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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
October 3, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles, played on October 3, 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 3, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 3, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 26,847 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Darold Satchell 3B: Charlie Berry |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Brant Alyea | Left Fielder |
| Rich Reese | First Baseman |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Danny Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Jim Perry | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
October 3, 1970
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Perry
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Perry
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Perry
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Cuellar
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Cuellar
Cardenas bunts towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Cuellar
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Cuellar
Oliva hits a line drive into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alyea vs. Cuellar
Alyea strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Perry
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Perry
Hendricks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Perry
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hendricks moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Perry
Johnson is hit by the pitch. Hendricks moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Belanger vs. Perry
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas throws to second for one, and Thompson throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Hendricks scores. Robinson scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuellar vs. Perry
Cuellar hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Killebrew. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuellar vs. Perry
Cuellar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Cuellar
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Cuellar
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Cuellar
Thompson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Mitterwald moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perry vs. Cuellar
Perry bunts towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Cuellar covering, for the out. Mitterwald scores. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tovar vs. Cuellar
Tovar hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Perry
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Perry
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Perry
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Cuellar
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Cuellar
Killebrew hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Cuellar
Oliva hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Oliva reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alyea vs. Cuellar
Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Perry
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Perry
Hendricks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Perry
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Perry
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hendricks moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Perry
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hendricks moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cuellar vs. Perry
Cuellar hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Perry
Buford hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Zepp
Bill Zepp now pitching.
Blair strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Zepp
Powell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Zepp
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Cuellar
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Cuellar
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Cuellar
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Mitterwald moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Cuellar
Bob Allison pinch hits for Bill Zepp.
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Cuellar
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitterwald scores. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Cuellar
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 9 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Woodson
Dick Woodson now pitching.
Hendricks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Woodson
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alyea. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Woodson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Belanger vs. Woodson
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 9 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Cuellar
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Cuellar
Oliva hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Oliva reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alyea vs. Cuellar
Alyea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Cuellar
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. Oliva moves to third. Alyea moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mitterwald vs. Cuellar
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliva scores. Alyea scores. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hall
Dick Hall now pitching.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 9 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Woodson
Hall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Woodson
Buford takes first base on ball four. Hall moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Williams
Stan Williams now pitching. Frank Quilici now playing second base.
Blair hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Williams
Powell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hall scores. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Williams
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Buford moves to third. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hendricks vs. Williams
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese fields it, throws to home for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Hall
Quilici strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Hall
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Hall
Cardenas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Williams
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Williams
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Williams
Belanger hits a popup towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hall
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Hall
Oliva hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alyea vs. Hall
Alyea hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hall
Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Williams
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Williams
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buford for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Williams
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Hall
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Hall
Jim Holt pinch hits for Stan Williams.
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Hall
Rod Carew pinch hits for Frank Quilici.
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Perranoski
Jim Holt now playing center field. Ron Perranoski now pitching. Cesar Tovar now playing second base.
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Perranoski
Robinson hits a line drive towards short. Cardenas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Perranoski
Hendricks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Hall
Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Hall
Cardenas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hall
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/3/1970 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Buford D, lf 3 1 1 1 Tovar C, cf-2b 5 1 2 1
Blair P, cf 5 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 4 0 0 0
Powell B, 1b 5 1 2 2 Killebrew H, 3b 5 1 2 2
Robinson F, rf 4 1 1 0 Oliva T, rf 4 1 3 0
Hendricks E, c 5 2 2 0 Alyea B, lf 3 1 0 0
Robinson B, 3b 3 1 3 1 Reese R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Mitterwald G, c 4 2 3 2
Belanger M, ss 4 1 1 1 Thompson D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Cuellar M, p 2 1 1 4 Williams S, p 0 0 0 0
Hall D, p 2 1 1 0 Holt J, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Perry J, p 1 0 0 1
Zepp B, p 0 0 0 0
Allison B, ph 1 0 0 0
Woodson D, p 0 0 0 0
Quilici F, 2b 1 0 0 0
Carew R, ph 1 0 0 0
Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 10 13 9 37 6 11 6
Baltimore 020 701 000 -- 10
Minnesota 110 130 000 -- 6
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M 4.1 10 6 6 1 2
Hall D (W) 4.2 1 0 0 0 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Perry J (L) 3.1 8 8 7 1 1
Zepp B 0.2 1 1 1 0 2
Woodson D* 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Williams S 3.0 2 0 0 1 1
Perranoski R 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Thompson D, Killebrew H
DP -- Baltimore 1, Minnesota 3
LOB -- Baltimore 4, Minnesota 6
2B -- Thompson D, Oliva T 2, Robinson B
HR -- Cuellar M, Buford D, Powell B, Killebrew H
SH -- Cardenas L
SF -- Robinson B
HBP -- by Perry J (Johnson D)
T -- 2:36
A -- 26847
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