Minnesota Twins vs California Angels
September 4, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1970 at Anaheim 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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Minnesota Twins 4, California Angels 0

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf,lf 4 0 2 0
Thompson 2b,3b 5 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 2 1 0 0
  Quilici pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Oliva rf 4 1 4 0
Alyea lf 3 1 1 3
  Holt cf 0 0 0 1
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0
Reese 1b 3 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 4 0 1 0
Blyleven p 2 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 4 0 1 0
Fregosi ss 3 0 2 0
Johnson lf 4 0 2 0
Spencer 1b 2 0 0 0
  Cowan ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Repoz rf 2 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph,rf 2 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 3 0 0 0
Azcue c 3 0 0 0
May p 1 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Oyler ph 1 0 0 0
  Queen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
Minnesota 300 000 010490
California 000 000 000050
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (9-6) 5.1 4 0 0 2 4
  Perranoski  SV (26) 3.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
May  L (6-12) 5.0 5 3 3 2 5
  Fisher   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Queen   2.0 2 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
8

  E–None.  3B–California Fregosi (4,off Perranoski).  HR–Minnesota Alyea (13,1st inning off May 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Holt (3,off Queen).  IBB–Reese (5,by Queen).  SB–Tovar 2 (26,2nd base off Fisher/Azcue,2nd base off Queen/Azcue).  IBB–Queen (6,Reese).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Emmett Ashford.  T–2:28.  A–38,199.
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