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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
October 4, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles, played on October 4, 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 4, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 4, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave McNally |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Hall |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 27,490 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Jim Honochick |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Merv Rettenmund | Left Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Dave McNally | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Brant Alyea | Left Fielder |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Rick Renick | Third Baseman |
| Danny Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Tom Hall | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
October 4, 1970
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Hall
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Hall
Blair takes first base on ball four. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Hall
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Powell vs. Hall
Powell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Powell reaches second base with a double. Belanger scores. Blair moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rettenmund vs. Hall
Rettenmund is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Hall
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. McNally
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. McNally
Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. McNally
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. McNally
Oliva hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hall
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Hall
Etchebarren is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Hall
McNally is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. McNally
Alyea strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. McNally
Mitterwald hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. McNally
Renick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Hall
Belanger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Hall
Blair hits a line drive towards third. Renick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hall
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Hall
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Hall
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hall
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McNally
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. McNally
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. McNally
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hall
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Hall
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Cardenas. Etchebarren moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNally vs. Hall
McNally hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Etchebarren scores. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Hall
Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McNally moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blair vs. Zepp
Bill Zepp now pitching.
Blair hits a fly ball towards right. Oliva catches it and throws to home to double up McNally. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. McNally
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. McNally
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. McNally
Oliva hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. McNally
Alyea hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. McNally
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. McNally
Renick strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Zepp
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Zepp
Powell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rettenmund vs. Zepp
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to third. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Williams
Stan Williams now pitching.
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Williams
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Etchebarren vs. Williams
Etchebarren strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McNally
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McNally
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. McNally
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. McNally
Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Williams trying to get to home. Rettenmund throws the ball in to Etchebarren who tags Williams, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. McNally
Killebrew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Williams
McNally hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Williams
Belanger hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Williams
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. McNally
Oliva hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. McNally
Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. McNally
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rettenmund. Mitterwald reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Renick vs. McNally
Renick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Williams
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Williams
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Williams
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McNally
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Etchebarren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. McNally
Bob Allison pinch hits for Stan Williams.
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. McNally
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. McNally
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Perranoski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Perranoski
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards right. Oliva fields it and throws to second to catch Robinson for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Perranoski
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perranoski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. McNally
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. McNally
Oliva hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. McNally
Alyea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. McNally
Jim Holt pinch runs for Brant Alyea.
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Perranoski
Jim Holt now playing center field. Cesar Tovar now playing left field.
McNally hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. McNally reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Perranoski
Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McNally moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blair vs. Perranoski
Blair is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Perranoski
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Powell vs. Perranoski
Powell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Powell reaches second base with a double. McNally scores. Belanger scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rettenmund vs. Perranoski
Rettenmund hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Tiant
Luis Tiant now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cardenas. Powell scores. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Tiant
Etchebarren hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Tiant
McNally hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 11 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. McNally
Renick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. McNally
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. McNally
Frank Quilici pinch hits for Luis Tiant.
Quilici hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/4/1970 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Belanger M, ss 4 3 3 0 Tovar C, cf-lf 4 0 1 0
Blair P, cf 4 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 1 1 0
Robinson F, rf 3 2 1 2 Killebrew H, 1b 3 1 1 2
Powell B, 1b 5 1 3 3 Oliva T, rf 4 1 1 1
Rettenmund M, lf 3 1 1 1 Alyea B, lf 3 0 0 0
Robinson B, 3b 5 1 1 1 Holt J, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
Johnson D, 2b 5 1 1 3 Mitterwald G, c 4 0 1 0
Etchebarren A, c 5 1 1 0 Renick R, 3b 4 0 1 0
McNally D, p 5 1 2 1 Thompson D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hall T, p 1 0 0 0
Zepp B, p 0 0 0 0
Williams S, p 0 0 0 0
Allison B, ph 0 0 0 0
Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0
Tiant L, p 0 0 0 0
Quilici F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 11 13 11 31 3 6 3
Baltimore 102 100 007 -- 11
Minnesota 000 300 000 -- 3
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
McNally D (W) 9.0 6 3 3 5 5
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Hall T (L) 3.1 6 4 4 3 4
Zepp B* 0.2 1 0 0 2 0
Williams S 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Perranoski R 1.1 5 5 5 1 1
Tiant L 0.2 1 2 1 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Cardenas L 2
DP -- Baltimore 1, Minnesota 2
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Minnesota 6
2B -- Powell B 2, Mitterwald G, McNally D
HR -- Robinson F, Killebrew H, Oliva T, Johnson D
T -- 2:59
A -- 27490
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