California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
June 17, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1969 at Metropolitan Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 13, Minnesota Twins 1

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 1 2 2
Voss rf 6 3 3 3
Fregosi ss 4 0 2 0
  Amaro pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Reichardt lf 4 2 2 3
Johnstone cf 3 1 1 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 3 1 1
Azcue c 5 0 1 1
Spencer 1b 4 1 1 1
Messersmith p 4 1 0 1
Totals 39 13 13 13
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 2b 4 0 0 0
Reese 1b 4 1 2 1
Oliva rf 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 4 0 0 0
Nettles lf 3 0 0 0
Roseboro c 3 0 0 0
  Tischinski c 0 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 1 0 0 0
  Quilici ss 1 0 0 0
Uhlaender cf 3 0 1 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Renick ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Carew ph 1 0 0 0
  Crider p 0 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
California 012 006 22013130
Minnesota 000 100 000131
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  W (2-5) 9.0 3 1 1 2 9
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
9
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  L (0-1) 3.0 3 3 2 2 0
  Miller   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Crider   0.1 0 2 2 2 0
  Worthington   0.2 6 6 6 2 0
  Grzenda   3.0 4 2 2 0 4
Totals
9.0
13
13
12
6
5

  E–Killebrew (11).  PB–Roseboro (8).  2B–California Azcue (3,off Worthington), Minnesota Reese (11,off Messersmith).  3B–California Spencer (1,off Morris); Rodriguez (2,off Worthington).  HR–California Reichardt (6,3rd inning off Morris 1 on, 1 out); Voss (1,6th inning off Worthington 2 on, 2 out), Minnesota Reese (3,4th inning off Messersmith 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Johnstone (2,off Crider).  SF–Johnstone (3,off Grzenda).  IBB–Rodriguez (2,by Crider); Spencer (1,by Worthington).  IBB–Crider (4,Rodriguez); Worthington (1,Spencer).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:43.  A–12,836.
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