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Detroit Tigers @ Minnesota Twins

1970-07-21 · Night game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 28789 · 76°F, night · Wind 8 mph · 2:46

Detroit Tigers defeated Minnesota Twins 5–2. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 5th. Denny McLain earned the win and Tom Timmermann picked up the save. Willie Horton went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	5	11
MIN	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	8

W: Denny McLain L: Bill Zepp SV: Tom Timmermann

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick McAuliffe	5	1	4	0	0	1
Mickey Stanley	5	1	1	2	0	2
Al Kaline	3	0	0	1	0	1
Willie Horton	3	1	2	2	1	0
Norm Cash	3	0	2	0	1	0
Bill Freehan	3	0	0	0	1	0
Don Wert	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cesar Gutierrez	4	1	1	0	0	1
Denny McLain	3	1	1	0	0	1
Fred Scherman	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cesar Tovar	4	0	2	0	0	0
Rich Reese	3	0	1	0	1	0
Harmon Killebrew	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Oliva	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Holt	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Renick	4	1	1	0	0	1
Leo Cardenas	4	0	1	0	0	0
George Mitterwald	4	1	2	2	0	0
Bill Zepp	1	0	0	0	0	1
Danny Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Ratliff	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Denny McLain	7.0	6	1	3
Fred Scherman	1.2	2	0	0
Tom Timmermann	0.1	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Zepp	4.1	8	1	3
Steve Barber	0.2	1	1	0
Dick Woodson	2.0	0	0	3
Dave Boswell	2.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick McAuliffe: S8
Mickey Stanley: SB2
Mickey Stanley: OA.2X3(25)
Mickey Stanley: K
Al Kaline: K/C

Bot 1

Cesar Tovar: S7
Rich Reese: SB2
Rich Reese: 63
Harmon Killebrew: 2/FL
Tony Oliva: HP
Jim Holt: 7

Top 2

Willie Horton: W
Norm Cash: S9.1-2
Bill Freehan: 8
Don Wert: 4
Cesar Gutierrez: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Rick Renick: 9/L
Leo Cardenas: 63
George Mitterwald: 63

Top 3

Denny McLain: S8
Dick McAuliffe: S8.1-3
Mickey Stanley: E4.3-H(RBI);1-2;B-1
Al Kaline: 56(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Willie Horton: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Bill Zepp: K/C
Cesar Tovar: 3/FL
Rich Reese: 8

Top 4

Norm Cash: S9
Bill Freehan: 46(1)3/GDP
Don Wert: 63

Bot 4

Harmon Killebrew: 6/L
Tony Oliva: S9
Jim Holt: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 5

Cesar Gutierrez: S8
Denny McLain: K
Dick McAuliffe: S9.1-2
Mickey Stanley: S7.2-H;1-2
Al Kaline: WP.2-3;1-2
Al Kaline: 7/SF.3-H
Willie Horton: HR/7.2-H
Norm Cash: W
Bill Freehan: 7

Bot 5

Rick Renick: S
Leo Cardenas: 53.1-2
George Mitterwald: HR/7.2-H
Danny Thompson: 2/FL
Cesar Tovar: 13

Top 6

Don Wert: 53
Cesar Gutierrez: K
Denny McLain: 13

Bot 6

Rich Reese: W
Harmon Killebrew: 9
Tony Oliva: 6
Jim Holt: 4

Top 7

Dick McAuliffe: K/C
Mickey Stanley: K/C
Al Kaline: 8

Bot 7

Rick Renick: K
Leo Cardenas: 53
George Mitterwald: D7
Paul Ratliff: K

Top 8

Willie Horton: S7
Norm Cash: 36(1)1/GDP
Bill Freehan: W
Don Wert: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Cesar Tovar: S1
Rich Reese: S.1-2
Harmon Killebrew: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Tony Oliva: 7/L

Top 9

Cesar Gutierrez: 4
Fred Scherman: 3
Dick McAuliffe: S7
Mickey Stanley: 8

Bot 9

Jim Holt: 63
Rick Renick: 43
Leo Cardenas: S8
George Mitterwald: 43

Notes & reviews

Cesar Tovar's liner struck Denny McLain's left leg

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