Washington Senators vs Minnesota Twins
August 26, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1969 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 4, Minnesota Twins 6

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 1 2 0
Maye rf 5 2 2 1
Howard 1b 4 0 1 0
McMullen 3b 4 0 0 0
Allen 2b 3 0 0 1
  Cullen ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Stroud lf 3 0 1 0
  Alyea ph,lf 1 1 1 0
Versalles ss 4 0 1 1
French c 3 0 0 0
  Casanova ph,c 1 0 0 0
Moore p 1 0 1 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Shellenback p 1 0 0 0
  Humphreys p 0 0 0 0
  Epstein ph 1 0 0 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Renick 3b,lf 4 2 1 0
Tovar cf,2b 5 1 1 0
Killebrew 1b,3b 2 1 0 0
Oliva rf 2 1 0 2
Allison lf 1 0 0 0
  Reese ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 0 1
Mitterwald c 2 0 0 0
Quilici 2b 1 0 0 0
  Uhlaender ph,cf 1 0 1 2
Boswell p 2 1 1 1
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 6 4 6
Washington 200 010 010490
Minnesota 104 000 10x641
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Moore  L (8-6) 2.0 3 5 5 3 1
  Baldwin   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Shellenback   2.2 0 1 1 5 1
  Humphreys   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Higgins   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
4
6
6
9
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Boswell  W (14-9) 6.2 6 3 2 3 5
  Worthington   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski  SV (24) 2.0 3 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
3
9

  E–Tovar (9).  2B–Washington Alyea (4,off Perranoski).  3B–Washington Unser (4,off Boswell).  HR–Minnesota Boswell (2,3rd inning off Moore 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Boswell (5,off Shellenback).  SF–Oliva (4,off Baldwin); Cardenas (6,off Baldwin).  HBP–Reese (2,by Baldwin); Killebrew (4,by Baldwin).  IBB–Mitterwald (1,by Shellenback).  WP–Moore (5), Boswell (9).  HBP–Baldwin 2 (5,Reese,Killebrew).  IBB–Shellenback (3,Mitterwald).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Jake O'Donnell, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–3:01.  A–18,340.
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