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Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers
1970-05-05 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 15747 · 47°F · 3:26
Minnesota Twins defeated Detroit Tigers 8–5. Minnesota Twins put up 4 in the 5th. Luis Tiant earned the win and Ron Perranoski picked up the save. Tony Oliva went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 6 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
W: Luis Tiant L: Mickey Lolich SV: Ron Perranoski
Umpires — HP: Larry Napp · 1B: Larry Barnett · 2B: Marty Springstead · 3B: John Rice · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cesar Tovar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Leo Cardenas | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harmon Killebrew | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Tony Oliva | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
 Brant Alyea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Allison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 George Mitterwald | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Quilici | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Tiant | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rich Reese | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Stan Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick McAuliffe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
 Dalton Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norm Cash | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Willie Horton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jim Northrup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Bill Freehan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Szotkiewicz | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Mickey Lolich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gates Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Wert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Elliott Maddox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ike Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Tiant | 5.2 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
 Tom Hall | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Stan Williams | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
 Ron Perranoski | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Lolich | 4.1 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Tom Timmermann | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 John Hiller | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Robertson | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Cesar Tovar: W
- Leo Cardenas: SB2
- Leo Cardenas: 9
- Harmon Killebrew: K/C
- Tony Oliva: HR/7.2-H
- Brant Alyea: 9
Bot 1
- Dick McAuliffe: W
- Dalton Jones: 8
- Al Kaline: 64(1)/FO
- Norm Cash: W.1-2
- Willie Horton: W.2-3;1-2
- Jim Northrup: K
Top 2
- Bob Allison: W
- George Mitterwald: WP.1-2
- George Mitterwald: 5
- Frank Quilici: 9
- Luis Tiant: K
Bot 2
- Bill Freehan: W
- Ken Szotkiewicz: W.1-2
- Mickey Lolich: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Dick McAuliffe: 5/FL
- Dalton Jones: W.2-3;1-2
- Al Kaline: 4
Top 3
- Cesar Tovar: 9
- Leo Cardenas: D7
- Harmon Killebrew: 4
- Tony Oliva: S8.2-H
- Brant Alyea: 4
Bot 3
- Norm Cash: 13
- Willie Horton: 5
- Jim Northrup: 43
Top 4
- Bob Allison: 6
- George Mitterwald: K/C
- Frank Quilici: 7
Bot 4
- Bill Freehan: 2/FL
- Ken Szotkiewicz: S9
- Mickey Lolich: 3/FL
- Dick McAuliffe: HR/9.1-H
- Dalton Jones: W
- Al Kaline: K
Top 5
- Luis Tiant: K/C
- Cesar Tovar: S8
- Leo Cardenas: S7.1-2
- Harmon Killebrew: W.2-3;1-2
- Tony Oliva: T9.1-H;2-H;3-H
- Brant Alyea: 43.3-3
- Rich Reese: S9.3-H
- George Mitterwald: 8
Bot 5
- Norm Cash: 9
- Willie Horton: 43
- Jim Northrup: K
Top 6
- Frank Quilici: 8
- Luis Tiant: S7
- Cesar Tovar: 64(1)/FO
- Leo Cardenas: 13
Bot 6
- Bill Freehan: W
- Ken Szotkiewicz: K
- Gates Brown: 4
- Dick McAuliffe: W.1-2
- Don Wert: 63
Top 7
- Harmon Killebrew: HR/7
- Tony Oliva: 43
- Brant Alyea: 7
- Rich Reese: K/C
Bot 7
- Al Kaline: 4
- Norm Cash: W
- Willie Horton: W.1-2
- Jim Northrup: S9.1-2;2-3
- Bill Freehan: 4
- Ken Szotkiewicz: S8.1-3;2-H;3-H
- Elliott Maddox: K/C
Top 8
- George Mitterwald: S7
- Frank Quilici: CS2(24)
- Frank Quilici: 3/FL
- Stan Williams: K
Bot 8
- Dick McAuliffe: K/C
- Don Wert: K
- Al Kaline: HR/7
- Norm Cash: W
- Willie Horton: S7.1-2
- Jim Northrup: K
Top 9
- Cesar Tovar: 4
- Leo Cardenas: 63
- Harmon Killebrew: K
Bot 9
- Bill Freehan: S7
- Ike Brown: 53(1)/FO
- Jim Price: 7
- Dick McAuliffe: W.1-2
- Don Wert: 9