Saturday October 3, 1970
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Baltimore Orioles 10, Minnesota Twins 6

League Championship Series Game 1 Played on Saturday, October 3, 1970 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Orioles 0 2 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 - 10 13 0 Twins 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 - 6 11 2 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Buford lf 3 1 1 1 2 0 .333 Tovar cf,2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .400 Blair cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Cardenas ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Powell 1b 5 1 2 2 0 1 .400 Killebrew 3b 5 1 2 2 0 1 .400 F. Robinson rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .250 Oliva rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .750 Hendricks c 5 2 2 0 0 1 .400 Alyea lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 B. Robinson 3b 3 1 3 1 0 0 1.000 Reese 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Mitterwald c 4 2 3 2 0 1 .750 Belanger ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Thompson 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Cuellar p 2 1 1 4 0 1 .500 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hall p 2 1 1 0 0 1 .500 Holt ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perry p 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Zepp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allison ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Woodson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quilici 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Carew ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perranoski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 10 13 9 3 6 Totals 37 6 11 6 1 5 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 26,847 Left on Base: Orioles 4, Twins 6 DP: Orioles 1, Twins 3 Errors: Killebrew, Thompson Doubles: B. Robinson (1), Thompson (1), Oliva 2 (2) Home Runs: Cuellar (1), Buford (1), Powell (1), Killebrew (1) Sacrifice Hits: Cardenas (1) Sacrifice Flies: B. Robinson (1) GIDP: Powell (1), Hendricks (1), Johnson (1), Thompson (1) Hit by Pitch: Johnson (1,by Perry) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cuellar 4.1 10 6 6 1 2 1 25 12.46 Hall W(1-0) 4.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 14 0.00 Totals 9 11 6 6 1 5 1 39 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry L(0-1) 3.1 8 8 7 1 1 2 19 18.90 Zepp 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 13.50 Woodson 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 9.00 Williams 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 10 0.00 Perranoski 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 13 10 9 3 6 3 41 Hit by Pitch: Perry (1) Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Darold Satchell, 3B - Charlie Berry ORIOLES 1ST: The assigned umpires struck to force the leagues to recognize the newly-formed Major League Umpires Association; major league umpires walked a picket line outside while minor league and recently retired umpires worked the game. Debut for umpires Bill Deegan and Darold Satchell. Buford walked; Blair flied out to right; Powell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Buford out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Cardenas out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Tovar to second]; Killebrew singled to center [Tovar scored, Killebrew to second (on throw to home)]; Oliva lined to center; Alyea struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 1. ORIOLES 2ND: F. Robinson flied out to right; Hendricks singled to right; B. Robinson singled to left [Hendricks to second]; Johnson was hit by a pitch [Hendricks to third, B. Robinson to second]; Belanger forced Johnson (shortstop to second) [Hendricks scored, B. Robinson scored (error by Thompson) (unearned)]; Killebrew dropped a foul fly hit by Cuellar for an error; Cuellar struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Reese grounded out (pitcher to first); Mitterwald singled to left; Thompson doubled [Mitterwald to third]; On a bunt Perry grounded out (first to pitcher) [Mitterwald scored, Thompson to third]; Tovar popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Buford grounded out (second to first); Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 2. TWINS 3RD: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Killebrew lined to second; Oliva doubled to right; Alyea grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 2. ORIOLES 4TH: F. Robinson singled to right; Hendricks singled to right [F. Robinson to third]; B. Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to right [F. Robinson scored]; Johnson singled to center [Hendricks to second]; Belanger singled to pitcher [Hendricks to third, Johnson to second]; Cuellar homered [Hendricks scored, Johnson scored, Belanger scored]; Buford homered; ZEPP REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Blair struck out; Powell homered; F. Robinson struck out; 7 R, 7 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 9, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Reese grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald singled to left; Thompson reached on a fielder's choice [Mitterwald to second]; ALLISON BATTED FOR ZEPP; Allison struck out; Tovar singled to center [Mitterwald scored, Thompson to second]; Cardenas forced Thompson (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 9, Twins 3. ORIOLES 5TH: WOODSON REPLACED ALLISON (PITCHING); Hendricks popped to first in foul territory; B. Robinson doubled to left; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first) [B. Robinson to third]; Belanger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 9, Twins 3. TWINS 5TH: Killebrew homered; Oliva doubled to left; Alyea walked; Reese grounded out (pitcher to first) [Oliva to third, Alyea to second]; Mitterwald singled to left [Oliva scored, Alyea scored]; HALL REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Thompson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mitterwald out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 9, Twins 6. ORIOLES 6TH: Hall singled to left; Buford walked [Hall to second]; WILLIAMS REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); QUILICI REPLACED WOODSON (PLAYING 2B); Blair popped to third; Powell singled to left [Hall scored, Buford to second]; F. Robinson walked [Buford to third, Powell to second]; Hendricks grounded into a double play (first to catcher to first) [Buford out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 10, Twins 6. TWINS 6TH: Quilici struck out; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 10, Twins 6. ORIOLES 7TH: B. Robinson singled to shortstop; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; Belanger popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 10, Twins 6. TWINS 7TH: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva singled; Alyea flied out to center; Reese popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 10, Twins 6. ORIOLES 8TH: Hall struck out; Buford grounded out (first unassisted); Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 10, Twins 6. TWINS 8TH: Mitterwald struck out; HOLT BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Holt grounded out (second to first); CAREW BATTED FOR QUILICI; Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 10, Twins 6. ORIOLES 9TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PERRANOSKI REPLACED CAREW (PITCHING); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Powell struck out; F. Robinson lined to shortstop; Hendricks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 10, Twins 6. TWINS 9TH: Tovar popped to second; Cardenas popped to third in foul territory; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 10, Twins 6.

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