Senators @ Twins
June 8, 1969

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Bottom 8 R H E
Senators 5 7 1
Twins 2 4 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Senators 5 7 1
Twins 5 5 0

Harmon Killebrew Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .274
OBP .667 .411
At Bats 2 175
Hits 1 48
• Singles 0 26
• Doubles 1 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 1 41
RBI’s 1 42

Dennis Higgins Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 10
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Metropolitan Stadium - June 8, 1969
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Home Run
Dennis Higgins
Paul Casanova
Mike Epstein
Tim Cullen
Ken McMullen
Ed Brinkman
Hank Allen
Del Unser
Ed Stroud
Harmon Killebrew
Tony Oliva
Leo Cardenas
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Dennis Higgins now pitching. Killebrew hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Oliva hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Unser. Oliva reaches second base with a double. Cardenas moves to third.
Bottom 8 Tim Cullen now playing second base. Hank Allen now playing left field. Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen misplays the ball. That's an error on Cullen.
Top 8 Epstein hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Howard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Joe Grzenda now pitching. Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grzenda fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Brinkman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 7 Rick Renick pinch hits for Bob Miller. Renick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Mitterwald is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Shellenback hits a line drive into left field. Manuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Casanova is called out on strikes.
Top 7 George Mitterwald now catching. Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Manuel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Jim Shellenback now pitching. Killebrew hits a line drive into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Allen is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Bob Miller now pitching. McMullen hits a popup in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Epstein hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Unser scores. Stroud moves to second.
Top 6 Stroud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Unser moves to second.
Top 6 Unser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Gary Holman pinch hits for Camilo Pascual. Holman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Oliva hits a popup towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cardenas hits a popup, foul, towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Uhlaender hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Perry hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Roseboro hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Killebrew, and towards Tovar, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to second.
Top 4 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Stroud hits a fly ball into left field. Manuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Manuel hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Unser hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pascual hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Uhlaender hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Tovar. The throw from Casanova and he is out, Brinkman applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Tovar is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Allen hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McMullen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Epstein hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Roseboro hits a fly ball into right field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nettles takes first base on ball four. Killebrew moves to third. Manuel moves to second.
Bottom 1 Manuel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. Oliva scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Oliva. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Oliva steals second.
Bottom 1 Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Cardenas hits a line drive towards short. Brinkman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Uhlaender is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stroud strikes out.
Top 1 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.