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Detroit Tigers @ Minnesota Twins

1970-04-26 · Day game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 26847 · 78°F · Wind 12 mph · 2:33

Minnesota Twins defeated Detroit Tigers 6–0. Minnesota Twins put up 4 in the 6th. Luis Tiant earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
MIN	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	1		6	14

W: Luis Tiant L: Mickey Lolich SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Dick McAuliffe	4	2	0	1
Cesar Gutierrez	3	0	0	0
Al Kaline	4	0	0	0
Norm Cash	2	0	1	2
Willie Horton	3	0	0	2
Jim Northrup	3	0	0	1
Bill Freehan	3	0	0	0
Elliott Maddox	2	0	0	0
Mickey Lolich	2	1	0	0
Dalton Jones	1	0	0	0
Ken Szotkiewicz	1	0	0	0
Gates Brown	1	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cesar Tovar	4	1	2	0	0	1
Leo Cardenas	5	1	1	2	0	1
Harmon Killebrew	5	0	2	2	0	1
Tony Oliva	5	1	2	0	0	0
Brant Alyea	3	0	0	0	1	1
Rich Reese	4	0	2	0	0	1
George Mitterwald	4	0	1	1	0	2
Frank Quilici	4	1	1	0	0	1
Luis Tiant	4	2	3	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mickey Lolich	5.2	10	1	6
Jerry Robertson	2.1	4	0	2

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luis Tiant	9.0	3	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick McAuliffe: K
Cesar Gutierrez: 5
Al Kaline: 63

Bot 1

Cesar Tovar: K
Leo Cardenas: K
Harmon Killebrew: 9

Top 2

Norm Cash: W
Willie Horton: K
Jim Northrup: K+CS2(26)/DP

Bot 2

Tony Oliva: 7
Brant Alyea: 53
Rich Reese: 4

Top 3

Bill Freehan: 5/FL
Elliott Maddox: 8
Mickey Lolich: S8
Dick McAuliffe: 13

Bot 3

George Mitterwald: K
Frank Quilici: 9
Luis Tiant: S8
Cesar Tovar: S7.1-2
Leo Cardenas: WP.2-3
Leo Cardenas: 9

Top 4

Cesar Gutierrez: 23
Al Kaline: 63
Norm Cash: K

Bot 4

Harmon Killebrew: 3
Tony Oliva: S9
Brant Alyea: W.1-2
Rich Reese: S1.1-2;2-3
George Mitterwald: S5.1-2;2-3;3-H
Frank Quilici: 52(3)/FO.1-2;2-3
Luis Tiant: 63

Top 5

Willie Horton: K
Jim Northrup: 9
Bill Freehan: 53

Bot 5

Cesar Tovar: 63
Leo Cardenas: E6
Harmon Killebrew: K/C
Tony Oliva: S7.1-2
Brant Alyea: K/C

Top 6

Elliott Maddox: 63
Mickey Lolich: 43
Dick McAuliffe: S9
Cesar Gutierrez: 4

Bot 6

Rich Reese: K
George Mitterwald: 53
Frank Quilici: S9
Luis Tiant: D7.1-H
Cesar Tovar: S5.2-2
Leo Cardenas: SB2;SB3
Leo Cardenas: T7.2-H;3-H
Harmon Killebrew: S7.3-H
Tony Oliva: 13

Top 7

Al Kaline: 3/G
Norm Cash: K
Willie Horton: 53

Bot 7

Brant Alyea: 3
Rich Reese: S1
George Mitterwald: K
Frank Quilici: K

Top 8

Jim Northrup: 13
Bill Freehan: 53
Dalton Jones: 3/FL

Bot 8

Luis Tiant: S8
Cesar Tovar: WP.1-2
Cesar Tovar: 53/SH.2-3
Leo Cardenas: 4
Harmon Killebrew: S7.3-H
Tony Oliva: 3/G

Top 9

Ken Szotkiewicz: 6/L
Dick McAuliffe: S9
Gates Brown: 3/FL
Al Kaline: 9