A double on a ball that bounced over Rick Renick's head in left field enabled the Senators to gain a 3-2 victory over the Twins in 11 innings. With one out Ed Brinkman singled. Paul Casanova then lined what appeared to be a single, but when the ball took a bad hop and rolled to the fence, Brinkman raced home with the winning run.

The Twins counted their pair in the first on a single by Danny Thompson and homer by Harmon Killebrew. The Senators' tying pair tallied on a similar combo in the eighth -- a single by Frank Howard and homer by Aurelio Rodriguez. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 3, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    11, 1970 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   2  5  1
Senators     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  -   3  6  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf,cf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Stroud cf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .272
Thompson 2b,3b        4   1   1   0     0   0   .283      Maye rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .272
Oliva rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .318        Grieve ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Killebrew 3b          3   1   1   2     1   1   .298      Howard lf             4   1   1   0     1   2   .281
  Kaat pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .177      Epstein 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .256
  Quilici 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Rodriguez 3b          5   1   2   2     0   1   .237
Reese 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      B. Allen 2b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .244
Holt cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Brinkman ss           5   1   1   0     0   0   .272
  Renick ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .258      French c              2   0   0   0     1   2   .207
Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .265        Casanova ph,c       2   0   1   1     0   1   .258
Tischinski c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Cox p                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .128
Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .290        Roseboro ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .190        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alyea ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .297        Reichardt ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Blyleven p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .059

Totals               35   2   5   2     2   2             Totals               37   3   6   3     6   9

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  9,372
Left on Base: Twins 2, Senators 10
DP: Twins 0, Senators 2
Errors: Reese
Doubles: Rodriguez (22), Casanova (15)
Home Runs: Killebrew (36), Rodriguez (16)
Stolen Bases: Stroud (25)
Caught Stealing: Stroud (4)
GIDP: Tovar (5)
Hit by Pitch: Epstein (5,by Perry)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   8     4   2   2   4   7   1  34   3.07
Hall                    2     0   0   0   2   2   0   7   2.44
Blyleven L(6-5)         0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   3.08
Totals                 10.1   6   3   3   6   9   1  44

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cox                     7     2   2   2   1   2   1  24   4.79
Pina                    2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.44
Knowles W(2-11)         2     2   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.01
Totals                 11     5   2   2   2   2   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Perry (6)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom (left in the 1st inning), 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Bill Kunkel,


TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to left; On a bunt Thompson singled
to third; Tony Oliva's bat slipped out of his hand and struck
the head of HP umpire Jim Odom; Odom was carried off the field
and received four stitches high on the right side of the back of
his head; 2B umpire Bill Kunkel moved to HP; Oliva flied out
to left; Killebrew homered [Thompson scored]; Reese grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Stroud flied out to left; Maye reached on an error
by Reese [Maye to first]; Howard struck out; Epstein walked
[Maye to second]; Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 0.

TWINS 2ND: Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas
flied out to left; Tischinski grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: B. Allen lined to second; Brinkman grounded out
(shortstop to first); French was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 0.

TWINS 3RD: Perry grounded out (second to first); Tovar grounded
out (shortstop to first); Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Cox struck out; Stroud singled to right; Stroud
stole second; Maye walked; Howard was called out on strikes;
Epstein grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 2, Senators 0.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva lined to shortstop; Killebrew popped to second;
Reese lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Rodriguez doubled to left; B. Allen grounded out
(second to first) [Rodriguez to third]; Brinkman flied out to
right; French was walked intentionally; Cox flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 0.

TWINS 5TH: Holt grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenas
walked; Tischinski flied out to center; Perry grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Stroud grounded out (second to first); Maye popped
to catcher in foul territory; Howard grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 0.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar lined to shortstop; Thompson grounded out
(third to first); Oliva struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 6TH: Epstein was hit by a pitch; Rodriguez popped to
shortstop; B. Allen popped to shortstop; Brinkman flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 0.

TWINS 7TH: Killebrew struck out; Reese flied out to center; Holt
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 7TH: French struck out; ROSEBORO BATTED FOR COX;
Roseboro grounded out (second to first); Stroud was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 0.

TWINS 8TH: PINA REPLACED ROSEBORO (PITCHING); Cardenas grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Tischinski grounded out
(third to first); Perry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 8TH: Maye struck out; Howard singled to second; Epstein
grounded out (second to first) [Howard to second]; Rodriguez
homered [Howard scored]; B. Allen walked; Brinkman flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 2.

TWINS 9TH: Tovar singled to right; Thompson hit into a double
play to third [Tovar out at second (third to first)]; Oliva
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 2.

SENATORS 9TH: HALL REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); CASANOVA BATTED
FOR FRENCH; Casanova struck out; REICHARDT BATTED FOR PINA;
Reichardt flied out to right; Stroud walked; GRIEVE BATTED FOR
MAYE; Stroud was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 2.

TWINS 10TH: CASANOVA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GRIEVE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KNOWLES REPLACED REICHARDT (PITCHING);
Killebrew walked; KAAT RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Kaat was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Reese singled to center; RENICK BATTED
FOR HOLT; Renick forced Reese (third to second); Cardenas forced
Renick (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Senators 2.

SENATORS 10TH: QUILICI REPLACED KAAT (PLAYING 2B); THOMPSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); RENICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Grieve flied out to
left; Howard was walked intentionally; Epstein flied out to
right; Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 2.

TWINS 11TH: Tischinski grounded out (first unassisted); ALYEA
BATTED FOR HALL; Alyea singled to center; Tovar grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Alyea out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 2.

SENATORS 11TH: BLYLEVEN REPLACED ALYEA (PITCHING); B. Allen
grounded out (second to first); Brinkman singled to center;
Casanova doubled to left [Brinkman scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Senators 3.