Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles
July 17, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1970 at Memorial Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 6, Baltimore Orioles 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 2b,cf 5 1 2 0
Reese 1b 5 1 2 3
Oliva rf 5 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 5 2 2 1
  Quilici 2b 0 0 0 0
Manuel lf 2 0 0 0
  Thompson ph,2b,3b 2 0 0 0
Holt cf 3 0 2 0
  Alyea ph 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 5 0 1 0
Tischinski c 2 2 2 1
Zepp p 2 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Ratliff ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Allison lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 11 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 5 1 1 0
Blair cf 4 0 2 0
Powell 1b 5 0 0 1
Robinson F. rf 4 1 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 3 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 3 2 1 2
Hendricks c 4 1 2 1
  Motton ph 1 0 0 0
Belanger ss 5 0 3 0
Hardin p 2 0 0 1
  Richert p 1 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 9 5
Minnesota 000 000 311 16110
Baltimore 100 101 200 0591
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zepp   5.0 8 3 3 3 3
  Kaat   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Williams   1.0 1 2 2 0 1
  Perranoski  W (6-2) 3.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
9
5
5
5
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Hardin   6.2 6 3 3 3 3
  Richert   2.1 3 2 1 1 3
  Watt  L (2-6) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
10.0
11
6
5
4
8

  E–Hendricks (6).  PB–Hendricks (8).  2B–Baltimore Blair (16,off Zepp).  HR–Minnesota Reese (7,7th inning off Hardin 2 on, 2 out); Killebrew (28,8th inning off Richert 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Hendricks (6,6th inning off Zepp 0 on, 0 out); Johnson (7,7th inning off Williams 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Perranoski (1,off Watt); Hardin (1,off Kaat).  HBP–F Robinson (5,by Williams).  HBP–Williams (4,F Robinson).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–3:24.  A–40,169.
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