Top 1

• Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Tiant
  
  Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Monday vs. Tiant
  
  Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alou vs. Tiant
  
  There goes Monday. The throw from Tischinski and he is out, Cardenas applying the tag. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Tiant
  
  Alou hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Fingers
  
  Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Fingers
  
  Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oliva vs. Fingers
  
  Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 2

• Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mincher vs. Tiant
  
  Mincher hits a fly ball into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Tiant
  
  Bando hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Tiant
  
  Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fernandez vs. Tiant
  
  There goes Jackson. The throw from Tischinski and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fernandez vs. Tiant
  
  Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Donaldson vs. Tiant
  
  Donaldson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fingers vs. Tiant
  
  Fingers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Fingers
  
  Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reese vs. Fingers
  
  Reese hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holt vs. Fingers
  
  Holt strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenas vs. Fingers
  
  Cardenas strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tischinski vs. Fingers
  
  Tischinski is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 3

• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Tiant
  
  Campaneris hits a line drive into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Tiant
  
  Monday hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alou vs. Tiant
  
  Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mincher vs. Tiant
  
  Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tiant vs. Fingers
  
  Tiant hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Tiant reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Tovar vs. Fingers
  
  Tovar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tiant moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Thompson vs. Fingers
  
  Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tiant scores. Tovar moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Oliva vs. Roland
  
  Jim Roland now pitching.
  
  Oliva strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Killebrew vs. Roland
  
  Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Tovar moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Reese vs. Roland
  
  Reese strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Holt vs. Roland
  
  Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Tiant
  
  Bando hits a fly ball towards right. Oliva settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Oliva. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Tiant
  
  Jackson strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fernandez vs. Tiant
  
  Fernandez is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Donaldson vs. Tiant
  
  Donaldson takes first base on ball four. Bando moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Davis vs. Tiant
  
  Tommy Davis pinch hits for Jim Roland.
  
  Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenas vs. Locker
  
  Bob Locker now pitching.
  
  Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tischinski vs. Locker
  
  Tischinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tiant vs. Locker
  
  Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Tiant
  
  Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Tiant
  
  Monday hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Tiant
  
  Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mincher vs. Tiant
  
  Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mincher for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Locker
  
  Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Locker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Locker
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliva vs. Locker
  
  Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Locker covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Tiant
  
  Bando is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Tiant
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Tiant
  
  Fernandez is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Locker
  
  Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Locker
  
  Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holt vs. Locker
  
  Holt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Donaldson vs. Tiant
  
  Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hovley vs. Tiant
  
  Steve Hovley pinch hits for Bob Locker.
  
  Hovley hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. Tiant
  
  Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Monday vs. Tiant
  
  Monday takes first base on ball four. Campaneris moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Alou vs. Williams
  
  Stan Williams now pitching.
  
  Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenas vs. Grant
  
  Mudcat Grant now pitching.
  
  Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tischinski vs. Grant
  
  Tischinski hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Grant
  
  Williams strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mincher vs. Williams
  
  Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Williams
  
  Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Williams
  
  Jackson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Grant
  
  Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Grant
  
  Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliva vs. Grant
  
  Oliva hits a line drive into right field. Jackson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jackson. Oliva moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Killebrew vs. Grant
  
  Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Williams
  
  Frank Quilici now playing second base. Danny Thompson now playing third base.
  
  Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Donaldson vs. Williams
  
  Allan Lewis pinch runs for Frank Fernandez.
  
  Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Williams
  
  Dick Green pinch hits for Mudcat Grant.
  
  Green strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/8/1970 -- Oakland at Minnesota (D)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Campaneris B, ss      4  0  2  0   Tovar C, cf           4  0  1  0   
Monday R, cf          3  0  1  0   Thompson D, 2b-3b     4  0  2  1   
Alou F, lf            4  0  1  0   Oliva T, rf           4  0  1  0   
Mincher D, 1b         4  0  0  0   Killebrew H, 3b       2  1  0  0   
Bando S, 3b           4  1  1  1   Quilici F, 2b         0  0  0  0   
Jackson R, rf         3  0  0  0   Reese R, 1b           3  1  1  2   
Fernandez F, c        3  0  1  0   Holt J, lf            3  0  0  0   
Lewis A, pr           0  0  0  0   Cardenas L, ss        3  0  0  0   
Donaldson J, 2b       3  0  0  0   Tischinski T, c       3  0  0  0   
Fingers R, p          1  0  0  0   Tiant L, p            2  1  1  0   
Roland J, p           0  0  0  0   Williams S, p         1  0  0  0   
Davis T, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Locker B, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Hovley S, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Grant M, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Green D, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  1  6  1                        29  3  6  3

Oakland          010 000 000 --  1
Minnesota        021 000 00x --  3

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fingers R (L)*        2.0  5  3  3  1  3
Roland J              1.0  0  0  0  1  2
Locker B              3.0  0  0  0  0  0
Grant M               2.0  1  0  0  0  2

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tiant L (W)           6.2  5  1  1  4  4
Williams S (S)        2.1  1  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd

E -- Oliva T, Jackson R
DP -- Oakland 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Oakland 8, Minnesota 4
2B -- Tiant L
HR -- Bando S, Reese R
SB -- Jackson R
CS -- Monday R
T -- 2:35
A -- 29297

    

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