Twins Win the Wisconsin Tournament!

The 1970 Minnesota Twins won the first ever Wisconsin APBA Tournament! The 1970 Minnesota Twins defeated the 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 in a one game winner-take-all World Series.

I managed the Twins and Alec Otto managed the 1978 Dodgers. The Tourney was put on and run by the gracious and organized Kurt Bergland.

The Twins went 5/2 in divisional play with losses to the 1970 Reds by one run 2-3, and the 1970 Braves 2-5.

The Twins beat the 1977 White Sox a.k.a. the South Side Hit Men 8-6, the 1974 Dodgers 3-0, 1974 As 4-2, the 1973 Braves 5-2, and the 1978 Red Sox 5-1.

Pitching:

Blyleven 1 win 1 loss.
Perry 3 wins
Kaat 2 wins
Hall 1 loss

Williams 5 saves in 7 appearances, no blown saves.

Hitting:

Tovar .181 2 HRs
Oliva .333 3 Doubles
Carew .314 3 stolen bases
Killebrew .250 7 total hits-4 Home Runs!

Alyea .233
Reese .433!
Holt .333
Mitterwald .111
Cardenas .321 2 Doubles

The Championship game was a one-and-done cutthroat game, winner take all.  The Twins brain-trust took a few minutes to select the starting pitcher the whole tournament rested on, and they gave The Commodore, Jim Perry the nod, and it was a good choice.  Perry, a Byz-2 gave the Twins a #1 defense for the game and threw 7 complete.

Perry gets the World Series MVP- giving up just 2 runs over 7 innings,
The veteran right-hander spread 5 hits over 7 innings, gave up a Home Run to Rick Monday, walked 5, and stuck out 3 for the W.

World Series game:
Killebrew Went 0 for 1 official at bats, but drew 3 walks.  Respect.
Carew went 2 for 5 with a single and a solo Home Run.
Reese went 2 for 3 with a single, a double, and a walk.
Holt went 2 for 4 with two singles and two runs scored.

The Dodgers:
Steve Garvey went 2 for 3 with a double, a triple, and a walk.
Rick Monday went 2 for 4 with a Home Run and a single.

Taking the loss, Don Sutton threw 7 innings, gave up all 4 Twins runs, and struck out 7.

Well played, well attended, a fantastic tournament.