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August 22, 1969

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Bottom 7 R H E
Yankees 0 7 1
Twins 3 7 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Yankees 0 7 1
Twins 6 8 0

Tony Oliva Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .320
OBP .333 .372
At Bats 3 472
Hits 1 151
• Singles 0 101
• Doubles 0 31
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 16
Walks 0 38
RBI’s 2 74

Bill Burbach Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 8 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - August 22, 1969
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Home Run
Bill Burbach
Jake Gibbs
Joe Pepitone
Horace Clarke
Jerry Kenney
Gene Michael
Roy White
Ron Woods
Bobby Murcer
Tony Oliva
Cesar Tovar
Leo Cardenas
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Oliva 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 7 Tovar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Burbach covering, for the out. Cardenas moves to second.
Bottom 7 Boswell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Bill Burbach now pitching. Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hall takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Jimmie Hall pinch hits for Mike Kekich. There's a wild pitch. Woods moves to third. Kenney moves to second.
Top 7 Gibbs strikes out.
Top 7 Kenney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Woods moves to second.
Top 7 Woods hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bob Allison now playing left field. Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Roseboro strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bob Allison pinch hits for Graig Nettles. Allison strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mike Kekich now pitching. Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boswell fields it and throws to home to get Shopay. Michael moves to third. White moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Michael hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Michael reaches second base with a double. Shopay moves to third.
Top 6 Clarke hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tom Shopay pinch hits for Stan Bahnsen. Shopay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a popup towards first. Pepitone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bahnsen, and towards Kenney, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Tovar hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Boswell bunts between the mound and first base. Bahnsen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boswell for the out. Cardenas moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Roseboro hits a line drive into center field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 White hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nettles strikes out.
Bottom 3 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Oliva hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Tovar bunts towards the mound. Bahnsen fields it and throws to first for the out. Uhlaender moves to second.
Bottom 3 Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Michael hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bahnsen moves to second.
Top 3 Bahnsen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boswell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Gibbs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Kenney hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Woods hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Pepitone hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Killebrew moves to second.
Bottom 1 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Tovar. The throw from Gibbs and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 1 Oliva hits a line drive towards third. Kenney catches it and throws to second to double up Uhlaender.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Uhlaender moves to second.
Bottom 1 Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 1 Michael strikes out.
Top 1 Clarke hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.