Chuck Dobson had the distinction of pinning the first shutout on the Twins this season as the Athletics swept a doubleheader, 3-0 and 6-3. Dobson allowed only four singles in posting his seventh straight victory. Don Mincher had three hits for the A's and drove in two runs. In the nightcap, Mincher continued his hitting with two homers, knocking in four runs. Harmon Killebrew homered for the Twins. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Minnesota Twins 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    9, 1970 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     0   1   .270      Tovar lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .294
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .297      Thompson 2b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .293
Davis lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .274      Oliva rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .326
  Hovley lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Killebrew 3b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .295
Mincher 1b            4   1   3   2     0   0   .251        Quilici pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Bando 3b              2   0   1   1     1   0   .267      Reese 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Holt cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
  Alou ph,rf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .284      Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Fernandez c           4   0   0   0     0   3   .215      Mitterwald c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Donaldson 2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Green ph,2b         2   0   0   0     0   2   .183        Ratliff ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Dobson p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .155        Hall p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .190
                                                            Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
                                                            Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .059

Totals               32   3   6   3     2  12             Totals               32   0   4   0     2   6

Time of Game: 2:27
Left on Base: A's 5, Twins 7
DP: A's 0, Twins 0
Errors: Campaneris
Doubles: Mincher (16), Campaneris (20)
Stolen Bases: Mincher (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bando (6)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(14-10)         9     4   0   0   2   6   0  34   3.51
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   6   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(6-4)         3     5   3   3   0   3   0  14   2.99
Hall                    5     0   0   0   1   7   0  16   2.49
Perranoski              1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5   2.19
Totals                  9     6   3   3   2  12   0  35

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Emmett Ashford, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Lou DiMuro


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Monday struck out; Davis singled to left; Mincher doubled to
center [Davis scored]; Bando singled to center [Mincher scored];
Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar walked; Thompson struck out; Oliva flied out to
right; Killebrew walked [Tovar to second]; Reese popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Fernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Donaldson grounded out (first unassisted); Dobson struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Holt flied out to center; Cardenas popped to first in
foul territory; Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris doubled to left; Monday struck out;
Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Mincher singled to
center [Campaneris scored]; Mincher stole second; Bando flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: RATLIFF BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Ratliff struck out;
Tovar grounded out (third to first); Thompson popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: HALL REPLACED RATLIFF (PITCHING); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Fernandez struck out; Donaldson
flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva struck out; Killebrew flied out to center;
Reese grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Dobson grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
flied out to right; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Holt grounded out (second to first); Cardenas flied
out to center; Mitterwald singled to shortstop; Hall struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Mincher
made an out to third; Bando walked; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
singled to center; Oliva forced Thompson (first to shortstop);
Killebrew flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
3, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Fernandez struck out; GREEN BATTED FOR DONALDSON;
Green struck out; Dobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: GREEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Reese was called
out on strikes; Holt singled to left; Cardenas made an out to
shortstop; Mitterwald grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris struck out; Monday flied out to
center; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: HOVLEY REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING LF); MANUEL BATTED FOR
HALL; Manuel flied out to left; Tovar reached on an error by
Campaneris [Tovar to first]; Thompson was called out on strikes;
Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Mincher
singled to center; Bando out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Mincher to second]; ALOU BATTED FOR JACKSON; Alou was
walked intentionally; Fernandez struck out; Green struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Killebrew singled
to left; QUILICI RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Reese grounded out (first to
second to pitcher) [Quilici to second]; Holt grounded out
(second to first) [Quilici to third]; Cardenas grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 0.