Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
July 9, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1969 at Metropolitan 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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Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 1 1 0
Foy 3b 4 2 3 2
Fiore 1b 4 1 2 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 2
Oliver cf 4 0 2 0
Adair 2b 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Nelson p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender lf 5 0 0 0
Carew 2b 4 1 1 0
Oliva rf 4 0 2 0
Killebrew 3b 3 1 1 2
Reese 1b 4 0 0 0
Roseboro c 3 1 1 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 2 0
Tovar cf 4 0 1 0
Perry p 2 0 1 1
  Woodson p 1 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Manuel ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Kansas City 000 030 1004100
Minnesota 111 000 000390
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  W (6-7) 9.0 9 3 3 5 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
5
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   5.0 8 3 3 1 3
  Woodson  L (6-4) 1.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Worthington   2.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Kansas City Fiore 2 (9,off Perry,off Woodson), Minnesota Perry (2,off Nelson).  HR–Kansas City Foy (5,5th inning off Perry 1 on, 2 out), Minnesota Killebrew (24,3rd inning off Nelson 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Kelly (8,2nd base by Worthington/Roseboro); Roseboro (4,2nd base by Nelson/Rodriguez); Cardenas (4,Home by Nelson/Rodriguez).  WP–Nelson 2 (7).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:53.  A–15,211.
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