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Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 20, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees, played on August 20, 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Stottlemyre |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Zepp |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 24,794 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Larry Napp |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Frank Baker | Shortstop |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| John Ellis | First Baseman |
| Jim Lyttle | Right Fielder |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Jerry Kenney | Third Baseman |
| Mel Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | 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 |
| Bill Zepp | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 20, 1970
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Zepp
Clarke 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Zepp
Baker hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Zepp
White hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Stottlemyre
Tovar strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Stottlemyre
Thompson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gibbs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Stottlemyre
Oliva hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Oliva reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Stottlemyre
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Zepp
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops it up and throws to first, with Zepp covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Zepp
Ellis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyttle vs. Zepp
Lyttle 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 2
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Stottlemyre
Reese hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Reese reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holt vs. Stottlemyre
Holt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenas vs. Stottlemyre
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese tags and scores. Holt tags and moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitterwald vs. Stottlemyre
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zepp vs. Stottlemyre
Zepp strikes out. Gibbs drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Zepp out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Zepp
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zepp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Zepp
Kenney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stottlemyre vs. Zepp
There goes Kenney. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Kenney steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stottlemyre vs. Zepp
Stottlemyre is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Zepp
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Stottlemyre
Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Stottlemyre
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Stottlemyre
There's a wild pitch. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Stottlemyre
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Stottlemyre
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Zepp
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Zepp
White 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Zepp
Murcer hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Holt. Murcer reaches second base with a double. White goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Zepp
Ellis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lyttle vs. Zepp
Lyttle hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Stottlemyre
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Stottlemyre
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Stottlemyre
Cardenas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Stottlemyre
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Zepp
Gibbs 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Zepp
Kenney 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Zepp
Stottlemyre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Zepp
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zepp vs. Stottlemyre
Zepp strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Stottlemyre
Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Stottlemyre
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Zepp
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Zepp
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Zepp
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Stottlemyre
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Stottlemyre
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Stottlemyre
Reese hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Stottlemyre
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Zepp
Ellis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Ellis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lyttle vs. Zepp
Lyttle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Lyttle reaches second base with a double. Ellis moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gibbs vs. Zepp
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ellis scores. Lyttle moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kenney vs. Zepp
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Kenney moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stottlemyre vs. Zepp
Stottlemyre hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holt who is chasing the ball. Stottlemyre reaches third base with a triple. Lyttle scores. Kenney scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clarke vs. Hall
Tom Hall now pitching.
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to home to get Stottlemyre. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Hall
Baker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Stottlemyre
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Stottlemyre
Mitterwald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. Stottlemyre
Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Tom Hall.
Manuel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Stottlemyre
Rick Renick pinch hits for Cesar Tovar.
Renick hits a popup towards short. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Perranoski
Charlie Manuel now playing left field. Ron Perranoski now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Perranoski
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Perranoski
Ellis hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lyttle vs. Perranoski
Lyttle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gibbs vs. Perranoski
Gibbs 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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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Thompson hits a popup towards first. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. McDaniel
Oliva strikes out. Gibbs drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Oliva out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. McDaniel
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. McDaniel
Frank Quilici pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
Reese hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Quilici moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holt vs. McDaniel
Holt strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Perranoski
Frank Quilici now playing second base. Danny Thompson now playing third base.
Kenney hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDaniel vs. Perranoski
McDaniel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Manuel. McDaniel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Perranoski
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese juggles the ball. That's an error on Reese. McDaniel moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woods vs. Perranoski
Ron Woods pinch hits for Frank Baker.
There goes Clarke. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Clarke steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Woods vs. Perranoski
Woods strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Perranoski
White is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murcer vs. Perranoski
Murcer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. McDaniel
Gene Michael now playing shortstop.
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. McDaniel
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. McDaniel
Manuel strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1970 -- New York at Minnesota (N)
New York AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 5 0 0 0 Tovar C, lf 3 0 0 0
Baker F, ss 3 0 0 0 Renick R, ph 1 0 0 0
Woods R, ph 1 0 0 0 Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0
Michael G, ss 0 0 0 0 Thompson D, 2b-3b 4 0 1 0
White R, lf 4 1 1 0 Oliva T, rf 4 0 1 0
Murcer B, cf 5 0 1 1 Killebrew H, 3b 4 0 2 0
Ellis J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Quilici F, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Lyttle J, rf 4 1 2 0 Reese R, 1b 4 1 3 0
Gibbs J, c 4 0 0 1 Holt J, cf 3 0 0 0
Kenney J, 3b 3 1 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 1 1 2
Stottlemyre M, p 2 0 1 2 Mitterwald G, c 4 1 1 1
McDaniel L, p 1 0 1 0 Zepp B, p 2 0 0 0
Hall T, p 0 0 0 0
Manuel C, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
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36 4 7 4 34 3 9 3
New York 000 100 300 -- 4
Minnesota 010 100 100 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre M (W) 7.0 7 3 3 1 3
McDaniel L (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 4
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Zepp B (L) 6.1 4 4 4 3 1
Hall T 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Perranoski R 2.0 3 0 0 1 3
E -- Reese R
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 9, Minnesota 6
2B -- Oliva T, Murcer B, Ellis J, Lyttle J, McDaniel L
3B -- Reese R, Stottlemyre M
HR -- Cardenas L, Mitterwald G
SB -- Kenney J, Clarke H
SF -- Cardenas L
WP -- Stottlemyre M
T -- 2:33
A -- 24794
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