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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 9, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 9, 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chuck Dobson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Emmett Ashford 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Left Fielder |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Frank Fernandez | Catcher |
| John Donaldson | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Dobson | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Left Fielder |
| Danny Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Rich Reese | First Baseman |
| Jim Holt | Center Fielder |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 9, 1970
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Blyleven
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Blyleven
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Blyleven
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Blyleven
Mincher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holt. Mincher reaches second base with a double. Davis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Blyleven
Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mincher scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Blyleven
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Dobson
Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Dobson
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Dobson
Oliva hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Dobson
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Dobson
Reese hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Blyleven
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Blyleven
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Donaldson for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Blyleven
Dobson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Dobson
Holt hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Dobson
Cardenas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Dobson
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Blyleven
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Campaneris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Blyleven
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Blyleven
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mincher vs. Blyleven
Mincher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Blyleven
There goes Mincher. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Mincher steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Blyleven
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ratliff vs. Dobson
Paul Ratliff pinch hits for Bert Blyleven.
Ratliff strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Dobson
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Dobson
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hall
Tom Hall now pitching.
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, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hall
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Hall
Donaldson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Dobson
Oliva strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Dobson
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Dobson
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Hall
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hall
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Hall
Monday strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Dobson
Holt 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, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Dobson
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Dobson
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Dobson
Hall strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hall
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Hall
Mincher hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Hall
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hall
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Dobson
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Dobson
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Dobson
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Dobson
Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hall
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hall
Dick Green pinch hits for John Donaldson.
Green strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Hall
Dobson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Dobson
Dick Green now playing second base.
Reese is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Dobson
Holt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Dobson
Cardenas hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Dobson
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hall
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Hall
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hall
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. Dobson
Steve Hovley now playing left field. Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Tom Hall.
Manuel hits a fly ball into left field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Dobson
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris misplays the ball. That's an error on Campaneris. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Dobson
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Dobson
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Mincher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Perranoski
Bando bunts towards the mound. Perranoski fields it and throws to first for the out. Mincher moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Perranoski
Felipe Alou pinch hits for Reggie Jackson.
Alou is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Perranoski
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Perranoski
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Dobson
Felipe Alou now playing right field.
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Dobson
Frank Quilici pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Mincher, and towards Green, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Quilici moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holt vs. Dobson
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Quilici moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cardenas vs. Dobson
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1970, game 1 -- Oakland at Minnesota (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 4 1 1 0 Tovar C, lf 3 0 0 0
Monday R, cf 4 0 0 0 Thompson D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Davis T, lf 4 1 1 0 Oliva T, rf 4 0 0 0
Hovley S, lf 0 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 3b 3 0 1 0
Mincher D, 1b 4 1 3 2 Quilici F, pr 0 0 0 0
Bando S, 3b 2 0 1 1 Reese R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Jackson R, rf 3 0 0 0 Holt J, cf 4 0 1 0
Alou F, ph-rf 0 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 4 0 0 0
Fernandez F, c 4 0 0 0 Mitterwald G, c 3 0 1 0
Donaldson J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Blyleven B, p 0 0 0 0
Green D, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Ratliff P, ph 1 0 0 0
Dobson C, p 3 0 0 0 Hall T, p 1 0 0 0
Manuel C, ph 1 0 0 0
Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 6 3 32 0 4 0
Oakland 201 000 000 -- 3
Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson C (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 6
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L) 3.0 5 3 3 0 3
Hall T 5.0 0 0 0 1 7
Perranoski R 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
E -- Campaneris B
LOB -- Oakland 5, Minnesota 7
2B -- Mincher D, Campaneris B
SB -- Mincher D
SH -- Bando S
T -- 2:27
A -- 0
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