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Angels 5 @ Twins 1
Metropolitan Stadium
September 16, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels, played on September 16, 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Angels with a score of 5 to 1.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 16, 1970 
Visiting Team
California Angels
R: 5 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 1 H: 3 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 1
Hits: 3
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Winning Pitcher—Clyde Wright  
Losing Pitcher—Bert Blyleven  
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Game Winning RBI—Alex Johnson 

Game Info

DateSeptember 16, 1970 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamCalifornia Angels 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherClyde Wright  
Home Starting PitcherBert Blyleven  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance12,386 
Time of Game2 hours 38 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Don Denkinger
1B: Art Frantz
2B: Nestor Chylak
3B: Russ Goetz

California Angels Lineup 

Name  Position 
Sandy Alomar  Shortstop 
Tony Gonzalez  Center Fielder 
Jim Fregosi  First Baseman 
Alex Johnson  Left Fielder 
Ken McMullen  Third Baseman 
Jay Johnstone  Right Fielder 
Doug Griffin  Second Baseman 
Tom Egan  Catcher 
Clyde Wright  Pitcher 
Lefty Phillips  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Cesar Tovar  Center Fielder 
Leo Cardenas  Shortstop 
Harmon Killebrew  First Baseman 
Tony Oliva  Right Fielder 
Rick Renick  Third Baseman 
Bob Allison  Left Fielder 
George Mitterwald  Catcher 
Frank Quilici  Second Baseman 
Bert Blyleven  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

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Angels 5 @ Twins 1
Metropolitan Stadium
September 16, 1970

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         Game of 9/16/1970 -- California at Minnesota (N)

  California         AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Alomar S, ss-2b       5  0  1  0   Tovar C, cf           4  1  1  0   
Gonzalez T, cf        4  1  2  0   Cardenas L, ss        3  0  0  0   
Fregosi J, 1b         5  1  1  0   Killebrew H, 1b       2  0  0  0   
Johnson A, lf         4  2  1  1   Oliva T, rf           4  0  0  0   
McMullen K, 3b        3  0  1  1   Renick R, 3b          4  0  1  1   
Ruiz C, pr-3b         2  1  1  1   Allison B, lf         3  0  0  0   
Johnstone J, rf       2  0  1  0   Kaat J, p             0  0  0  0   
Cowan B, ph           1  0  0  0   Nash C, ph            1  0  0  0   
Repoz R, rf           0  0  0  0   Mitterwald G, c       3  0  1  0   
Griffin D, 2b         2  0  0  0   Quilici F, 2b         1  0  0  0   
Spencer J, ph         1  0  0  0   Dempsey R, ph         1  0  0  0   
Oyler R, ss           1  0  0  0   Thompson D, 2b        1  0  0  0   
Egan T, c             1  0  0  0   Blyleven B, p         2  0  0  0   
Voss B, ph            1  0  0  0   Brye S, lf            1  0  0  0   
Brown R, c            1  0  0  0                                      
Wright C, p           4  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  5  9  3                        30  1  3  1

California       000 103 100 --  5
Minnesota        000 001 000 --  1

  California           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wright C (W)          9.0  3  1  1  5  3

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L)        6.2  8  5  2  2 10
Kaat J                2.1  1  0  0  1  1

E -- Cardenas L, Quilici F
LOB -- California 9, Minnesota 7
2B -- Mitterwald G
HR -- Johnson A
SB -- McMullen K, Johnson A
SH -- Gonzalez T
WP -- Blyleven B
T -- 2:38
A -- 12386

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