1970 American League Championship Series

Infobox LCS
alcs = yes


year = 1970
champion = Baltimore Orioles (3)
champion_manager = Earl Weaver
champion_games = 108-54, .667, GA: 15
runnerup = Minnesota Twins (0)
runnerup_manager = Bill Rigney
runnerup_games = 98-64, .605, GA: 9
date = October 3–October 5
television = NBC
announcers = Jim Simpson and Sandy Koufax (Game 1-2)
Curt Gowdy and Tony Kubek (Game 3)
umpires = Johnny Stevens, Bill Deegan, Darold Satchell, Charlie Berry (Game 1); Bill Haller, Jim Odom, Jerry Neudecker, Jim Honochick, Russ Goetz, Marty Springstead (Games 2-3)The by|1970 American League Championship Series was a match-up between the Eastern Division champion Baltimore Orioles and the Western Division champion Minnesota Twins. The Orioles swept the Twins 3 games to none and went on to win the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds.

(Note: Due to a one-day strike by major league umpires, the series was begun using AL supervisor Berry, veteran umpire Stevens – who had been used in a substitute capacity in 1970 – and minor league umpires Deegan and Satchell, with the regularly assigned crew returning for Games 2 and 3.)

ummary

Minnesota Twins vs. Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore wins the series, 3-0

Game summaries

Game 1

Saturday, October 3, 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, MinnesotaLinescore
Road=Baltimore|RoadAbr=BAL
R1=0|R2=2|R3=0|R4=7|R5=0|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=10|RH=13|RE=0
Home=Minnesota|HomeAbr=MIN
H1=1|H2=1|H3=0|H4=1|H5=3|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=6|HH=11|HE=2
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Dick Hall (1-0)|LP=Jim Perry (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=Don Buford (1), Boog Powell (1), Mike Cuellar (1)|HomeHR=Harmon Killebrew (1)|

Baltimore only had to use their bullpen once in the Series when Dick Hall came on to relieve Mike Cuellar in Game 1. Dave McNally and Jim Palmer both pitched complete games in Games 2 and 3.

Game 2

Sunday, October 4, 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, MinnesotaLinescore
Road=Baltimore|RoadAbr=BAL
R1=1|R2=0|R3=2|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=7|RR=11|RH=13|RE=0
Home=Minnesota|HomeAbr=MIN
H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=3|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=3|HH=6|HE=2
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Dave McNally (1-0)|LP=Tom Hall (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=Frank Robinson (1), Davey Johnson (1)|HomeHR=Harmon Killebrew (2), Tony Oliva (1)|

Game 3

Monday, October 5, 1970 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, MarylandLinescore
Road=Minnesota|RoadAbr=MIN
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=1|RH=7|RE=2
Home=Baltimore|HomeAbr=BAL
H1=1|H2=1|H3=3|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=1|H8=0|H9=X|HR=6|HH=10|HE=0
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Jim Palmer (1-0)|LP=Jim Kaat (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=Davey Johnson (2)|

Composite Box

1970 ALCS (3-0): Baltimore Orioles over Minnesota TwinsLinescore
Road=Baltimore Orioles
R1=2|R2=3|R3=5|R4=8|R5=0|R6=1|R7=1|R8=0|R9=7|RR=27|RH=36|RE=0
Home=Minnesota Twins
H1=1|H2=1|H3=0|H4=4|H5=4|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=10|HH=24|HE=6Total Attendance: 81,945 Average Attendance: 27,315|

Aftermath

This was Bill Rigney's only division title and playoff appearance as a manager, although having managed for many years.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1970_ALCS.shtml 1970 ALCS at Baseball-Reference.com]