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Twins
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
September 22, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 22, 1969 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 22, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 22, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Miller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 7,727 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jake O'Donnell 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Bob Allison | Left Fielder |
| Rick Renick | Third Baseman |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Frank Quilici | Second Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Bob Miller | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Mike Fiore | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
| Buck Martinez | Catcher |
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
September 22, 1969
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Rooker
Tovar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fiore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Rooker
Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Rooker
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Miller
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Miller
Fiore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allison. Fiore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Miller
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Miller
There's a wild pitch. Fiore moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piniella vs. Miller
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Rooker
Allison hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Rooker
Renick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Rooker
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quilici vs. Rooker
Quilici takes first base on ball four. Mitterwald moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Rooker
Cardenas is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Miller
Foy strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Miller
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Miller
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Miller
Hernandez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Rooker
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Rooker
Tovar hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Rooker
Oliva strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Miller
Rooker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Miller
Kelly bunts towards first. Killebrew fields the ball and throws to Miller covering. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fiore vs. Miller
Fiore hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkpatrick vs. Miller
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kelly tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Miller
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Rooker
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Rooker
Allison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Allison reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Renick vs. Rooker
Renick hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allison moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mitterwald vs. Rooker
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allison tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Rooker
Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Miller
Foy hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mitterwald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Miller
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Miller
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Rooker
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick. Cardenas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Rooker
Miller bunts towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. Cardenas moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tovar vs. Rooker
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cardenas scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Rooker
Oliva hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Rooker
There goes Tovar. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Tovar steals second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Rooker
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Miller
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Miller
Rooker strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Miller
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Rooker
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Rooker
Renick strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Rooker
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Miller
Fiore hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Miller
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 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
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Rooker
Quilici hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Rooker
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Rooker
Miller hits a popup towards first. Fiore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Miller
Rod Carew now playing second base. Frank Quilici now playing third base.
Foy hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Miller
Adair hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Miller
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Rooker
Tovar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Rooker
Rooker fires to first and has Tovar trapped. There's the throw to Hernandez who tags Tovar for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Rooker
Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Rooker
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Rooker
Allison hits a popup towards first. Fiore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Rooker
Carew takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to third. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mitterwald vs. Rooker
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Miller
Ted Uhlaender now playing left field. Joe Keough pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez.
Keough hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Miller
Bob Oliver pinch hits for Jim Rooker.
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Miller
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Fitzmorris
Al Fitzmorris now pitching. Paul Schaal now playing shortstop.
Quilici takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Fitzmorris
Cardenas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fiore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Fitzmorris
Miller bunts towards first. Fiore scoops it up and throws to first, with Adair covering, for the out. Quilici moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Fitzmorris
Tovar hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Quilici scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Fitzmorris
Oliva hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. Fitzmorris
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schaal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Miller
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Miller
Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Uhlaender. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Kirkpatrick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foy vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Foy hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adair vs. Worthington
Adair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Worthington
Scott Northey pinch runs for Jerry Adair.
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella scores. There goes Northey trying to get to second. Oliva throws the ball in to Cardenas who tags Northey for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Worthington
Fred Rico pinch runs for Buck Martinez.
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schaal for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/22/1969 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Tovar C, cf 5 0 3 2 Kelly P, rf 4 1 1 0
Oliva T, rf 5 0 2 0 Fiore M, 1b 4 0 2 0
Killebrew H, 1b 4 1 1 1 Kirkpatrick E, cf 3 1 1 1
Allison B, lf 4 1 1 0 Piniella L, lf 4 1 1 1
Uhlaender T, lf 0 0 0 0 Foy J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Renick R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Adair J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Carew R, 2b 0 0 0 0 Northey S, pr 0 0 0 0
Mitterwald G, c 3 0 1 1 Martinez B, c 4 0 2 1
Quilici F, 2b-3b 2 1 0 0 Rico F, pr 0 0 0 0
Cardenas L, ss 4 1 1 0 Hernandez J, ss 2 0 0 0
Miller B, p 2 0 0 0 Keough J, ph 1 0 0 0
Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0 Schaal P, ss 1 0 0 0
Rooker J, p 2 0 0 0
Oliver B, ph 1 0 1 0
Fitzmorris A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 9 4 33 3 8 3
Minnesota 000 210 001 -- 4
Kansas City 001 000 002 -- 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Miller B (W)* 8.0 7 3 3 0 6
Worthington A (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker J (L) 8.0 7 3 3 3 5
Fitzmorris A 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Kansas City 5
2B -- Fiore M, Allison B, Cardenas L, Piniella L
HR -- Killebrew H
SB -- Tovar C
CS -- Tovar C
SH -- Miller B 2
SF -- Kirkpatrick E, Mitterwald G
WP -- Miller B, Rooker J
T -- 2:33
A -- 7727
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