Minnesota Twins vs Washington Senators
June 5, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1970 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, Washington Senators 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 3 1 1 1
Holt lf 4 0 0 0
Oliva rf 4 0 2 1
Killebrew 3b 4 0 1 0
Reese 1b 3 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 2 0
Mitterwald c 2 0 0 0
Quilici 2b 3 1 2 0
Blyleven p 2 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 8 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Maye rf 3 1 2 1
  Comer ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Stroud cf 4 0 0 0
Howard lf 4 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 4 0 1 0
Allen 2b 3 0 1 0
  Reichardt ph 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 2 0 0 0
French c 3 0 1 0
Cox p 1 0 0 0
  Roseboro ph 1 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Minnesota 100 010 000280
Washington 100 000 000150
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (1-0) 7.0 5 1 1 1 7
  Perranoski  SV (13) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
7
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  L (3-4) 7.0 7 2 2 3 3
  Knowles   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
3

  E–None.  DP–Washington 2.  2B–Minnesota Cardenas (11,off Cox).  HR–Washington Maye (4,1st inning off Blyleven 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Blyleven (1,off Cox); Cox (5,off Blyleven).  SB–Tovar (13,2nd base off Cox/French).  CS–Oliva (1,2nd base by Cox/French).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:01.  A–12,818.
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