPLACED HOLT
(PITCHING); RENICK REPLACED PERRANOSKI (PLAYING LF); TOVAR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); J. Tatum stole second; Oyler out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [J. Tatum to third,
Alomar scored]; McMullen was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: Mitterwald struck out; Renick singled to center;
Tovar singled to third [Renick to second]; Thompson flied out to
center; Oliva flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
7, Twins 5.