Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles
August 9, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1969 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Minnesota Twins 1, Baltimore Orioles 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf 4 0 0 0
Tovar 2b 4 0 0 0
Oliva rf 4 1 1 0
Killebrew 3b 2 0 0 0
Reese 1b 4 0 2 1
Nettles lf 3 0 1 0
Roseboro c 4 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 1 0
Chance p 1 0 0 0
  Allison ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodson p 0 0 0 0
  Renick ph 1 0 0 0
  Crider p 0 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 0 0 0 0
  Quilici ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 3 1 1 0
Blair cf 4 1 2 1
Robinson F. rf 4 0 0 1
Powell 1b 4 1 1 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 1 2 1
Johnson 2b 4 1 2 0
Hendricks c 4 0 3 2
Belanger ss 4 0 1 0
Palmer p 2 0 0 0
  May ph 0 0 0 0
  Motton ph 1 0 0 0
  Richert p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5
Minnesota 100 000 000151
Baltimore 012 000 11x5121
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Chance  L (3-2) 3.0 6 3 3 0 4
  Woodson   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Crider   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Grzenda   2.1 2 2 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
5
4
1
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (10-2) 6.0 4 1 1 5 4
  Richert  SV (10) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
8

  E–Roseboro (10), Blair (2).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Oliva (29,off Palmer); Reese (18,off Richert), Baltimore Powell (19,off Chance); Johnson (20,off Grzenda).  HR–Baltimore Blair (24,3rd inning off Chance 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Buford (10,2nd base off Grzenda/Roseboro).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:36.  A–26,873.
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