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1970 Minnesota Twins Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 98-64
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,261,887, Avg. 16,258
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Won Division
American League Championship Series - Lost to Baltimore Orioles 3-0
Manager: Bill Rigney (98-64)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1970 Minnesota Twins Statistics
1970 Minnesota Twins Roster

The Minnesota Twins of the American League ended the 1970 season with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the AL's West Division.

The Twins scored 744 runs and yielded 605 runs. Harmon Killebrew walloped 41 home runs for Minnesota, while Brant Alyea, George Mitterwald and Tony Oliva each swatted 20 or more also. Harmon Killebrew accounted for 113 RBI. Tony Oliva led batters with significant playing time by hitting .325. Jim Perry earned 24 wins on the mound for the team, and Tom Hall earned a 2.55 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Bill Rigney coached the team. The 1970 Minnesota Twins qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.

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Regular Season Runs For: 744
Regular Season Runs Against: 605

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 7, 1970 Minnesota Twins 12 at Chicago White Sox 0 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 9, 1970 Minnesota Twins 6 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 0-0 2-0 2-0
April 11, 1970 Oakland Athletics 2 at Minnesota Twins 8 W 1-0 2-0 3-0
April 15, 1970 Minnesota Twins 8 at California Angels 2 W 1-0 3-0 4-0
April 16, 1970 Minnesota Twins 2 at California Angels 3 L 1-0 3-1 4-1
April 17, 1970 Minnesota Twins 2 at Oakland Athletics 5 L 1-0 3-2 4-2
April 18, 1970 Minnesota Twins 11 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 1-0 4-2 5-2
April 19, 1970 Minnesota Twins 6 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 1-0 5-2 6-2
April 21, 1970 Chicago White Sox 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 2-0 5-2 7-2
April 22, 1970 Chicago White Sox 1 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 3-0 5-2 8-2
April 23, 1970 Chicago White Sox 7 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 3-1 5-2 8-3
April 24, 1970 Detroit Tigers 8 at Minnesota Twins 6 L 3-2 5-2 8-4
April 25, 1970 Detroit Tigers 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 4-2 5-2 9-4
April 26, 1970 Detroit Tigers 0 at Minnesota Twins 6 W 5-2 5-2 10-4
April 27, 1970 Cleveland Indians 5 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 5-3 5-2 10-5
April 28, 1970 Cleveland Indians 3 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 5-4 5-2 10-6
April 29, 1970 Cleveland Indians 0 at Minnesota Twins 1 W 6-4 5-2 11-6
April 30, 1970 Cleveland Indians 1 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 7-4 5-2 12-6
May 1, 1970 Minnesota Twins 3 at Baltimore Orioles 9 L 7-4 5-3 12-7
May 2, 1970 Minnesota Twins 4 at Baltimore Orioles 2 W 7-4 6-3 13-7
May 3, 1970 Minnesota Twins 4 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 7-4 7-3 14-7
May 5, 1970 Minnesota Twins 8 at Detroit Tigers 5 W 7-4 8-3 15-7
May 6, 1970 Minnesota Twins 2 at Detroit Tigers 5 L 7-4 8-4 15-8
May 7, 1970 Minnesota Twins 9 at Detroit Tigers 6 W 7-4 9-4 16-8
May 8, 1970 Minnesota Twins 7 at Cleveland Indians 6 W 7-4 10-4 17-8
May 9, 1970 Minnesota Twins 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 7-4 11-4 18-8
May 10, 1970 Minnesota Twins 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 L 7-4 11-5 18-9
May 12, 1970 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 7-5 11-5 18-10
May 13, 1970 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 8-5 11-5 19-10
May 14, 1970 Kansas City Royals 2 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 9-5 11-5 20-10
May 16, 1970 Minnesota Twins 11 at Milwaukee Brewers 7 W 9-5 12-5 21-10
May 17, 1970 Minnesota Twins 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 W 9-5 13-5 22-10
May 18, 1970 Minnesota Twins 7 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 9-5 14-5 23-10
May 19, 1970 Minnesota Twins 5 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 9-5 15-5 24-10
May 20, 1970 Minnesota Twins 10 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 9-5 16-5 25-10
May 22, 1970 California Angels 3 at Minnesota Twins 2 L 9-6 16-5 25-11
May 23, 1970 California Angels 4 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 10-6 16-5 26-11
May 24, 1970 California Angels 6 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 10-7 16-5 26-12
May 25, 1970 Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Minnesota Twins 6 W 11-7 16-5 27-12
May 26, 1970 Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Minnesota Twins 6 W 12-7 16-5 28-12
May 28, 1970 Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Minnesota Twins 11 W 13-7 16-5 29-12
May 29, 1970 New York Yankees 4 at Minnesota Twins 2 L 13-8 16-5 29-13
May 30, 1970 New York Yankees 6 at Minnesota Twins 10 W 14-8 16-5 30-13
May 31, 1970 New York Yankees 6 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 15-8 16-5 31-13
June 2, 1970 Minnesota Twins 1 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 15-8 16-6 31-14
June 4, 1970 Minnesota Twins 1 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 15-8 16-7 31-15
June 5, 1970 Minnesota Twins 2 at Washington Senators 1 W 15-8 17-7 32-15
June 6, 1970 Minnesota Twins 4 at Washington Senators 2 W 15-8 18-7 33-15
June 7, 1970 Minnesota Twins 10 at Washington Senators 9 W 15-8 19-7 34-15
June 9, 1970 Minnesota Twins 2 at New York Yankees 5 L 15-8 19-8 34-16
June 10, 1970 Minnesota Twins 1 at New York Yankees 2 L 15-8 19-9 34-17
June 12, 1970 Boston Red Sox 2 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 16-8 19-9 35-17
June 13, 1970 Boston Red Sox 6 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 16-9 19-9 35-18
June 14, 1970 Boston Red Sox 2 at Minnesota Twins 10 W 17-9 19-9 36-18
June 15, 1970 Washington Senators 3 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 18-9 19-9 37-18
June 16, 1970 Washington Senators 3 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 19-9 19-9 38-18
June 17, 1970 Washington Senators 3 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 19-10 19-9 38-19
June 19, 1970 Minnesota Twins 1 at Kansas City Royals 5 L 19-10 19-10 38-20
June 20, 1970 Minnesota Twins 3 at Kansas City Royals 5 L 19-10 19-11 38-21
June 21, 1970 Minnesota Twins 11 at Kansas City Royals 2 W 19-10 20-11 39-21
June 22, 1970 Minnesota Twins 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 W 19-10 21-11 40-21
June 23, 1970 Minnesota Twins 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 L 19-10 21-12 40-22
June 24, 1970 Minnesota Twins 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 W 19-10 22-12 41-22
June 25, 1970 Minnesota Twins 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 L 19-10 22-13 41-23
June 26, 1970 Minnesota Twins 2 at Chicago White Sox 4 L 19-10 22-14 41-24
June 27, 1970 Minnesota Twins 9 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 19-10 23-14 42-24
June 28, 1970 Minnesota Twins 9 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 19-10 24-14 43-24
June 28, 1970 Minnesota Twins 10 at Chicago White Sox 11 L 19-10 24-15 43-25
June 29, 1970 Kansas City Royals 4 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 20-10 24-15 44-25
June 30, 1970 Kansas City Royals 5 at Minnesota Twins 8 W 21-10 24-15 45-25
July 1, 1970 Kansas City Royals 1 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 22-10 24-15 46-25
July 2, 1970 Kansas City Royals 2 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 23-10 24-15 47-25
July 3, 1970 Chicago White Sox 2 at Minnesota Twins 8 W 24-10 24-15 48-25
July 4, 1970 Chicago White Sox 5 at Minnesota Twins 3 L 24-11 24-15 48-26
July 5, 1970 Chicago White Sox 3 at Minnesota Twins 12 W 25-11 24-15 49-26
July 6, 1970 Minnesota Twins 2 at Oakland Athletics 1 W 25-11 25-15 50-26
July 7, 1970 Minnesota Twins 4 at Oakland Athletics 2 W 25-11 26-15 51-26
July 8, 1970 Minnesota Twins 8 at Oakland Athletics 6 W 25-11 27-15 52-26
July 9, 1970 Minnesota Twins 4 at California Angels 2 W 25-11 28-15 53-26
July 10, 1970 Minnesota Twins 1 at California Angels 2 L 25-11 28-16 53-27
July 11, 1970 Minnesota Twins 5 at California Angels 2 W 25-11 29-16 54-27
July 12, 1970 Minnesota Twins 2 at California Angels 6 L 25-11 29-17 54-28
July 16, 1970 Minnesota Twins 1 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 25-11 29-18 54-29
July 17, 1970 Minnesota Twins 6 at Baltimore Orioles 5 W 25-11 30-18 55-29
July 18, 1970 Minnesota Twins 6 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 25-11 31-18 56-29
July 19, 1970 Cleveland Indians 3 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 25-12 31-18 56-30
July 20, 1970 Cleveland Indians 2 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 26-12 31-18 57-30
July 21, 1970 Detroit Tigers 5 at Minnesota Twins 2 L 26-13 31-18 57-31
July 22, 1970 Detroit Tigers 1 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 27-13 31-18 58-31
July 23, 1970 Detroit Tigers 1 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 28-13 31-18 59-31
July 24, 1970 Baltimore Orioles 0 at Minnesota Twins 8 W 29-13 31-18 60-31
July 25, 1970 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 29-14 31-18 60-32
July 26, 1970 Baltimore Orioles 11 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 29-15 31-18 60-33
July 27, 1970 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 30-15 31-18 61-33
July 28, 1970 Minnesota Twins 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 30-15 32-18 62-33
July 29, 1970 Minnesota Twins 8 at Cleveland Indians 9 L 30-15 32-19 62-34
July 30, 1970 Minnesota Twins 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 30-15 32-20 62-35
July 31, 1970 Minnesota Twins 9 at Detroit Tigers 10 L 30-15 32-21 62-36
August 1, 1970 Minnesota Twins 12 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 30-15 33-21 63-36
August 2, 1970 Minnesota Twins 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 30-15 34-21 64-36
August 3, 1970 Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Minnesota Twins 2 L 30-16 34-21 64-37
August 3, 1970 Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 31-16 34-21 65-37
August 4, 1970 Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 32-16 34-21 66-37
August 5, 1970 California Angels 7 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 32-17 34-21 66-38
August 6, 1970 California Angels 1 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 33-17 34-21 67-38
August 7, 1970 Oakland Athletics 1 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 34-17 34-21 68-38
August 8, 1970 Oakland Athletics 1 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 35-17 34-21 69-38
August 9, 1970 Oakland Athletics 6 at Minnesota Twins 3 L 35-18 34-21 69-39
August 9, 1970 Oakland Athletics 3 at Minnesota Twins 0 L 35-19 34-21 69-40
August 10, 1970 Oakland Athletics 7 at Minnesota Twins 3 L 35-20 34-21 69-41
August 11, 1970 Minnesota Twins 2 at Washington Senators 3 L 35-20 34-22 69-42
August 12, 1970 Minnesota Twins 3 at Washington Senators 5 L 35-20 34-23 69-43
August 13, 1970 Minnesota Twins 0 at Washington Senators 1 L 35-20 34-24 69-44
August 14, 1970 Minnesota Twins 1 at Boston Red Sox 8 L 35-20 34-25 69-45
August 15, 1970 Minnesota Twins 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 35-20 34-26 69-46
August 15, 1970 Minnesota Twins 7 at Boston Red Sox 11 L 35-20 34-27 69-47
August 16, 1970 Minnesota Twins 9 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 35-20 35-27 70-47
August 18, 1970 New York Yankees 7 at Minnesota Twins 8 W 36-20 35-27 71-47
August 19, 1970 New York Yankees 0 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 37-20 35-27 72-47
August 20, 1970 New York Yankees 4 at Minnesota Twins 3 L 37-21 35-27 72-48
August 21, 1970 Washington Senators 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 38-21 35-27 73-48
August 22, 1970 Washington Senators 5 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 38-22 35-27 73-49
August 23, 1970 Washington Senators 11 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 38-23 35-27 73-50
August 25, 1970 Boston Red Sox 1 at Minnesota Twins 0 L 38-24 35-27 73-51
August 26, 1970 Boston Red Sox 0 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 39-24 35-27 74-51
August 27, 1970 Boston Red Sox 2 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 40-24 35-27 75-51
August 28, 1970 Minnesota Twins 1 at New York Yankees 2 L 40-24 35-28 75-52
August 28, 1970 Minnesota Twins 0 at New York Yankees 6 L 40-24 35-29 75-53
August 29, 1970 Minnesota Twins 3 at New York Yankees 1 W 40-24 36-29 76-53
August 30, 1970 Minnesota Twins 2 at New York Yankees 5 L 40-24 36-30 76-54
September 1, 1970 Minnesota Twins 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 W 40-24 37-30 77-54
September 1, 1970 Minnesota Twins 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 W 40-24 38-30 78-54
September 3, 1970 Minnesota Twins 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 8 L 40-24 38-31 78-55
September 4, 1970 Minnesota Twins 4 at California Angels 0 W 40-24 39-31 79-55
September 5, 1970 Minnesota Twins 4 at California Angels 3 W 40-24 40-31 80-55
September 6, 1970 Minnesota Twins 3 at California Angels 1 W 40-24 41-31 81-55
September 7, 1970 Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 41-24 41-31 82-55
September 7, 1970 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Minnesota Twins 8 W 42-24 41-31 83-55
September 8, 1970 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Minnesota Twins 2 L 42-25 41-31 83-56
September 9, 1970 Oakland Athletics 1 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 43-25 41-31 84-56
September 10, 1970 Oakland Athletics 2 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 44-25 41-31 85-56
September 10, 1970 Oakland Athletics 1 at Minnesota Twins 6 W 45-25 41-31 86-56
September 11, 1970 Chicago White Sox 0 at Minnesota Twins 6 W 46-25 41-31 87-56
September 12, 1970 Chicago White Sox 5 at Minnesota Twins 3 L 46-26 41-31 87-57
September 13, 1970 Chicago White Sox 8 at Minnesota Twins 7 L 46-27 41-31 87-58
September 15, 1970 California Angels 5 at Minnesota Twins 3 L 46-28 41-31 87-59
September 15, 1970 California Angels 5 at Minnesota Twins 7 W 47-28 41-31 88-59
September 16, 1970 California Angels 5 at Minnesota Twins 1 L 47-29 41-31 88-60
September 17, 1970 California Angels 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 48-29 41-31 89-60
September 18, 1970 Minnesota Twins 5 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 48-29 42-31 90-60
September 19, 1970 Minnesota Twins 5 at Chicago White Sox 3 W 48-29 43-31 91-60
September 20, 1970 Minnesota Twins 8 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 48-29 44-31 92-60
September 21, 1970 Minnesota Twins 0 at Oakland Athletics 6 L 48-29 44-32 92-61
September 22, 1970 Minnesota Twins 5 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 48-29 45-32 93-61
September 23, 1970 Minnesota Twins 7 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 48-29 46-32 94-61
September 25, 1970 Minnesota Twins 1 at Kansas City Royals 0 W 48-29 47-32 95-61
September 26, 1970 Minnesota Twins 0 at Kansas City Royals 5 L 48-29 47-33 95-62
September 27, 1970 Minnesota Twins 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 48-29 47-34 95-63
September 28, 1970 Kansas City Royals 0 at Minnesota Twins 1 W 49-29 47-34 96-63
September 29, 1970 Kansas City Royals 14 at Minnesota Twins 13 L 49-30 47-34 96-64
September 30, 1970 Kansas City Royals 4 at Minnesota Twins 6 W 50-30 47-34 97-64
October 1, 1970 Kansas City Royals 0 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 51-30 47-34 98-64
October 3, 1970 Baltimore Orioles 10 at Minnesota Twins 6 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
October 4, 1970 Baltimore Orioles 11 at Minnesota Twins 3 L 0-2 0-0 0-2
October 5, 1970 Minnesota Twins 1 at Baltimore Orioles 6 L 0-2 0-1 0-3

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