A pinch-single by Jim Holt in the ninth inning decided a see-saw game and gave the Twins an 8-7 victory over the Yankees. Danny Thompson singled to open the final frame and was forced by Harmon Killebrew. Bob Allison ran for Killebrew and stopped at third on a double by Tony Oliva. Holt then batted for Tom Hall and singled to drive in the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, New York Yankees 7
Game Played on Tuesday, August    18, 1970 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      0  2  3    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   7 10  0
Twins        1  2  0    3  0  0    0  0  2  -   8 11  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   2   0     1   0   .256      Tovar cf              3   2   1   1     2   0   .296
Michael ss            5   1   0   0     0   2   .214      Thompson 2b           5   1   3   2     0   0   .275
White lf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .296      Killebrew 1b,3b       4   0   0   0     1   1   .289
Cater 3b,1b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .305        Allison pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .211
Murcer cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .248      Oliva rf              5   1   3   3     0   0   .323
Ellis 1b              4   2   3   2     0   0   .252      Alyea lf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .288
  Kenney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .202        Hall p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .217
Woods rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .234        Holt ph             1   0   1   2     0   0   .251
Gibbs c               4   0   1   2     0   1   .287      Renick 3b,lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Kekich p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .259
  Waslewski p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .063      Tischinski c          2   2   1   0     1   0   .184
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Manuel ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .220
  Klimkowski p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Ratliff c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  McDaniel p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Kaat p                0   1   0   0     1   0   .175
                                                            Hamm p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Quilici ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .215
                                                            Woodson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Reese ph,1b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .264

Totals               37   7  10   7     1   8             Totals               36   8  11   8     5   7

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance: 23,490
Left on Base: Yankees 4, Twins 8
DP: Yankees 0, Twins 0
Errors: Killebrew
Doubles: Woods (4), Ellis (8), Oliva (23)
Triples: Murcer (3)
Home Runs: Cater (6), Ellis (6)
Stolen Bases: Clarke 2 (15), White (15), Tovar (23)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kekich                  3.2   4   5   5   4   5   0  19   6.46
Waslewski               0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2   3.93
Hamilton                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.68
Klimkowski              3.1   2   0   0   0   1   0  12   3.12
McDaniel L(8-5)         1     3   2   2   0   1   0   6   1.79
Totals                  8.1  11   8   8   5   7   0  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat                    2.2   6   5   3   1   2   2  15   3.61
Hamm                    1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.23
Woodson                 0.2   3   2   2   0   1   0   5   3.81
Williams                1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.13
Hall W(6-4)             3     0   0   0   0   3   0   9   2.89
Totals                  9    10   7   5   1   8   2  38

Wild Pitches: Kekich (4)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Marty Springstead


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke walked; Clarke stole second; Michael was
called out on strikes; White struck out; Cater popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar walked; Tovar stole second; Thompson flied out
to right; Kekich threw a wild pitch [Tovar to third]; Killebrew
struck out; Oliva singled to center [Tovar scored]; Alyea was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer flied out to center; Ellis singled to
center; Woods doubled to left [Ellis to third]; Gibbs singled to
right [Ellis scored, Woods scored]; Kekich grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Gibbs to second]; Clarke singled to center
[Gibbs out at home (center to catcher)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Renick made an out to shortstop; Cardenas struck out;
Tischinski singled to third; Kaat walked [Tischinski to second];
Tovar singled to left [Tischinski scored, Kaat to second];
Thompson singled to left [Kaat scored, Tovar to second];
Killebrew forced Thompson (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael reached on an error by Killebrew (assist by
Cardenas) [Michael to first]; White grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Michael to second]; Cater homered [Michael scored
(unearned)]; Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); Ellis
homered (unearned); HAMM REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Woods flied
out to left; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Oliva flied out to left; Alyea struck out; Renick
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Gibbs grounded out (second to first); Kekich made
an out to third; Clarke grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Cardenas grounded out (second to first); Tischinski
walked; QUILICI BATTED FOR HAMM; Quilici was called out on
strikes; Tovar walked [Tischinski to second]; WASLEWSKI REPLACED
KEKICH (PITCHING); Thompson singled to left [Tischinski scored,
Tovar to second]; Killebrew walked [Tovar to third, Thompson to
second]; HAMILTON REPLACED WASLEWSKI (PITCHING); Oliva singled
to center [Tovar scored, Thompson scored, Killebrew to second];
Alyea forced Oliva (third to second); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 5, Twins 6.

YANKEES 5TH: WOODSON REPLACED QUILICI (PITCHING); Michael struck
out; White singled to second; White stole second; Cater flied to
right in foul territory; Murcer tripled to left [White scored];
Ellis doubled to right [Murcer scored]; WILLIAMS REPLACED
WOODSON (PITCHING); Woods struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 7, Twins 6.

TWINS 5TH: KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Renick flied
out to center; Cardenas flied out to left; Tischinski grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 6.

YANKEES 6TH: Gibbs flied out to right; Klimkowski struck out;
Clarke singled to left; Clarke stole second; Michael grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7,
Twins 6.

TWINS 6TH: REESE BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Reese grounded out (first
to pitcher); Tovar flied out to left; Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 6.

YANKEES 7TH: REESE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); KILLEBREW
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); HALL REPLACED ALYEA (PITCHING);
RENICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); White was called out on
strikes; Cater grounded out (third to first); Murcer was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva
grounded out (second to first); Hall singled to center; Renick
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 7, Twins 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Ellis lined to center; Woods grounded out (third to
first); Gibbs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7,
Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: KENNEY REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 3B); CATER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Cardenas struck out; MANUEL BATTED FOR
TISCHINSKI; Manuel singled to center; MCDANIEL REPLACED
KLIMKOWSKI (PITCHING); Reese struck out; Tovar forced Manuel
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 6.

YANKEES 9TH: RATLIFF REPLACED MANUEL (PLAYING C ); McDaniel
grounded out (second to first); Clarke grounded out (pitcher to
first); Michael grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 6.

TWINS 9TH: On a bunt Thompson singled to pitcher; Killebrew
forced Thompson (shortstop to second); ALLISON RAN FOR
KILLEBREW; Oliva doubled to left [Allison to third]; HOLT BATTED
FOR HALL; Holt singled to center [Allison scored, Oliva scored];
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 8.