Washington Senators vs Minnesota Twins
June 8, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1969 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 7, Minnesota Twins 5

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 6 2 2 2
Stroud rf 5 1 1 0
Howard lf 4 2 3 2
  Cullen 2b 2 0 1 0
Epstein 1b 4 1 1 3
McMullen 3b 6 0 2 0
Allen B. 2b 3 0 0 0
  Allen H. lf 3 0 1 0
Brinkman ss 5 0 0 0
Casanova c 5 1 1 0
Pascual p 1 0 0 0
  Holman ph 1 0 0 0
  Shellenback p 1 0 0 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Alyea ph 1 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Cox p 1 0 0 0
Totals 48 7 12 7
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf 6 0 2 0
Cardenas ss 6 1 0 0
Oliva rf 5 2 3 0
Killebrew 1b 5 1 2 4
Manuel lf 3 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 5 0 0 0
Roseboro c 2 1 1 1
  Mitterwald c 2 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
Tovar 2b 4 0 1 0
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Renick ph 0 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 0 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Allison ph 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 1 0 0 0
  Boswell pr 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Crider p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 5 10 5
Washington 000 004 010 0027122
Minnesota 100 100 030 0005100
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual   5.0 3 2 2 3 1
  Shellenback   2.0 1 2 1 2 0
  Higgins   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Knowles   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Cox  W (4-1) 2.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
12.0
10
5
4
7
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   5.1 6 4 4 0 1
  Miller   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Grzenda   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Worthington   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Perranoski   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hall  L (3-4) 0.1 2 2 2 1 1
  Crider   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
12.0
12
7
7
3
6

  E–Stroud (2), Cullen (3).  DP–Washington 3.  2B–Minnesota Killebrew (9,off Pascual); Oliva (7,off Shellenback).  HR–Washington Epstein (14,6th inning off Perry 2 on, 1 out); Howard (17,8th inning off Grzenda 0 on, 2 out); Unser (2,12th inning off Hall 1 on, 1 out), Minnesota Roseboro (2,4th inning off Pascual 0 on, 1 out); Killebrew (14,8th inning off Higgins 2 on, 0 out).  IBB–Epstein (5,by Crider); Oliva (7,by Cox).  HBP–Tovar (4,by Pascual); Mitterwald (3,by Shellenback).  SB–Oliva (3,2nd base off Pascual/Casanova).  CS–Tovar (3,2nd base by Pascual/Casanova).  HBP–Pascual (4,Tovar); Shellenback (1,Mitterwald).  IBB–Cox (1,Oliva); Crider (1,Epstein).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–John Rice.  T–3:39.  A–20,486.
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