California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
April 19, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1969 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Johnstone cf 5 0 1 0
Fregosi ss 5 0 0 0
Johnson rf 5 1 1 0
Reichardt lf 4 0 2 1
Stuart 1b 4 1 0 0
  Amaro 1b 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 2 3 1
Egan c 3 1 1 0
Knoop 2b 1 0 0 1
Murphy p 3 0 1 2
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Morton ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf 4 2 3 0
Carew 2b 5 1 1 0
Oliva rf 4 1 1 1
Killebrew 1b 5 0 2 1
Nettles 3b 4 1 1 0
Manuel lf 3 0 1 1
Cardenas ss 4 1 3 1
Roseboro c 4 0 1 0
  Mitterwald c 0 0 0 0
Kaat p 1 0 0 0
  Allison ph 1 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodson p 0 0 0 0
  Tovar ph 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 13 4
California 010 211 000591
Minnesota 000 111 2016133
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy   6.1 10 5 5 1 2
  Wilhelm   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Fisher  L (0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.1
13
6
6
3
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat   5.0 6 4 2 2 5
  Perry   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Woodson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski  W (3-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
3
8

  E–Johnson (1), Cardenas 2 (4), Kaat (1).  DP–California 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–California Reichardt (2,off Kaat), Minnesota Oliva (1,off Murphy); Nettles (1,off Murphy); Manuel (1,off Murphy).  HR–California Rodriguez (1,6th inning off Perry 0 on, 0 out), Minnesota Cardenas (1,5th inning off Murphy 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Knoop (1,off Kaat).  IBB–Oliva (1,by Fisher).  SB–Johnson (2,2nd base off Perry/Roseboro); Carew (3,Home off Wilhelm/Egan); Uhlaender (1,2nd base off Fisher/Egan).  WP–Kaat (3).  IBB–Fisher (1,Oliva).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:46.  A–13,038.
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