Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
September 23, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1970 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 7, Oakland Athletics 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Nettles lf 5 1 2 0
Cardenas ss 5 1 1 0
Oliva rf 4 3 3 0
  Hill rf 1 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 2 0 0 0
  Tovar pr 0 0 0 0
  Quilici 3b 0 0 0 0
Reese 1b 4 0 1 2
Holt cf 4 1 2 2
Mitterwald c 4 1 2 3
Thompson 2b 4 0 0 0
Hall p 4 0 1 0
  Zepp p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 12 7
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 1 1 1
Rudi lf 5 0 0 0
Alou rf 3 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 2 1 0 0
Bando 3b 2 1 0 0
Jackson cf 2 0 0 0
Duncan c 3 1 1 3
Green 2b 3 0 0 0
Hunter p 2 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Tenace ph 1 0 0 0
  Lachemann p 0 0 0 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 2 4
Minnesota 203 000 2007120
Oakland 000 000 130420
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Hall  W (10-6) 7.2 2 4 4 9 9
  Zepp  SV (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
2
4
4
9
9
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  L (17-14) 6.1 11 7 7 1 6
  Fingers   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Lachemann   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
2
8

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Minnesota Holt (9,off Hunter); Cardenas (33,off Hunter).  HR–Minnesota Mitterwald (15,3rd inning off Hunter 2 on, 2 out), Oakland Campaneris (22,7th inning off Hall 0 on, 2 out); Duncan (10,8th inning off Hall 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Killebrew (23,by Fingers).  CS–Nettles (1,2nd base by Hunter/Duncan).  IBB–Fingers (5,Killebrew).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:39.  A–5,066.
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