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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 21, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics, played on April 21, 1969 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chuck Dobson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dean Chance |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 4,130 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Cal Drummond |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Tommie Reynolds | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
| Chuck Dobson | Pitcher |
| Hank Bauer | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Left Fielder |
| Rich Reese | First Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Dean Chance | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 21, 1969
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Chance
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Chance
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Chance
Jackson hits a line drive into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Dobson
Uhlaender hits a line drive into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Dobson
Carew hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Carew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Dobson
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Dobson
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Chance
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Chance
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chance fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Chance
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Dobson
Nettles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Dobson
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Dobson
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Chance
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Chance
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Chance
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Dobson
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chance vs. Dobson
Chance takes first base on ball four. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Uhlaender vs. Dobson
Uhlaender hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roseboro moves to third. Chance moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carew vs. Dobson
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oliva vs. Dobson
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roseboro scores. Chance moves to third. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Killebrew vs. Dobson
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field. Monday picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Monday. Chance scores. Uhlaender scores. Oliva moves to third. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nettles vs. Dobson
Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliva scores. Killebrew scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Dobson
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenas vs. Dobson
Cardenas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roseboro vs. Roland
Jim Roland now pitching.
Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Chance
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Chance
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Chance
Jackson 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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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chance vs. Roland
Chance strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Roland
Uhlaender takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Roland
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Roland
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliva for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Chance
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Chance
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Chance
Green strikes out. Roseboro drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Green out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Roland
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Roland
Nettles bunts towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Roland
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Roland
Cardenas is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roseboro vs. Roland
Roseboro hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Chance
Monday hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nettles. Monday reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliaroni vs. Chance
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball towards right. Oliva settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Oliva. Monday moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Webster vs. Chance
Ramon Webster pinch hits for Jim Roland.
Webster hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Monday tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Chance
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Chance
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Chance
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chance vs. Sprague
Ed Sprague now pitching.
Chance is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Sprague
Uhlaender hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Sprague
There goes Uhlaender. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Uhlaender steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Sprague
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sprague juggles the ball. That's an error on Sprague. Uhlaender scores. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliva vs. Sprague
Oliva hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Carew scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Sprague
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Sprague
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliva moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Sprague
Oliva is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Chance
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew juggles the ball. That's an error on Killebrew. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Chance
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Chance
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Sprague
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Sprague
Cardenas hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Sprague
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Cater, and towards Green, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manuel vs. Sprague
Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Dean Chance.
Manuel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Grzenda
Joe Grzenda now pitching. Cesar Tovar now playing left field. Frank Quilici now playing third base.
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Grzenda
Pagliaroni hits a line drive into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Grzenda
Mike Hershberger pinch hits for Ed Sprague.
Hershberger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Grzenda
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching.
Uhlaender hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Lindblad
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Green covering, for the out. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Lindblad
Oliva hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Lindblad
Tovar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reynolds who is chasing the ball. Tovar reaches third base with a triple. Uhlaender scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Quilici vs. Lindblad
Quilici hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Grzenda
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Grzenda
There's a wild pitch. Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Grzenda
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bando vs. Grzenda
Bando is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cater vs. Grzenda
Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Grzenda
There's a wild pitch. Jackson moves to third. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Green vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Green hits a popup towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Monday vs. Miller
Monday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Cater scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Miller
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar 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 4/21/1969 -- Oakland at Minnesota (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 4 0 0 0 Uhlaender T, cf 4 3 3 0
Reynolds T, lf 4 1 2 0 Carew R, 2b 5 1 1 0
Jackson R, rf 3 1 0 0 Oliva T, rf 5 1 2 2
Bando S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 3b 3 1 1 2
Cater D, 1b 4 1 1 1 Tovar C, lf 1 0 1 1
Green D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Nettles G, lf 3 0 2 2
Monday R, cf 3 1 2 2 Quilici F, 3b 1 0 0 0
Pagliaroni J, c 4 0 0 0 Reese R, 1b 4 0 2 0
Dobson C, p 1 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 0 0 0
Roland J, p 0 0 0 0 Roseboro J, c 4 1 1 0
Webster R, ph 0 0 0 1 Chance D, p 2 1 0 0
Sprague E, p 0 0 0 0 Manuel C, ph 1 0 0 0
Hershberger M, ph 1 0 0 0 Grzenda J, p 0 0 0 0
Lindblad P, p 0 0 0 0 Miller B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 5 4 36 8 13 7
Oakland 000 001 003 -- 4
Minnesota 005 002 01x -- 8
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson C (L) 2.2 7 5 5 1 1
Roland J 2.1 0 0 0 3 3
Sprague E 2.0 4 2 1 0 2
Lindblad P 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Chance D (W) 7.0 2 1 0 1 3
Grzenda J 1.1 2 3 3 2 2
Miller B (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Monday R, Oliva T, Sprague E, Killebrew H
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Oakland 4, Minnesota 9
2B -- Carew R, Monday R, Reynolds T
3B -- Tovar C
SB -- Uhlaender T
CS -- Oliva T
SH -- Nettles G
SF -- Webster R
WP -- Grzenda J 2
T -- 2:29
A -- 4130
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