With the power of four homers, the Twins snapped a nine-game losing streak by defeating the Red Sox, 9-6. Tony Oliva doubled to drive in two runs for the Twins in the first inning before the homers began with a smash by Brant Alyea to tie the score at 3-3 in the fourth. Bob Allison walked and George Mitterwald also hit for the circuit. Harmon Killebrew added a round-tripper in the seventh and Cesar Tovar provided the winning margin by connecting with two men on base in the eighth. The Red Sox had solo swats by Reggie Smith, Tony Conigliaro and Jerry Moses. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, Boston Red Sox 6
Game Played on Sunday, August    16, 1970 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Twins        2  0  0    3  0  0    1  3  0  -   9 10  1
Red Sox      1  1  1    1  0  0    1  1  0  -   6 11  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf,lf           3   2   1   3     1   0   .296      Andrews 2b            5   1   1   0     0   2   .230
Thompson 2b,3b        5   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Smith cf              5   1   1   1     0   0   .310
Killebrew 3b          4   2   2   1     1   1   .292      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   1     1   0   .332
  Quilici 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .217      T. Conigliaro rf      5   2   2   1     0   1   .272
Oliva rf              5   0   2   2     0   1   .321      Petrocelli ss         5   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Alyea lf              4   1   1   1     0   3   .293      Thomas lf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .364
  Holt cf             1   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Kennedy 3b            4   0   2   2     0   0   .266
Allison 1b            2   1   1   0     1   1   .211      Satriano c            3   0   0   0     1   2   .248
  Reese 1b            1   1   1   0     0   0   .265      Peters p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .283
Cardenas ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .262        Phillips p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mitterwald c          3   1   1   2     1   0   .210        Schofield ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .185
Tiant p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .414        Hartenstein p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blyleven p          1   0   0   0     1   1   .207        Moses ph            1   1   1   1     0   0   .269
  Manuel ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .200        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   9  10   9     6   9             Totals               39   6  11   6     3   7

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 24,670
Left on Base: Twins 5, Red Sox 9
DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 2
Errors: Allison
Doubles: Oliva (22), Allison (3), Andrews (17), Yastrzemski (23), Thomas (8), T. Conigliaro (10), Kennedy (8)
Home Runs: Alyea (11), Mitterwald (11), Killebrew (37), Tovar (9), Smith (17), T. Conigliaro (22), Moses (6)
Caught Stealing: Tovar (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Cardenas (7)
GIDP: Tovar (8)
Hit by Pitch: Tovar (8,by Hartenstein)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   1.1   5   2   2   0   1   0   9   3.32
Blyleven W(7-5)         5.2   5   3   3   2   4   2  25   3.44
Williams SV(10)         2     1   1   1   1   2   1   8   2.17
Totals                  9    11   6   6   3   7   3  42

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters L(11-10)         3.1   4   5   5   3   4   2  17   4.28
Phillips                2.2   2   0   0   2   2   0  10   4.05
Hartenstein             2     4   4   4   1   1   2  11   6.10
Lyle                    1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.50
Totals                  9    10   9   9   6   9   4  41

Passed Balls: Satriano (2)
Hit by Pitch: Hartenstein (1)
Wild Pitches: Peters (10)

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar walked; Thompson struck out; Killebrew walked
[Tovar to second]; Peters threw a wild pitch [Tovar to third,
Killebrew to second]; Oliva doubled to left [Tovar scored,
Killebrew scored]; Alyea struck out while Oliva advanced to
third on a passed ball [Alyea out at first (catcher to third to
pitcher to first)]; Allison struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Andrews doubled to left; Smith grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Andrews to third]; Yastrzemski doubled to center
[Andrews scored]; T. Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to
first); Petrocelli flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 2ND: Cardenas singled to center; Mitterwald grounded out
(third to first) [Cardenas to second]; Tiant grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cardenas to third]; Tovar grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Thomas doubled to left; Kennedy singled to center
[Thomas scored]; Satriano struck out; Peters singled to center
[Kennedy to second]; BLYLEVEN REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Andrews
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kennedy to third, Peters to
second]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 3RD: Thompson made an out to first; Killebrew grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliva struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); T.
Conigliaro doubled to left; Petrocelli was called out on
strikes; Thomas walked; Kennedy doubled [T. Conigliaro scored,
Thomas to third]; Satriano was walked intentionally; Peters was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 4TH: Alyea homered; Allison walked; Cardenas flied out to
left; Mitterwald homered [Allison scored]; PHILLIPS REPLACED
PETERS (PITCHING); Blyleven walked; Tovar grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Blyleven out at second]; 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Andrews struck out; Smith homered; Yastrzemski
grounded out (pitcher to first); T. Conigliaro lined to third; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Killebrew singled to left; Oliva lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Killebrew out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli made an out to shortstop; Thomas made an
out to second; Kennedy reached on an error by Allison [Kennedy
to second]; Satriano grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 6TH: Alyea was called out on strikes; Allison doubled to
left; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald was
walked intentionally; Blyleven was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: REESE REPLACED ALLISON (PLAYING 1B); SCHOFIELD
BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Schofield singled to right; Andrews was
called out on strikes; Smith flied out to center; Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Red Sox 4.

TWINS 7TH: HARTENSTEIN REPLACED SCHOFIELD (PITCHING); Tovar was
hit by a pitch; Tovar was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Thompson made an out to shortstop; Killebrew
homered; Oliva singled to left; Alyea was called out on strikes;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: HOLT REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); T. Conigliaro homered; Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); Thomas grounded out (second to
first); Kennedy lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
Red Sox 5.

TWINS 8TH: Reese singled to center; Cardenas out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Reese to second]; Mitterwald flied out
to center; MANUEL BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Manuel was walked
intentionally; Tovar homered [Reese scored, Manuel scored];
Thompson grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 9, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Satriano
struck out; MOSES BATTED FOR HARTENSTEIN; Moses homered; Andrews
made an out to shortstop; Smith grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 9, Red Sox 6.

TWINS 9TH: LYLE REPLACED MOSES (PITCHING); Killebrew struck out;
Oliva lined to left; Holt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 9, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 9TH: QUILICI REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 2B); THOMPSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Yastrzemski walked; T.
Conigliaro struck out; Petrocelli forced Yastrzemski (shortstop
to second); Thomas lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
9, Red Sox 6.