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April 18, 1970

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Bottom 5 R H E
Twins 8 11 0
Athletics 3 7 1
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Twins 8 11 0
Athletics 5 8 1

Don Mincher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .217
OBP .500 .333
At Bats 2 23
Hits 1 5
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 2
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 3 4

Luis Tiant Season Stats

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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - April 18, 1970
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Home Run
Luis Tiant
George Mitterwald
Harmon Killebrew
Rod Carew
Rick Renick
Leo Cardenas
Brant Alyea
Cesar Tovar
Tony Oliva
Don Mincher
Bob Johnson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Mincher hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tovar. Johnson reaches second base with a double. There goes Monday trying to get to home. Tovar throws the ball in to Carew who relays the ball to Mitterwald who tags Monday, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Bottom 5 Monday hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Tiant hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Renick strikes out.
Top 5 Roberto Rodriguez now pitching. Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Tito Francona pinch hits for Mudcat Grant. Francona hits a popup, foul, towards third. Renick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Duncan hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Mudcat Grant now pitching. Alyea hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. Oliva moves to second.
Top 4 Oliva hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tiant scores. Carew scores. Killebrew moves to third.
Top 4 Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Carew moves to second.
Top 4 Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tiant moves to third.
Top 4 Tovar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tovar is thrown out after the base hit. Tiant moves to second.
Top 4 Rollie Fingers now pitching. Tiant hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Renick hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 4 Mitterwald strikes out.
Top 4 Cardenas takes first base on ball four. Alyea moves to second.
Top 4 Alyea hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Oliva moves to third.
Top 4 Oliva hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Oliva reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Green hits a fly ball into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mincher strikes out.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Killebrew strikes out.
Top 3 Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Downing fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Tiant strikes out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 2 Monday is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Alou hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Downing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Duncan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Duncan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Renick strikes out.
Top 2 Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cardenas strikes out.
Bottom 1 Pena hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Green is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Mincher hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tovar. Alou reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Alyea hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher juggles the ball. That's an error on Mincher. Oliva moves to second.
Top 1 Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tovar tags and scores.
Top 1 There goes Carew. The throw from Duncan and he is out, Pena applying the tag.
Top 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third.
Top 1 Tovar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Tovar reaches second base with a double.