California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
May 23, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 5

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0
Tatum J. cf 3 1 1 0
  Repoz ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Fregosi ss 4 1 1 0
Johnson lf 3 1 1 1
McMullen 3b 4 1 2 1
Cowan rf 4 0 0 0
  Tatum K. p 0 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 3 0 1 0
  Ruiz pr 0 0 0 0
Egan c 2 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
Messersmith p 3 0 1 1
  Voss rf 0 0 0 0
  Azcue ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 2 0 1 0
Carew 2b 4 0 0 0
Oliva rf 4 1 2 1
Killebrew 3b 3 1 1 1
  Mitterwald c 0 0 0 0
Reese 1b 4 0 0 0
Holt lf 4 1 2 0
Cardenas ss 4 1 3 1
Ratliff c 4 0 1 1
  Quilici 3b 0 0 0 0
Kaat p 1 0 0 0
  Zepp p 1 1 0 0
  Manuel ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 4
California 022 000 000472
Minnesota 020 020 01x5102
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith   7.0 8 4 1 1 5
  Tatum  L (2-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
2
1
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat   3.2 6 4 1 2 2
  Zepp   2.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Williams  W (4-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Perranoski  SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
1
2
4

  E–Fregosi (8), Johnson (5), Cardenas (2), Ratliff (2).  DP–California 2, Minnesota 1.  2B–California Johnson (9,off Kaat); Messersmith (2,off Kaat), Minnesota Ratliff (4,off Messersmith); Killebrew (6,off Messersmith); Holt 2 (3,off Messersmith,off K Tatum).  3B–California McMullen (2,off Kaat).  SF–Johnson (1,off Kaat).  SH–Tovar (4,off Messersmith).  HBP–Tovar (1,by Messersmith).  WP–Kaat (2).  HBP–Messersmith (3,Tovar).  U-HP–Jake O'Donnell, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:46.  A–16,128.
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