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Indians
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 1, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 1, 1969 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 1, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 1, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dean Chance |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 22,863 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Russ Snyder | Center Fielder |
| Lou Klimchock | Third Baseman |
| Frank Baker | Left Fielder |
| Tony Horton | First Baseman |
| Ken Harrelson | Right Fielder |
| Duke Sims | Catcher |
| Eddie Leon | Shortstop |
| Vern Fuller | Second Baseman |
| Sam McDowell | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Second Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Bob Allison | Left Fielder |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Rick Renick | Third Baseman |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Dean Chance | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 1, 1969
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Chance
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Chance
Klimchock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Chance
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Klimchock moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Chance
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar misplays the ball. That's an error on Tovar. Klimchock scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Chance
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. McDowell
Tovar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snyder. Tovar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. McDowell
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. McDowell
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Allison vs. McDowell
Allison hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snyder who is chasing the ball. Allison reaches third base with a triple. Tovar scores. Oliva scores. Killebrew goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cardenas vs. McDowell
Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Allison scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renick vs. McDowell
Renick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. McDowell
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. McDowell
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chance vs. McDowell
Chance strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Chance
Sims hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Chance
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Chance
Fuller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allison. Fuller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDowell vs. Chance
McDowell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. McDowell
Tovar hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. McDowell
Oliva hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harrelson who is chasing the ball. Oliva reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. McDowell
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allison vs. McDowell
Allison bunts towards third. Klimchock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oliva scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. McDowell
There's a wild pitch. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. McDowell
Cardenas hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Chance
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Chance
Klimchock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Uhlaender. Klimchock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Chance
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Chance
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Klimchock moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrelson vs. Chance
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick juggles the ball. That's an error on Renick. Klimchock scores. Horton moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sims vs. Chance
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Williams
Stan Williams now pitching.
Renick strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Williams
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Williams
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Chance
Leon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuller vs. Chance
Fuller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Chance
Williams bunts towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Leon moves to third. Fuller moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Snyder vs. Chance
Snyder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leon scores. Fuller scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klimchock vs. Chance
Klimchock hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Chance
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chance vs. Williams
Chance strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Williams
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Williams
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Chance
Horton hits a popup towards third. Renick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Chance
Harrelson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Chance
Sims hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Williams
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Williams
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Williams
Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renick vs. Williams
Renick strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Chance
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Chance
Fuller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Chance
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Williams
Mitterwald hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Williams
Uhlaender hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harrelson. Uhlaender reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Williams
Graig Nettles pinch hits for Dean Chance.
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Williams
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Kaat
Jim Kaat now pitching. Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Russ Snyder.
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kaat
Larry Brown pinch hits for Lou Klimchock.
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Kaat
Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Frank Baker.
Hinton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown scores. Hinton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Worthington
Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peterson vs. Perranoski
Cap Peterson pinch hits for Duke Sims. Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Peterson for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Williams
Jose Cardenal now playing center field. Larry Brown now playing third base. Chuck Hinton now playing left field. Ken Suarez now catching.
Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Williams
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Williams
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Williams
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Perranoski
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Perranoski
Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Perranoski
Dave Nelson pinch hits for Stan Williams.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Law
Ron Law now pitching.
Renick hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Law
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Law
Rod Carew pinch runs for George Mitterwald.
Uhlaender takes first base on ball four. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perranoski vs. Law
Perranoski takes first base on ball four. Carew moves to third. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tovar vs. Law
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Perranoski
Frank Quilici now playing third base. Rod Carew now playing second base. John Roseboro now catching. Cesar Tovar now playing center field. Ted Uh
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Perranoski
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Perranoski
Hinton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Perranoski
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hinton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Perranoski
Harrelson hits a fly ball into center 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 9/1/1969 -- Cleveland at Minnesota (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Snyder R, cf 3 0 1 2 Tovar C, 2b-cf 5 1 1 0
Cardenal J, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Oliva T, rf 4 2 2 0
Klimchock L, 3b 3 2 2 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 1 1 0
Brown L, ph-3b 2 1 1 0 Allison B, lf 4 1 2 4
Baker F, lf 3 0 1 0 Roseboro J, c 0 0 0 0
Hinton C, ph-lf 1 0 1 0 Cardenas L, ss 4 1 2 1
Horton T, 1b 5 0 3 1 Renick R, 3b 4 1 1 2
Harrelson K, rf 5 0 0 0 Quilici F, 3b 0 0 0 0
Sims D, c 3 0 1 0 Mitterwald G, c 4 0 1 0
Peterson C, ph 1 0 0 0 Carew R, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Suarez K, c 0 0 0 0 Uhlaender T, cf-lf 3 0 1 0
Leon E, ss 4 1 1 0 Chance D, p 2 0 0 0
Fuller V, 2b 4 1 2 0 Nettles G, ph 0 0 0 0
McDowell S, p 1 0 0 0 Kaat J, p 0 0 0 0
Williams S, p 1 0 0 0 Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0
Nelson D, ph 1 0 0 0 Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0
Law R, p 0 0 0 0
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39 5 13 3 33 7 11 7
Cleveland 101 200 100 -- 5
Minnesota 610 000 00x -- 7
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell S (L) 2.0 7 7 7 1 2
Williams S 5.0 3 0 0 1 6
Law R 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Chance D (W) 6.0 9 4 2 0 4
Kaat J 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Worthington A 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Perranoski R (S) 2.1 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Tovar C, Renick R
DP -- Cleveland 2, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Cleveland 9, Minnesota 6
2B -- Tovar C, Fuller V, Klimchock L, Uhlaender T
3B -- Allison B, Oliva T
HR -- Renick R
SH -- Williams S
WP -- McDowell S
T -- 2:57
A -- 22863
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