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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 27, 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 July 27, 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 27, 1970 |
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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 | July 27, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 29,259 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Bill Haller |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Buford | Left Fielder |
Merv Rettenmund | Center Fielder |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Jim Palmer | Pitcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
Rich Reese | First Baseman |
Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
Jim Holt | Left Fielder |
George Mitterwald | Catcher |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
Frank Quilici | Second Baseman |
Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 27, 1970
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Blyleven
Buford hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Blyleven
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Holt. Rettenmund reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Blyleven
Powell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Blyleven
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Palmer
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Palmer
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Palmer
Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Blyleven
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Blyleven
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Palmer
Killebrew hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Palmer
Holt hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Palmer
Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Palmer
Cardenas strikes out. There goes Mitterwald. The throw from Hendricks to second, and Mitterwald is out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Blyleven
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Blyleven
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Blyleven
Buford hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Quilici reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Palmer
Quilici hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blyleven vs. Palmer
Blyleven bunts towards first. Powell juggles the ball. That's an error on Powell. Quilici moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Palmer
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. Quilici moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Palmer
Reese hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rettenmund who is chasing the ball. Reese reaches third base with a triple. Quilici scores. Tovar goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliva vs. Palmer
Oliva hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Oliva reaches second base with a double. Reese scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Palmer
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holt vs. Palmer
Holt is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitterwald vs. Palmer
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Blyleven
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Blyleven
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Blyleven
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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Blyleven
Hendricks hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Palmer
Cardenas 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, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Palmer
Quilici hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blyleven vs. Palmer
Blyleven bunts between the mound and first base. Palmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blyleven for the out. Quilici moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Palmer
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Blyleven
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Blyleven
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Blyleven
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Palmer
Reese 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, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Palmer
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Palmer covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Palmer
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Palmer
Holt hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Blyleven
Buford hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Blyleven
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Blyleven
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Blyleven
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Blyleven
Hendricks hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Palmer
Mitterwald hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Palmer
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quilici vs. Phoebus
Tom Phoebus now pitching.
Quilici hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blyleven vs. Phoebus
Blyleven bunts towards the mound. Phoebus fields it and throws to first for the out. Cardenas moves to third. Quilici moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tovar vs. Phoebus
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to home to get Cardenas. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Phoebus
Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Quilici moves to third. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oliva vs. Lopez
Marcelino Lopez now pitching.
Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Blyleven
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Blyleven
The umpire calls a balk on Blyleven Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Tovar. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Salmon vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching. Chico Salmon pinch hits for Mark Belanger.
Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Motton vs. Perranoski
Curt Motton pinch hits for Marcelino Lopez.
Motton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to home to get Johnson. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Perranoski
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Chico Salmon now playing shortstop.
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Drabowsky
Holt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Drabowsky
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Drabowsky
Cardenas is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Perranoski
Danny Thompson now playing third base.
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Perranoski
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Perranoski
Robinson 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, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Drabowsky
Quilici strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perranoski vs. Drabowsky
Perranoski strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Drabowsky
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Perranoski
Andy Etchebarren pinch hits for Elrod Hendricks.
Etchebarren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Perranoski
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Perranoski
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perranoski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salmon vs. Perranoski
Salmon strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/27/1970 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (D) Baltimore AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Buford D, lf 4 1 1 1 Tovar C, cf 5 1 0 0 Rettenmund M, cf 4 0 1 0 Reese R, 1b 4 1 2 2 Powell B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Oliva T, rf 4 0 1 1 Robinson F, rf 4 0 1 0 Killebrew H, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hendricks E, c 3 0 0 0 Thompson D, 3b 0 0 0 0 Etchebarren A, ph 1 0 1 0 Holt J, lf 3 1 2 1 Robinson B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Mitterwald G, c 4 1 2 1 Johnson D, 2b 4 0 2 1 Cardenas L, ss 3 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 2 0 0 0 Quilici F, 2b 4 1 3 0 Salmon C, ph-ss 2 0 0 0 Blyleven B, p 0 0 0 0 Palmer J, p 2 0 0 0 Perranoski R, p 1 0 0 0 Phoebus T, p 0 0 0 0 Lopez M, p 0 0 0 0 Motton C, ph 1 0 0 0 Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 8 2 31 5 10 5 Baltimore 000 001 100 -- 2 Minnesota 013 001 00x -- 5 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Palmer J (L)* 5.0 7 5 4 3 1 Phoebus T 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 Lopez M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Drabowsky M 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Blyleven B (W)+ 6.0 7 2 2 0 4 Perranoski R (S) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th + Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Powell B DP -- Baltimore 1 LOB -- Baltimore 6, Minnesota 8 2B -- Rettenmund M, Oliva T, Johnson D 3B -- Reese R HR -- Holt J, Buford D, Mitterwald G CS -- Mitterwald G SH -- Blyleven B 3 Balk -- Blyleven B T -- 2:33 A -- 29259
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