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Twins
@ Pilots
Sick's Stadium
July 20, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Seattle Pilots and the Minnesota Twins, played on July 20, 1969 at Sick's Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 20, 1969 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Seattle Pilots
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 20, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Seattle Pilots |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Gelnar |
Ballpark | Sick's Stadium |
City | Seattle |
State | WA |
Attendance | 8,287 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: George Maloney 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Larry Barnett |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
Rich Reese | First Baseman |
Charlie Manuel | Left Fielder |
Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
George Mitterwald | Catcher |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
Jim Perry | Pitcher |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Seattle Pilots Lineup
Name | Position |
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Steve Hovley | Right Fielder |
Gus Gil | Second Baseman |
Tommy Davis | Left Fielder |
Don Mincher | First Baseman |
Wayne Comer | Center Fielder |
Jerry McNertney | Catcher |
Ron Clark | Third Baseman |
Gordy Lund | Shortstop |
John Gelnar | Pitcher |
Joe Schultz | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Pilots
Sick's Stadium
July 20, 1969
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Gelnar
Uhlaender hits a popup towards third. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Gelnar
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Gelnar
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lund scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Perry
Hovley hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Perry
Gil hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Perry
Davis hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Gelnar
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Gelnar covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. Gelnar
Manuel is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Gelnar
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Comer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Perry
Mincher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comer vs. Perry
Comer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNertney vs. Perry
McNertney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Perry
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McNertney moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lund vs. Perry
Lund hits a popup towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Gelnar
Mitterwald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Gelnar
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Gelnar
Perry strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Gelnar
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelnar vs. Perry
Gelnar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Perry
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Perry
Gil hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hovley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Perry
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Gelnar
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Gelnar
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lund fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Gelnar
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Perry
Mincher hits a fly ball into left field. Manuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comer vs. Perry
Comer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNertney vs. Perry
McNertney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Perry
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McNertney moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lund vs. Perry
Lund hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. Gelnar
Manuel hits a fly ball into center field. Comer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Gelnar
Tovar strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Gelnar
Mitterwald is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelnar vs. Perry
Gelnar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Perry
Hovley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Perry
Gil hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Perry
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Gelnar
Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Gelnar
Perry bunts towards the mound. Gelnar fields it and throws to first for the out. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. Gelnar
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gelnar fields it and throws to first for the out. Cardenas moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carew vs. Gelnar
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carew for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Perry
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comer vs. Perry
Comer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNertney vs. Perry
McNertney strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Gelnar
Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Gelnar
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. Gelnar
Manuel hits a popup towards short. Lund settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Perry
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Perry
Steve Whitaker pinch hits for Gordy Lund.
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelnar vs. Perry
Gelnar hits a popup towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Gelnar
Ray Oyler now playing shortstop.
Tovar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Gelnar
Mitterwald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Bouton
Jim Bouton now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Mitterwald moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Bouton
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perry vs. Bouton
Perry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mitterwald moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Uhlaender vs. Bouton
The umpire calls a balk on Bouton Mitterwald scores. Perry moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. Bouton
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Perry moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carew vs. Bouton
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clark juggles the ball. That's an error on Clark. Perry scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Bouton
Frank Quilici pinch runs for Rod Carew.
There's a wild pitch. Quilici moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Bouton
McNertney fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on McNertney. Quilici moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Bouton
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. O'Donoghue
John O'Donoghue now pitching.
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Perry
Frank Quilici now playing second base.
Hovley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Perry
Gil hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Manuel. Gil reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Perry
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Gil moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mincher vs. Perry
Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. Talbot
Fred Talbot now pitching.
Manuel hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Talbot
Tovar hits a popup towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Talbot
Mitterwald hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 4 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comer vs. Perry
Comer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Quilici settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNertney vs. Perry
McNertney hits a fly ball into left field. Manuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Perry
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ranew vs. Perry
Merritt Ranew pinch hits for Ray Oyler.
Ranew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Quilici settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/20/1969 -- Minnesota at SE1 (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI SE1 AB R H RBI Uhlaender T, cf 4 0 0 0 Steve Hovley, rf 4 0 2 0 Carew R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Gus Gil, 2b 4 0 2 0 Quilici F, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Tommy Davis, lf 4 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 3b 3 0 0 0 Don Mincher, 1b 4 0 1 0 Reese R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Wayne Comer, cf 4 0 0 0 Manuel C, lf 4 0 0 0 Jerry McNertney, c 4 0 1 0 Tovar C, rf 4 1 1 1 Ron Clark, 3b 4 0 3 0 Mitterwald G, c 4 2 2 1 Gordy Lund, ss 2 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 0 1 0 Steve Whitaker, ph 1 0 0 0 Perry J, p 2 1 1 0 Ray Oyler, ss 0 0 0 0 Merritt Ranew, ph 1 0 0 0 John Gelnar, p 3 0 0 0 Jim Bouton, p 0 0 0 0 John O'Donoghue, p 0 0 0 0 Fred Talbot, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 4 6 2 35 0 9 0 Minnesota 001 000 030 -- 4 SE1 000 000 000 -- 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Perry J (W) 9.0 9 0 0 0 3 SE1 IP H R ER BB SO John Gelnar (L)* 7.0 5 3 3 0 4 Jim Bouton 0.2 1 1 0 1 0 John O'Donoghue 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Fred Talbot 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Clark R, Jerry McNertney DP -- Minnesota 1, SE1 1 LOB -- Minnesota 3, SE1 8 2B -- Gus Gil HR -- Mitterwald G, Tovar C SH -- Perry J WP -- Jim Bouton 2 Balk -- Jim Bouton T -- 2:10 A -- 8287
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