Minnesota Twins vs Seattle Pilots
April 16, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1969 at Sick's Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Seattle Pilots and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 6, Seattle Pilots 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf 5 0 1 0
Carew 2b 5 2 4 0
Oliva rf 4 2 3 1
Killebrew 3b 3 2 1 0
  Quilici 3b 0 0 0 0
Nettles lf 5 0 1 2
  Tovar lf 0 0 0 0
Reese 1b 5 0 1 2
Cardenas ss 4 0 2 1
Roseboro c 2 0 1 0
  Mitterwald ph,c 2 0 0 0
Chance p 3 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 0 0 0 0
  Manuel ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Walters p 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 14 6
Seattle Pilots ab   r   h rbi
Harper 2b 3 1 0 0
Hegan rf 2 0 0 0
Davis lf 4 0 0 1
  Haney c 0 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 5 0 1 0
Rollins 3b 4 2 1 0
Gosger cf 5 1 3 1
McNertney c 3 0 2 1
  Vidal pr 0 0 0 0
  Whitaker lf 0 0 0 0
Oyler ss 4 0 2 1
  Kennedy pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Segui p 1 0 0 0
  Ferraro ph 1 0 0 0
  Edgerton p 0 0 0 0
  Comer ph 1 0 0 0
  Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Minnesota 300 000 0036141
Seattle 000 111 010491
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Chance   5.0 3 3 2 5 2
  Grzenda   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Miller   0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Walters   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski  W (2-0) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
7
6
  Seattle Pilots IP H R ER BB SO
Bell   1.1 6 3 3 2 1
  Segui   2.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Edgerton   2.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Morris   1.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Aker  L (0-1) 1.2 3 3 3 2 1
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
5
7

  E–Killebrew (3), Oyler (2).  DP–Minnesota 2, Seattle 1.  2B–Minnesota Carew 2 (4,off Bell,off Aker); Cardenas (1,off Morris); Reese (3,off Aker), Seattle Gosger 2 (2,off Chance 2).  HR–Seattle Gosger (1,8th inning off Miller 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Roseboro (1,by Bell); Killebrew 2 (2,by Morris,by Aker); Cardenas (1,by Aker).  SH–Hegan (2,off Grzenda).  HBP–Aker (1,by Walters).  CS–Oliva (3,2nd base by Segui/McNertney).  SB–Harper 2 (6,2nd base off Chance/Roseboro,3rd base off Grzenda/Roseboro).  WP–Morris (2).  HBP–Walters (1,Aker).  IBB–Bell (2,Roseboro); Morris (1,Killebrew); Aker 2 (2,Killebrew,Cardenas).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–3:23.  A–7,329.
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