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Detroit Tigers @ Minnesota Twins

1970-04-25 · Day game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 11095 · 73°F · Wind 13 mph · 2:09

Minnesota Twins defeated Detroit Tigers 4–3. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 4th. Stan Williams earned the win. Tony Oliva went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	8
MIN	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	4	7

W: Stan Williams L: Tom Timmermann SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John Rice · 1B: Marty Springstead · 2B: Larry Barnett · 3B: Larry Napp · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mickey Stanley	3	1	2	1	1	0
Dick McAuliffe	4	0	0	0	0	1
Al Kaline	4	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Horton	4	1	2	0	0	1
Bill Freehan	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jim Northrup	4	1	1	1	0	0
Elliott Maddox	3	0	2	0	0	0
Cesar Gutierrez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Wilson	3	0	1	0	0	2
Norm Cash	0	0	0	1	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Cesar Tovar	4	0	0	0	1
Leo Cardenas	4	0	0	0	0
Tony Oliva	4	2	2	1	0
Harmon Killebrew	4	0	1	1	0
Rich Reese	3	1	1	1	0
Brant Alyea	3	0	1	0	1
Paul Ratliff	3	1	1	0	0
Frank Quilici	3	0	1	0	0
Jim Kaat	2	0	0	1	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Wilson	6.0	3	0	2
Tom Timmermann	2.1	4	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Kaat	8.1	8	2	5
Stan Williams	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mickey Stanley: S8
Dick McAuliffe: K
Al Kaline: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Cesar Tovar: 6/FL
Leo Cardenas: 63
Tony Oliva: 5/FL

Top 2

Willie Horton: S7
Bill Freehan: 9
Jim Northrup: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Harmon Killebrew: 53
Rich Reese: 9
Brant Alyea: D9
Paul Ratliff: 6

Top 3

Elliott Maddox: S7
Cesar Gutierrez: 54/SH.1-2
Earl Wilson: D9.2-3
Mickey Stanley: W
Dick McAuliffe: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Frank Quilici: 3
Jim Kaat: 9
Cesar Tovar: 3/G

Top 4

Al Kaline: 53
Willie Horton: 9/L
Bill Freehan: K

Bot 4

Leo Cardenas: 2/FL
Tony Oliva: HR/9
Harmon Killebrew: 53
Rich Reese: HR/9
Brant Alyea: K/C

Top 5

Jim Northrup: 3/G
Elliott Maddox: S7
Cesar Gutierrez: 8
Earl Wilson: K

Bot 5

Paul Ratliff: 9/L
Frank Quilici: 8/L
Jim Kaat: K/C

Top 6

Mickey Stanley: HR/7
Dick McAuliffe: E9/F.B-2
Al Kaline: 9.2-3
Willie Horton: K/C
Bill Freehan: W
Jim Northrup: 3/L

Bot 6

Cesar Tovar: 53
Leo Cardenas: 5/FL
Tony Oliva: 7

Top 7

Elliott Maddox: 63
Cesar Gutierrez: 63
Earl Wilson: K+E2.BXH(767)

Bot 7

Harmon Killebrew: 8
Rich Reese: 63
Brant Alyea: 53

Top 8

Mickey Stanley: 53
Dick McAuliffe: 9
Al Kaline: 63

Bot 8

Paul Ratliff: D9
Frank Quilici: S7.2-3
Jim Kaat: 8/SF.3-H
Cesar Tovar: CS2(24)
Cesar Tovar: K/C

Top 9

Willie Horton: S7
Bill Freehan: 9
Jim Northrup: T8.1-H
Norm Cash: 9/SF.3-H
Cesar Gutierrez: 63

Bot 9

Leo Cardenas: 43
Tony Oliva: S.B-2(E9)
Harmon Killebrew: S9.2-H(UR)

Notes & reviews

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Tigers 3B coach Grover Resinger saw that Twins catcher Paul Ratliff trapped the pitch in the dirt, did not tag Wilson and rolled the ball to the mound; Resinger told Wilson to start running as most of the Twins entered the dugout; Wilson got to 1B easily and headed for 2B; since no one interfered with him, he started for 3B; by this time, Brant Alyea, who was trotting in from LF, heard Resinger shouting at Wilson; Alyea hustled to the mound but had trouble picking up the ball so Wilson headed for home where Twins Leo Cardenas and Ratliff had returned; Alyea finally picked up the ball and threw to Cardenas; Wilson turned back to 3B but was tagged out by Alyea for a K767; catcher Ratliff was charged with an error; after the game, Detroit catcher Bill Freehan said 'If Alyea had been hustling, Wilson might have made it home; Tell him to start coming in and off the field a little quicker.' Wilson pulled a hamstring muscle running the bases and had to come out

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