Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
September 14, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 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
Northey cf 4 0 0 0
Alcaraz 2b 4 1 1 1
Rico rf 2 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph,rf,lf 1 0 0 0
Foy 3b 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 3 0 0 0
  Spriggs pr 0 1 0 0
  Keough rf 0 0 0 0
Harrison 1b 3 1 1 0
  Fiore ph 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 1 1
  Oliver pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Rodriguez c 2 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 3 0 1 1
  Adair ph 1 0 1 1
  Rios pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Drago p 3 0 1 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 4 0 1 0
Carew 2b 4 0 1 0
Oliva rf 4 1 2 1
Killebrew 3b 4 1 1 0
  Quilici 3b 0 0 0 0
Reese 1b 4 1 1 0
Uhlaender lf 4 0 1 0
Roseboro c 3 0 2 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 2
Hall p 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 2 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Manuel ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Kansas City 100 100 002460
Minnesota 000 002 0103100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  W (10-11) 9.0 10 3 3 1 5
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Hall   3.1 4 2 2 3 1
  Miller   4.2 0 1 1 1 5
  Perranoski  L (9-10) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
7

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Harrison (4,off Hall); Taylor (5,off Perranoski), Minnesota Cardenas (21,off Drago).  HR–Kansas City Alcaraz (1,1st inning off Hall 0 on, 1 out), Minnesota Oliva (23,8th inning off Drago 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Rodriguez (2,off Perranoski).  IBB–Rodriguez (4,by Hall); Roseboro (11,by Drago).  CS–Rios (3,2nd base by Perranoski/Roseboro).  IBB–Drago (6,Roseboro); Hall (3,Rodriguez).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:45.  A–18,308.
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