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April 9, 1969

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Twins 3 9 1
Royals 3 10 1
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Twins 3 9 1
Royals 4 11 1

Lou Piniella Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .364
OBP .143 .462
At Bats 6 11
Hits 0 4
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 2
RBI’s 0 1

Bob Miller Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Municipal Stadium - April 9, 1969
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Single
Bob Miller
George Mitterwald
Harmon Killebrew
Rod Carew
Frank Quilici
Leo Cardenas
Cesar Tovar
Ted Uhlaender
Tony Oliva
Lou Piniella
Jackie Hernandez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 3 9 1 10
Kansas City Royals 4 11 1 10
Winning Pitcher Tom Burgmeier
Losing Pitcher Bob Miller
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lou Piniella
Attendance 13,731
Time of Game 4 hours 32 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 17 Burgmeier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 17 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 17 Bob Miller now pitching. Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 17 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Uhlaender hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 17 John Roseboro pinch hits for Joe Grzenda. Roseboro takes first base on ball four. Mitterwald moves to second.
Top 17 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 17 Cardenas bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Campanis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 17 Quilici hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 16 Campanis strikes out.
Bottom 16 The ball gets by Mitterwald for a passed ball. Harrison moves to second.
Bottom 16 Harrison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 16 Foy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 16 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Top 16 Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 16 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 16 Oliva strikes out.
Bottom 15 There goes Keough. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Cardenas applying the tag.
Bottom 15 Keough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 15 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 15 Joe Grzenda now pitching. Drabowsky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 15 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kirkpatrick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 15 Uhlaender hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 15 Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Ron Perranoski. Manuel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops it up and throws to first, with Drabowsky covering, for the out.
Top 15 Mitterwald hits a line drive into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 14 Hernandez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 14 Oliver hits a line drive into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 14 Campanis bunts towards third. Quilici fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 14 Cardenas hits a popup towards the mound. Drabowsky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 14 Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 14 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 13 Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quilici fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 13 Foy strikes out.
Bottom 13 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Killebrew hits a fly ball towards right. Oliver catches it and throws to second to double up Carew.
Top 13 Oliva hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Joe Keough now playing left field. Ed Kirkpatrick now playing second base. Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 12 Ron Perranoski now pitching. Joe Keough pinch hits for Juan Rios. Keough hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mitterwald fields it and tags Hernandez for the out.
Bottom 12 Piniella takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to third. Fiore moves to second.
Bottom 12 Fiore is walked intentionally.
Bottom 12 Mike Fiore pinch hits for Bill Butler. There goes Hernandez. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Hernandez steals second.
Bottom 12 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 12 Dave Boswell now pitching. Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boswell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 12 Campanis takes first base on ball four.
Top 12 Uhlaender strikes out.
Top 12 Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rios scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 12 Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 11 Foy is walked intentionally.
Bottom 11 There's a wild pitch. Rios moves to second.
Bottom 11 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Bottom 11 Rios hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 11 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Quilici is called out on strikes.
Top 11 Tovar strikes out.
Bottom 10 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 10 Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quilici fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 10 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Oliva strikes out.
Top 10 Carew hits a popup, foul, towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Campanis hits a popup in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kaat is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Juan Rios now playing second base. Mitterwald hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Foy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tovar throws the ball in to Cardenas who relays the ball to Carew who tags Foy trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kelly scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Pat Kelly pinch runs for Jerry Adair. Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to third.
Bottom 8 Adair hits a line drive to center field. Uhlaender throws towards Cardenas. Cardenas fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cardenas. Adair moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cesar Tovar now playing left field. Piniella hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cardenas is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Quilici takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Cesar Tovar pinch runs for Graig Nettles. There goes Tovar. The throw from Campanis and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag.
Top 8 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bill Butler now pitching. Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ellie Rodriguez pinch hits for Steve Jones. Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Frank Quilici now playing third base. Harmon Killebrew now playing first base. Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out.
Top 7 Carew strikes out.
Top 7 Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Campanis strikes out.
Bottom 6 Harrison hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Foy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kaat strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Mitterwald. The throw from Campanis and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag.
Top 6 Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Steve Jones now pitching. Cardenas bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Campanis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kaat, and towards Carew, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Roger Nelson. Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out.
Top 5 Nettles takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes Carew, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Carew steals home.
Top 5 Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carew moves to third.
Top 5 Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick. Carew reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Harrison moves to second.
Bottom 4 Campanis hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foy tags and scores.
Bottom 4 There goes Foy. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Foy steals third.
Bottom 4 Harrison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick scores. Foy moves to second.
Bottom 4 Foy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Adair is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Uhlaender for the out.
Top 4 Kaat hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese moves to third.
Top 4 Mitterwald hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cardenas takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Reese hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliver. Reese reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Nelson hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Hernandez. Uhlaender scores. Killebrew moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Uhlaender moves to third. Carew moves to second.
Top 3 Oliva hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitterwald scores. Uhlaender moves to second.
Top 3 Uhlaender hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mitterwald moves to second.
Top 3 Kaat is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Mitterwald takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Campanis hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Harrison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Foy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Reese strikes out.
Top 2 Nettles hits a line drive into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Adair hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Piniella strikes out.
Top 1 Killebrew strikes out.
Top 1 Oliva strikes out.
Top 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Uhlaender moves to second.
Top 1 Uhlaender takes first base on ball four.