Minnesota Twins 7, Oakland Athletics 2 (Game 2)
Game Played on Thursday, September 10, 1970 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 1 Twins 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 x - 7 8 2 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Campaneris ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Tovar cf,lf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .295 Rudi rf,lf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .311 Cardenas ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Alou cf,rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Oliva rf 4 1 1 1 1 1 .318 Davis lf,1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284 Killebrew 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .288 Bando 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .266 Hill cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Mincher 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Reese 1b 2 2 1 0 1 0 .264 Jackson pr,cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Alyea lf 3 2 2 2 0 0 .305 Duncan c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Holt cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Green 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .186 Renick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Monday ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Thompson 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Odom p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .267 Ratliff c 2 0 1 1 0 1 .252 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .088 Nash ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Tenace ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313 Mitterwald c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quilici 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .221 Lachemann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kaat p 4 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Hovley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 2 8 2 0 6 Totals 32 7 8 6 5 2 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 10,839 Left on Base: A's 8, Twins 9 DP: A's 0, Twins 0 Errors: Davis, Cardenas, Killebrew Triples: Reese (4) Home Runs: Oliva (22) Sacrifice Hits: Cardenas (10) Hit by Pitch: Reese (7,by Odom), Ratliff (6,by Odom) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Odom L(8-6) 4.2 5 6 6 4 1 1 25 4.36 Fingers 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 3.76 Lindblad 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 3.05 Lachemann 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.75 Totals 8 8 7 7 5 2 1 40 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat W(12-10) 7 7 2 2 0 5 0 30 3.75 Williams SV(13) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.07 Totals 9 8 2 2 0 6 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Odom 2 (6) Wild Pitches: Odom 2 (12), Kaat (11) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Frank Umont ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Rudi was called out on strikes; Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to center; Cardenas lined to pitcher; Oliva homered; Killebrew flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Davis was called out on strikes; Bando reached on an error by Cardenas; Kaat threw a wild pitch [Bando to second]; Mincher struck out; Duncan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Reese was hit by a pitch; Alyea forced Reese (third to second); Ratliff was hit by a pitch [Alyea to second]; Quilici flied out to left; Kaat singled to right [Ratliff to third, Alyea scored]; Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Green grounded out (third to first); Odom singled to left; Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first) [Odom to second]; Rudi singled to left [Odom scored]; Alou flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2. TWINS 3RD: Cardenas made an out to catcher; Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); Killebrew walked; Reese grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Davis lined to left; Bando singled to pitcher; Mincher reached on an error by Killebrew [Bando to second]; JACKSON RAN FOR MINCHER; Duncan flied out to right; Green struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); DAVIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); RUDI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Alyea singled to center; Ratliff struck out; Quilici grounded out (pitcher to first) [Alyea to second]; Kaat grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Odom grounded out (second to first); Campaneris lined to center; Rudi grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: Tovar walked; Cardenas out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Tovar to second]; Odom threw a wild pitch [Tovar to third]; Oliva flied out to right; Killebrew walked; Reese walked [Killebrew to second]; Odom threw a wild pitch [Tovar scored, Killebrew to third, Reese to second]; Alyea singled to left [Alyea to second (on throw to home), Reese scored, Killebrew scored]; Ratliff singled to right [Alyea scored]; FINGERS REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Quilici singled to center [Ratliff to second]; Kaat grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 6. ATHLETICS 6TH: HOLT REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Alou singled to center; Davis forced Alou (first to shortstop); Bando flied out to center; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 6. TWINS 6TH: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Cardenas flied out to center; Oliva walked; Killebrew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 6. ATHLETICS 7TH: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Green singled to right; TENACE BATTED FOR FINGERS; Tenace forced Green (third to second); Campaneris singled to left [Tenace to second]; Rudi singled to center [Campaneris to third, Tenace scored]; Alou flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 6. TWINS 7TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED TENACE (PITCHING); Reese tripled to left; RENICK BATTED FOR HOLT; Renick flied out to right; NASH BATTED FOR RATLIFF; Nash grounded out (second to first) [Reese scored]; Quilici singled to left; Kaat reached on an error by Davis [Quilici to second]; LACHEMANN REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Tovar forced Kaat (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 7. ATHLETICS 8TH: MITTERWALD REPLACED NASH (PLAYING C ); THOMPSON REPLACED RENICK (PLAYING 3B); HILL REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING CF); WILLIAMS REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Davis lined to right; Bando singled to third; Jackson struck out; Duncan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 7. TWINS 8TH: Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Oliva struck out; Hill grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 7. ATHLETICS 9TH: MONDAY BATTED FOR GREEN; Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); HOVLEY BATTED FOR LACHEMANN; Hovley lined to center; Campaneris flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 7.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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