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Twins
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 9, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 9, 1969 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 9, 1969 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 9, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dean Chance |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 26,873 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bob Stewart |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
Cesar Tovar | Second Baseman |
Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
Rich Reese | First Baseman |
Graig Nettles | Left Fielder |
John Roseboro | Catcher |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
Dean Chance | Pitcher |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Buford | Left Fielder |
Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Jim Palmer | Pitcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 9, 1969
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Palmer
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Palmer
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Palmer
Oliva hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Oliva reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Palmer
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Palmer
Reese hits a line drive into center field. Blair picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Blair. Oliva scores. Killebrew moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nettles vs. Palmer
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roseboro vs. Palmer
Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Chance
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Chance
Blair strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Chance
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Palmer
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chance vs. Palmer
Chance is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Palmer
Uhlaender takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Palmer
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Chance
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Chance
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Chance
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hendricks vs. Chance
Hendricks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Belanger vs. Chance
Belanger bunts towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. Chance
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Palmer
Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Palmer
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Palmer
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Palmer
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Chance
Buford hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Chance
Blair hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Chance
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Chance
Powell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nettles. Powell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Chance
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Powell scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Chance
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Palmer
Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Palmer
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Palmer
Bob Allison pinch hits for Dean Chance.
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Palmer
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Woodson
Dick Woodson now pitching.
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Woodson
Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Woodson
Palmer hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Palmer
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Palmer
Oliva is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Palmer
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Woodson
Buford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Woodson
Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Woodson
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Woodson
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Palmer
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Palmer
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Palmer
Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Palmer
Cardenas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Renick vs. Palmer
Rick Renick pinch hits for Dick Woodson.
Renick hits a line drive into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Crider
Jerry Crider now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Crider
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Crider
Hendricks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Crider
Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hendricks moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Motton vs. Grzenda
Dave May pinch hits for Jim Palmer. Joe Grzenda now pitching. Curt Motton pinch hits for Dave May.
Motton hits a popup towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Richert
Pete Richert now pitching.
Uhlaender strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Richert
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Richert
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Grzenda
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Grzenda
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Grzenda
There goes Buford. The throw from Roseboro and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Grzenda
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buford scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Grzenda
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Richert
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Richert
Reese hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Reese reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Richert
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Richert
Roseboro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Grzenda
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Grzenda
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendricks vs. Grzenda
Hendricks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Grzenda
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richert vs. Grzenda
Richert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grzenda fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Richert
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Richert
Frank Quilici pinch hits for Joe Grzenda.
Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Richert
Uhlaender strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/9/1969 -- Minnesota at Baltimore (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Uhlaender T, cf 4 0 0 0 Buford D, lf 3 1 1 0 Tovar C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Blair P, cf 4 1 2 1 Oliva T, rf 4 1 1 0 Robinson F, rf 4 0 0 1 Killebrew H, 3b 2 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Reese R, 1b 4 0 2 1 Robinson B, 3b 4 1 2 1 Nettles G, lf 3 0 1 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 1 2 0 Roseboro J, c 4 0 0 0 Hendricks E, c 4 0 3 2 Cardenas L, ss 3 0 1 0 Belanger M, ss 4 0 1 0 Chance D, p 1 0 0 0 Palmer J, p 2 0 0 0 Allison B, ph 1 0 0 0 May D, ph 0 0 0 0 Woodson D, p 0 0 0 0 Motton C, ph 1 0 0 0 Renick R, ph 1 0 0 0 Richert P, p 1 0 0 0 Crider J, p 0 0 0 0 Grzenda J, p 0 0 0 0 Quilici F, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 5 1 35 5 12 5 Minnesota 100 000 000 -- 1 Baltimore 012 000 11x -- 5 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Chance D (L) 3.0 6 3 3 0 4 Woodson D 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 Crider J 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 Grzenda J 2.1 2 2 1 1 0 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Palmer J (W) 6.0 4 1 1 5 4 Richert P (S) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 E -- Blair P, Roseboro J DP -- Minnesota 1 LOB -- Minnesota 9, Baltimore 7 2B -- Oliva T, Powell B, Reese R, Johnson D HR -- Blair P SB -- Buford D T -- 2:36 A -- 26873
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