Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
April 19, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1970 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 6, Oakland Athletics 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 3 1 3 0
Carew 2b 5 0 1 1
Oliva rf 3 0 0 1
Killebrew 3b 4 1 1 0
  Quilici 3b 0 0 0 0
Reese 1b 4 2 2 0
Alyea lf 3 1 2 4
  Holt pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0
Perry p 2 1 1 0
  Perranoski p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 11 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf 4 0 1 0
Monday cf 4 1 2 0
Pena ss 3 0 0 1
Mincher 1b 3 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
  Fernandez ph 1 0 0 0
Green 2b 4 1 2 0
Jackson rf 4 1 1 2
Duncan c 3 0 0 0
Dobson p 1 0 0 0
  Roland p 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph 0 0 0 0
  Odom pr 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Bando ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Minnesota 002 202 0006110
Oakland 000 100 200360
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (3-0) 7.0 6 3 2 2 4
  Perranoski  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
2
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (0-3) 5.0 10 6 6 1 5
  Roland   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Lindblad   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Grant   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1, Oakland 1.  PB–Mitterwald (2).  2B–Minnesota Cardenas (2,off Dobson); Reese (1,off Dobson); Alyea (1,off Dobson), Oakland Monday (5,off Perry).  HR–Minnesota Alyea (4,4th inning off Dobson 1 on, 0 out), Oakland Jackson (2,7th inning off Perry 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Perry (1,off Roland).  SF–Oliva (1,off Dobson).  IBB–Tovar (1,by Roland).  HBP–Francona (1,by Perry).  SB–Tovar (3,2nd base off Dobson/Duncan).  CS–Carew (2,2nd base by Dobson/Duncan); Tovar (1,2nd base by Grant/Duncan).  HBP–Perry (1,Francona).  IBB–Roland (1,Tovar).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:36.  A–14,187.
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