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August 12, 1970

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Top 9 R H E
Twins 3 8 1
Senators 5 6 1
Top 9 R H E
Twins 3 8 1
Senators 5 6 1

Cesar Tovar Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .295
OBP .250 .352
At Bats 4 457
Hits 1 135
• Singles 1 94
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 0 35

Joe Grzenda Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 5 4
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Robert F. Kennedy Stadium - August 12, 1970
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Joe Grzenda
Paul Casanova
Mike Epstein
Tim Cullen
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Del Unser
Ed Stroud
Lee Maye
Cesar Tovar
Bob Allison
Frank Quilici

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 3 8 1 7
Washington Senators 5 6 1 3
Winning Pitcher Jim Hannan
Losing Pitcher Luis Tiant
Save Joe Grzenda
Game Winning RBI Frank Howard
Attendance 8,811
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grzenda fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bob Allison pinch hits for Tom Hall. Allison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Quilici moves to second.
Top 9 Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Del Unser now playing left field. Danny Thompson pinch hits for Paul Ratliff. Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Rodriguez strikes out. There goes Maye. The throw from Ratliff and Maye is out.
Bottom 8 Del Unser pinch runs for Frank Howard. Tom Hall now pitching. Epstein hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ratliff settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Howard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Tony Oliva now playing right field. Maye hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tovar. Maye reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Renick hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Cullen fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Alyea strikes out.
Top 8 Tony Oliva pinch hits for Charlie Manuel. Joe Grzenda now pitching. Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Killebrew moves to second.
Top 8 Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Tovar moves to second.
Top 8 Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hannan strikes out.
Bottom 7 Dick Woodson now pitching. Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jim Holt pinch hits for Stan Williams. Holt strikes out.
Top 7 Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ratliff hits a fly ball into center field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Stan Williams now pitching. Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Epstein hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tovar. Howard reaches second base with a double. Maye goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew juggles the ball. That's an error on Killebrew.
Top 6 Renick hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman misplays the ball. That's an error on Brinkman. Cardenas scores. Alyea moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Manuel strikes out.
Top 6 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cardenas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stroud. Cardenas reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Stroud strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hannan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hannan for the out.
Bottom 5 Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Epstein strikes out.
Top 4 Ratliff hits a line drive towards first. Epstein reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Renick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Alyea takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Manuel strikes out.
Bottom 3 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Quilici scores.
Top 3 Tovar hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tiant hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Tiant reaches second base with a double. Quilici moves to third.
Top 3 Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Hannan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cullen hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Brinkman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Quilici reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Casanova hits a line drive into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ratliff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ratliff for the out.
Top 2 Renick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Alyea is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Manuel hits a fly ball into center field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stroud hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Killebrew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cardenas strikes out.
Top 1 Tovar hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.