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August 9, 1970

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Athletics 6 6 0
Twins 3 8 1
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Athletics 6 6 0
Twins 3 8 1

Leo Cardenas Season Stats

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Mudcat Grant Season Stats

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Metropolitan Stadium - August 9, 1970
Mudcat Grant
Frank Fernandez
Don Mincher
Dick Green
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Felipe Alou
Rick Monday
Reggie Jackson
Leo Cardenas
Rick Renick
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

There's a wild pitch. Renick moves to third.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Renick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Renick reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Reggie Jackson now playing right field. Felipe Alou now playing left field. Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out.
Top 9 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Fernandez hits a line drive into left field. Renick picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Renick. Mincher scores. Alou goes all the way around to score. Fernandez moves to third.
Top 9 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mincher moves to second.
Top 9 Mincher takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mudcat Grant now pitching. Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Oliva is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Tovar takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Monday is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Campaneris takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Roland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roland for the out.
Top 8 Stan Williams now pitching. Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out.
Bottom 7 Brant Alyea pinch hits for Jim Kaat. Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alyea for the out.
Bottom 7 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cardenas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Renick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Alou. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Cardenas applying the tag.
Top 7 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mincher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Rick Renick now playing left field. Cesar Tovar now playing center field. Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rick Renick pinch hits for Jim Holt. Renick hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim Roland now pitching. Reese strikes out.
Bottom 6 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Tovar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Tovar reaches third base with a triple. Cardenas scores. Kaat goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. Cardenas moves to third.
Bottom 5 Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cardenas moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Odom fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Odom strikes out.
Top 5 Green hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fernandez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mincher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 Bando is walked intentionally.
Top 4 There goes Davis. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Davis steals second.
Top 4 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Monday strikes out.
Top 4 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Odom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Green hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Holt hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mincher is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Oliva strikes out.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar moves to second.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Monday hits a popup towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Campaneris strikes out.