Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
July 8, 1969 Box Score

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

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Kansas City Royals 3, Minnesota Twins 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 5 0 2 1
Schaal 3b 5 0 1 0
Fiore 1b 2 0 0 0
Oliver cf 3 1 0 0
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 4 1 3 1
Rios 2b 3 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 3 0 1 0
  Taylor ph 1 1 1 0
Bunker p 3 0 1 0
  Kirkpatrick cf 1 0 1 0
  Burgmeier pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 11 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender lf 5 0 2 1
Carew 2b 4 0 1 0
Oliva rf 3 1 2 1
Killebrew 3b,1b 4 0 0 0
Reese 1b 4 0 1 0
  Quilici 3b 0 0 0 0
Roseboro c 4 0 2 0
Cardenas ss 4 1 2 0
Tovar cf 4 2 2 2
Miller p 2 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  Worthington p 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 4
Kansas City 010 100 0013110
Minnesota 100 000 12x4120
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bunker   7.0 10 2 2 1 6
  Drabowsky  L (6-6) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
4
4
1
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Miller   7.0 8 2 2 2 2
  Worthington  W (2-0) 1.2 2 1 1 1 4
  Perranoski  SV (16) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 3.  2B–Minnesota Carew (22,off Bunker); Cardenas (13,off Drabowsky).  HR–Minnesota Oliva (13,1st inning off Bunker 0 on, 2 out); Tovar (1,8th inning off Drabowsky 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Oliva (11,by Bunker).  SB–Tovar (14,2nd base off Bunker/Rodriguez).  WP–Miller 2 (4).  IBB–Bunker (3,Oliva).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:50.  A–13,407.
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