Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
June 27, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 1969 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 8, Kansas City Royals 9

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf 5 1 1 1
Tovar 2b 5 2 2 0
Oliva rf 3 2 1 3
Killebrew 3b,1b 4 0 0 0
Reese 1b 5 1 2 3
  Quilici 3b 0 0 0 0
Nettles lf 4 1 1 0
Roseboro c 3 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 1 0 0
Woodson p 2 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Renick ph 1 0 1 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 1
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 8 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Foy 3b 5 2 3 2
Kelly rf,cf 3 3 1 0
Fiore 1b 3 0 2 0
  Harrison ph 0 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph,cf 1 0 1 1
  Taylor ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Oliver cf,1b 5 0 2 2
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Adair 2b 5 1 2 0
Rodriguez c 3 2 1 0
Hernandez ss 4 1 2 1
Drago p 1 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 1 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Riley p 0 0 0 0
  Wickersham p 0 0 0 0
  Rios ph 1 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
  Paepke ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 15 7
Minnesota 303 000 020880
Kansas City 010 023 0129152
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Woodson   5.2 7 5 5 5 5
  Grzenda   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Miller   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski  L (4-3) 2.2 5 3 3 2 1
  Worthington   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
15
9
9
8
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago   3.0 4 6 5 1 1
  Burgmeier   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
  O'Riley   1.2 3 2 2 2 0
  Wickersham   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Drabowsky  W (5-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
8
7
4
2

  E–Hernandez 2 (16).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Kansas City Rodriguez (8,off Woodson); Hernandez 2 (11,off Woodson 2); Oliver (3,off Miller).  HR–Minnesota Oliva (10,1st inning off Drago 2 on, 0 out); Reese (4,3rd inning off Drago 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Kelly (3,by Perranoski).  SB–Kelly (22,2nd base off Perranoski/Roseboro).  HBP–Perranoski (1,Kelly).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–3:05.  A–11,031.
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