BAL @ MIN
Final Score: BAL 11 - MIN 3
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Metropolitan Stadium
- Attendance
- 27,490
- Game Duration
- 179 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Dave McNally
- Losing Pitcher
- Tom Hall
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Bill Haller
- First Base
- Jim Odom
- Second Base
- Jerry Neudecker
- Third Base
- Jim Honochick
Weather & Field Conditions
- Temperature
- 73°F
- Sky
- Sunny
- Precipitation
- None
- Wind Direction
- fromrf
- Wind Speed
- 17 mph
Line Score
BAL Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Belanger | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| Paul Blair | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Andy Etchebarren | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Davey Johnson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Dave McNally | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Boog Powell | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| Merv Rettenmund | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Brooks Robinson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Frank Robinson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 |
MIN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Allison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brant Alyea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Leo Cardenas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Tom Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim Holt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| George Mitterwald | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Tony Oliva | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Ron Perranoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Frank Quilici | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rick Renick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Danny Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Luis Tiant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Cesar Tovar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Stan Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bill Zepp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .194 |
BAL Pitching
MIN Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Hall (L) | L | 3.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10.80 |
| Ron Perranoski | - | 1.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33.75 |
| Luis Tiant | - | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 |
| Stan Williams | - | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bill Zepp | - | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10.00 | |
Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins, October 4, 1970
Playing on the road, the Baltimore Orioles won 11-3 over the Minnesota Twins on October 4, 1970 in a League Championship Series game. The Baltimore Orioles won comfortably. Retrosheet records a crowd of 27,490, a game time of 179 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give 73 degrees, sunny skies, and a 17 mph wind. The Baltimore Orioles' runs came in the first, third, fourth, and ninth innings, 7 of them in the ninth. The Minnesota Twins scored 3 in the fourth and nowhere else. The Baltimore Orioles had 13 hits and the Minnesota Twins 6, with 0 and 2 errors. Dave McNally was the winning pitcher, allowing 3 earned runs on 6 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Tom Hall after 3.1 innings and 4 runs. Dave McNally led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The Minnesota Twins' pitching table lists Tom Hall, Ron Perranoski, Luis Tiant, Stan Williams, and Bill Zepp. The Baltimore Orioles' top hitter was Boog Powell, 3 for 5, 2 doubles, and 3 RBI. The Baltimore Orioles got more home runs from Davey Johnson and Frank Robinson. Harmon Killebrew led the Minnesota Twins at the plate: 1 for 3, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. The Minnesota Twins got another home run from Tony Oliva. Bill Haller worked home plate.
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