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Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 8, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 8, 1969 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wally Bunker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Miller |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 13,407 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: John Rice 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Larry Napp |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Mike Fiore | First Baseman |
| Bob Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Juan Rios | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Wally Bunker | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Uhlaender | Left Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Rich Reese | First Baseman |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
| Bob Miller | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 8, 1969
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Miller
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Miller
Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fiore vs. Miller
Fiore takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Miller
Oliver hits a line drive towards short. Cardenas catches it and throws to second to double up Schaal. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Bunker
Uhlaender hits a popup, foul, towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Bunker
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Bunker
Oliva hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bunker
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Miller
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Miller
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. Miller
Rios hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Miller
There's a wild pitch. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Miller
There's a wild pitch. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Miller
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bunker
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Bunker
Roseboro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Bunker
Cardenas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roseboro moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tovar vs. Bunker
Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rios settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Bunker
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunker vs. Miller
Bunker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Miller
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Miller
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Bunker
Uhlaender strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Bunker
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Bunker
Oliva hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Bunker
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Miller
Fiore 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 -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Miller
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Miller
Piniella hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Miller
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the mound. Miller can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Oliver scores. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rios vs. Miller
Rios hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Miller
Hernandez 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 4
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bunker
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Bunker
Roseboro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenas vs. Bunker
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to home to get Reese. Roseboro moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Bunker
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Bunker
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunker vs. Miller
Bunker hits a line drive into left field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Miller
Kelly hits a line drive towards the mound. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Miller
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Bunker
Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Bunker
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Bunker
Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Bunker
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Miller
Fiore hits a fly ball into left field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Miller
Oliver is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Miller
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bunker
Reese hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Bunker
Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Bunker
Cardenas hits a popup towards first. Fiore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Miller
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. Miller
Rios hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Miller
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunker vs. Miller
Bunker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Miller
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Bunker
Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Bunker
Graig Nettles pinch hits for Bob Miller.
There goes Tovar. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Tovar steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Bunker
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. Bunker
Uhlaender hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Tovar scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Bunker
Carew hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Carew reaches second base with a double. Uhlaender moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliva vs. Bunker
Oliva is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Killebrew vs. Bunker
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Bunker
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rios scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Schaal strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Worthington
Fiore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Worthington
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Worthington
Piniella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Drabowsky
Ed Kirkpatrick now playing center field. Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Roseboro hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Drabowsky
Cardenas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Cardenas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Drabowsky
Tovar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Drabowsky
Worthington strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Drabowsky
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Worthington
Frank Quilici now playing third base. Harmon Killebrew now playing first base.
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Worthington
Buck Martinez pinch hits for Juan Rios.
Martinez hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Worthington
Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Worthington
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Perranoski
Tom Burgmeier pinch runs for Ed Kirkpatrick. Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Burgmeier moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schaal vs. Perranoski
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1969 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Kelly P, rf 5 0 2 1 Uhlaender T, lf 5 0 2 1
Schaal P, 3b 5 0 1 0 Carew R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Fiore M, 1b 2 0 0 0 Oliva T, rf 3 1 2 1
Oliver B, cf 3 1 0 0 Killebrew H, 3b-1b 4 0 0 0
Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0 Reese R, 1b 4 0 1 0
Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 0 Quilici F, 3b 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez E, c 4 1 3 1 Roseboro J, c 4 0 2 0
Rios J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 4 1 2 0
Martinez B, ph 1 0 0 0 Tovar C, cf 4 2 2 2
Hernandez J, ss 3 0 1 0 Miller B, p 2 0 0 0
Taylor H, ph 1 1 1 0 Nettles G, ph 1 0 0 0
Bunker W, p 3 0 1 0 Worthington A, p 1 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, cf 1 0 1 0 Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0
Burgmeier T, pr 0 0 0 0
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35 3 11 2 36 4 12 4
Kansas City 010 100 001 -- 3
Minnesota 100 000 12x -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bunker W 7.0 10 2 2 1 6
Drabowsky M (L) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Miller B 7.0 8 2 2 2 2
Worthington A (W) 1.2 2 1 1 1 4
Perranoski R (S) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
DP -- Minnesota 3
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Minnesota 9
2B -- Carew R, Cardenas L
HR -- Oliva T, Tovar C
SB -- Tovar C
WP -- Miller B 2
T -- 2:50
A -- 13407
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