Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
April 9, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1969 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf 7 1 2 0
Carew 2b 7 1 3 1
Oliva rf 7 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b,1b 6 0 0 0
Nettles lf 3 0 1 0
  Tovar pr,lf 3 0 0 0
Reese 1b 3 0 1 0
  Quilici 3b 3 0 1 0
Cardenas ss 6 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 6 1 1 0
Kaat p 5 0 0 0
  Boswell p 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Manuel ph 1 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 0 0 0 0
  Roseboro ph 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 57 3 9 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Piniella cf 7 0 1 1
Adair 2b 4 0 1 0
  Kelly pr 0 1 0 0
  Rios 2b 1 0 1 0
  Keough ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Kirkpatrick lf,2b 7 1 1 0
Foy 3b 5 1 2 1
Harrison 1b 7 0 2 1
Campanis c 5 0 0 1
Oliver rf 5 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 5 1 1 0
Nelson p 1 0 1 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez ph 1 0 0 0
  Butler p 1 0 0 0
  Fiore ph 0 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 1 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 1 0 0 0
Totals 54 4 11 4
Minnesota 002 010 000 000 000 00391
Kansas City 000 200 010 000 000 014111
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat   11.0 8 3 2 5 4
  Boswell   0.2 0 0 0 3 0
  Perranoski   2.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Grzenda   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Miller  L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
16.2
11
4
3
9
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson   5.0 4 3 2 5 4
  Jones   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Butler   5.0 1 0 0 1 6
  Drabowsky   4.2 3 0 0 1 1
  Burgmeier  W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
17.0
9
3
2
7
13

  E–Cardenas (1), Hernandez (1).  DP–Minnesota 4, Kansas City 1.  PB–Mitterwald (1).  2B–Minnesota Reese (2,off Nelson); Carew (1,off Nelson).  SF–Campanis (1,off Kaat).  IBB–Foy (1,by Kaat); Fiore (1,by Boswell).  SB–Carew (2,Home off Nelson/Campanis); Foy (1,3rd base off Kaat/Mitterwald); Hernandez (1,2nd base off Boswell/Mitterwald).  CS–Mitterwald (1,2nd base by Jones/Campanis); Tovar (1,2nd base by Butler/Campanis); Keough (1,2nd base by Grzenda/Mitterwald).  WP–Kaat 2 (2).  IBB–Kaat (1,Foy); Boswell (1,Fiore).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–4:32.  A–13,731.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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