Washington Senators vs Minnesota Twins
August 21, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1970 at Metropolitan 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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Washington Senators 3, Minnesota Twins 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Stroud cf 4 0 3 1
Unser rf 3 0 1 0
Howard lf 3 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 2 0 0 1
Brinkman ss 4 1 1 0
Casanova c 4 0 1 1
Cullen 2b 3 1 1 0
  Allen ph 1 0 0 0
Cox p 3 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Maye ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf,lf 4 2 2 1
Thompson 2b,3b 3 0 1 2
Oliva rf 4 0 1 0
Killebrew 3b 4 0 1 0
  Quilici pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Reese 1b 3 0 1 0
Alyea lf 3 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 0 0
Tischinski c 3 1 1 1
Blyleven p 1 0 0 0
  Holt ph,cf 2 1 2 0
Totals 30 4 9 4
Washington 011 100 000381
Minnesota 000 102 10x490
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  L (7-9) 6.1 8 4 4 1 3
  Pina   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
1
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven   6.0 7 3 3 2 7
  Williams  W (8-0) 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
9

  E–Brinkman (18).  DP–Washington 2, Minnesota 1.  2B–Washington Cullen (7,off Blyleven), Minnesota Oliva (25,off Cox).  3B–Washington Casanova (2,off Blyleven); Epstein (2,off Blyleven), Minnesota Tovar 2 (11,off Cox 2).  HR–Minnesota Tischinski (1,7th inning off Cox 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Unser (3,off Williams).  SF–Rodriguez (4,off Blyleven); Thompson (3,off Cox).  IBB–Howard (24,by Williams); Reese (3,by Cox).  IBB–Cox (3,Reese); Williams (5,Howard).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:20.  A–23,101.
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