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Angels
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 18, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels, played on April 18, 1969 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
California Angels
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 18, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | California Angels |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rudy May |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Hall |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 22,857 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Marty Springstead |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jay Johnstone | Center Fielder |
| Jim Fregosi | Shortstop |
| Lou Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Rick Reichardt | Left Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Tom Egan | Catcher |
| Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
| Rudy May | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Bob Allison | Left Fielder |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Frank Quilici | Third Baseman |
| Tom Hall | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 18, 1969
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Hall
Johnstone hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Hall
Fregosi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allison who is chasing the ball. Fregosi reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Hall
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reichardt vs. Hall
Reichardt hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. May
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. May
There goes Tovar. The throw from Egan and he is safe. Tovar steals second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. May
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. May
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. May
Oliva hits a popup towards short. Fregosi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Hall
Stuart strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hall
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Hall
Egan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. May
Allison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. May
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Egan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. May
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Hall
Knoop hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Hall
May hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mitterwald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Hall
Johnstone hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. May
Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. May
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. May
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. May
Carew is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Hall
Fregosi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hall
Johnson hits a fly ball towards left. Allison catches it and throws to first to double up Fregosi. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Hall
Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quilici fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. May
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. May
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliva for the out. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. May
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitterwald vs. May
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. May
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Killebrew scores. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Quilici vs. May
Quilici hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allison scores. There goes Cardenas trying to get to third. Johnstone throws the ball in to Rodriguez, who tags Cardenas for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Hall
Stuart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hall
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Hall
Egan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. May
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. May
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. May
Carew hits a popup towards short. Fregosi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Hall
Knoop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Voss vs. Hall
Bill Voss pinch hits for Rudy May.
Voss takes first base on ball four. Knoop moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnstone vs. Hall
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. Knoop moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fregosi vs. Hall
Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Fisher
Eddie Fisher now pitching.
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rodriguez. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Fisher
Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allison vs. Fisher
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. Oliva moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mitterwald vs. Fisher
Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliva scores. There goes Allison trying to get to third. Johnstone throws the ball in to Rodriguez, who tags Allison for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Fisher
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quilici vs. Fisher
Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hall
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reichardt vs. Hall
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reichardt vs. Hall
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reichardt vs. Hall
Reichardt strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stuart vs. Hall
Stuart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Hall
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Egan vs. Hall
Egan hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Fisher
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Fisher
Tovar strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Fisher
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Hall
Knoop hits a line drive into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Hall
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Eddie Fisher.
Morton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Hall
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Wright
Clyde Wright now pitching.
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fregosi. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Wright
Rich Reese pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
Oliva hits a line drive into left field. Reichardt picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Reichardt. Reese scores. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Wright
Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Bob Allison.
There goes Oliva. The throw from Egan and he is safe. Oliva steals second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. Wright
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oliva moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mitterwald vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Oliva scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Borbon
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Borbon
Cardenas strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Hall
Rich Reese now playing first base. Ted Uhlaender now playing center field. Cesar Tovar now playing left field.
Fregosi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Quilici settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hall
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Hall
Reichardt hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/1969 -- California at Minnesota (D)
California AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Johnstone J, cf 4 0 0 0 Tovar C, cf-lf 4 0 2 0
Fregosi J, ss 3 0 1 0 Carew R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnson L, rf 4 0 1 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 2 2 0
Reichardt R, lf 4 0 0 0 Reese R, pr-1b 0 1 0 0
Stuart D, 1b 2 0 0 0 Oliva T, rf 4 2 2 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Allison B, lf 2 1 1 1
Egan T, c 3 0 0 0 Uhlaender T, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Knoop B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Mitterwald G, c 4 0 1 1
May R, p 1 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 4 0 1 1
Voss B, ph 0 0 0 0 Quilici F, 3b 3 0 1 1
Fisher E, p 0 0 0 0 Hall T, p 3 0 0 0
Morton B, ph 1 0 0 0
Wright C, p 0 0 0 0
Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 0 2 0 32 6 10 4
California 000 000 000 -- 0
Minnesota 000 202 02x -- 6
California IP H R ER BB SO
May R (L) 5.0 4 2 2 2 3
Fisher E 2.0 4 2 2 0 2
Wright C 0.1 2 2 1 0 0
Borbon P 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Hall T (W) 9.0 2 0 0 4 6
E -- Rodriguez A, Fregosi J, Reichardt R
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- California 4, Minnesota 4
3B -- Fregosi J
SB -- Tovar C, Oliva T
WP -- Hall T 2, Borbon P
T -- 2:21
A -- 22857
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