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California Angels @ Minnesota Twins
1970-09-16 · Night game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 12386 · 56°F · Wind 7 mph · 2:38
California Angels defeated Minnesota Twins 5–1. California Angels put up 3 in the 6th. Clyde Wright earned the win. Alex Johnson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
W: Clyde Wright L: Bert Blyleven SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Don Denkinger · 1B: Art Frantz · 2B: Nestor Chylak · 3B: Russ Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
California Angels — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sandy Alomar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tony Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Fregosi | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Johnson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ken McMullen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jay Johnstone | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Doug Griffin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Egan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Clyde Wright | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Voss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chico Ruiz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Cowan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Oyler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cesar Tovar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Leo Cardenas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Harmon Killebrew | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Tony Oliva | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Renick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Allison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Mitterwald | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Quilici | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bert Blyleven | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Dempsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Brye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cotton Nash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Danny Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
California Angels — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Wright | 9.0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven | 6.2 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
 Jim Kaat | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Sandy Alomar: K
- Tony Gonzalez: K/C
- Jim Fregosi: K
Bot 1
- Cesar Tovar: 3
- Leo Cardenas: 8
- Harmon Killebrew: W
- Tony Oliva: 7
Top 2
- Alex Johnson: K
- Ken McMullen: K
- Jay Johnstone: K
Bot 2
- Rick Renick: S6
- Bob Allison: 9
- George Mitterwald: 53.1-2
- Frank Quilici: 1/L
Top 3
- Doug Griffin: 8
- Tom Egan: K
- Clyde Wright: S8
- Sandy Alomar: K
Bot 3
- Bert Blyleven: 63
- Cesar Tovar: 53
- Leo Cardenas: 6
Top 4
- Tony Gonzalez: 5
- Jim Fregosi: 63
- Alex Johnson: HR/9
- Ken McMullen: 6/L
Bot 4
- Harmon Killebrew: 63
- Tony Oliva: 7
- Rick Renick: 63
Top 5
- Jay Johnstone: S9
- Doug Griffin: K
- Tom Egan: W.1-2
- Clyde Wright: WP.1-2;2-3
- Clyde Wright: 9/FL
- Sandy Alomar: 43
Bot 5
- Bob Allison: 63
- George Mitterwald: 9
- Frank Quilici: W
- Bert Blyleven: 54(1)/FO
Top 6
- Tony Gonzalez: S8
- Jim Fregosi: 54(1)/FO
- Alex Johnson: E6.1-2
- Ken McMullen: S7.1-2;2-H(UR)
- Jay Johnstone: SB2;SB3
- Jay Johnstone: IW
- Jim Spencer: 4
- Bill Voss: E4.1-3;2-H(NR)(UR);3-H(NR)(UR)
- Clyde Wright: K
Bot 6
- Cesar Tovar: S8
- Leo Cardenas: W.1-2
- Harmon Killebrew: W.2-3;1-2
- Tony Oliva: 6
- Rick Renick: 64(1)/FO.2-3;3-H
- Bob Allison: 54(1)/FO
Top 7
- Sandy Alomar: 43
- Tony Gonzalez: S1
- Jim Fregosi: S8.1-2
- Alex Johnson: 8
- Chico Ruiz: S9.1-3;2-H
- Billy Cowan: 4
Bot 7
- George Mitterwald: W
- Rick Dempsey: 8
- Steve Brye: K
- Cesar Tovar: 64(1)/FO
Top 8
- Ray Oyler: 43
- Randy Brown: 6/L
- Clyde Wright: 3/FL
Bot 8
- Leo Cardenas: K
- Harmon Killebrew: 3/FL
- Tony Oliva: 6
Top 9
- Sandy Alomar: S9
- Tony Gonzalez: 24/SH.1-2
- Jim Fregosi: 9
- Alex Johnson: IW
- Chico Ruiz: K23
Bot 9
- Rick Renick: 53
- Cotton Nash: K
- George Mitterwald: D7
- Danny Thompson: 43