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Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins
1969-07-06 · Day game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 23611 · 69°F · Wind 15 mph · 2:43
Minnesota Twins defeated Oakland Athletics 7–6. Minnesota Twins put up 5 in the 7th. Joe Grzenda earned the win and Ron Perranoski picked up the save. Danny Cater went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
W: Joe Grzenda L: Rollie Fingers SV: Ron Perranoski
Umpires — HP: Russ Goetz · 1B: Larry Napp · 2B: Bill Kunkel · 3B: John Rice · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ted Kubiak | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Green | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Reggie Jackson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Sal Bando | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Danny Cater | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Monday | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Rudi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Duncan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Blue Moon Odom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tommie Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ted Uhlaender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rod Carew | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Oliva | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Harmon Killebrew | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Rich Reese | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Roseboro | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Leo Cardenas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cesar Tovar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Boswell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Manuel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Graig Nettles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Quilici | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Moon Odom | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
 Rollie Fingers | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Lindblad | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Boswell | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Joe Grzenda | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Ron Perranoski | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ted Kubiak: 8/L
- Dick Green: W
- Reggie Jackson: WP.1-2
- Reggie Jackson: D9.2-3
- Sal Bando: S7.3-H;2-H
- Danny Cater: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Ted Uhlaender: 13
- Rod Carew: 41
- Tony Oliva: 8/L
Top 2
- Rick Monday: D9
- Joe Rudi: K
- Dave Duncan: W
- Blue Moon Odom: K
- Ted Kubiak: 3/G
Bot 2
- Harmon Killebrew: S8
- Rich Reese: K
- John Roseboro: K
- Leo Cardenas: 46(1)/FO
Top 3
- Dick Green: 8
- Reggie Jackson: 3/G
- Sal Bando: W
- Danny Cater: 54(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Cesar Tovar: D9
- Dave Boswell: S5.2-2
- Ted Uhlaender: K
- Rod Carew: K
- Tony Oliva: 43
Top 4
- Rick Monday: K
- Joe Rudi: 9
- Dave Duncan: W
- Blue Moon Odom: 54(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Harmon Killebrew: S9
- Rich Reese: S9.1-H(E9);B-3
- John Roseboro: S8.3-H(UR)
- Leo Cardenas: CS2(24)#
- Leo Cardenas: 3/FL
- Cesar Tovar: 8
Top 5
- Ted Kubiak: S8
- Dick Green: K
- Reggie Jackson: W.1-2
- Sal Bando: 7
- Danny Cater: HR/7.2-H;1-H
- Rick Monday: HP
- Joe Rudi: 43
Bot 5
- Charlie Manuel: 31
- Ted Uhlaender: 3/G
- Rod Carew: 53
Top 6
- Dave Duncan: 13
- Blue Moon Odom: 63
- Ted Kubiak: 63
Bot 6
- Tony Oliva: D9
- Harmon Killebrew: K
- Rich Reese: 8
- John Roseboro: 53
Top 7
- Dick Green: HR/7
- Reggie Jackson: W
- Sal Bando: S9.1-2
- Danny Cater: 16(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Rick Monday: 13
Bot 7
- Leo Cardenas: HP
- Cesar Tovar: WP.1-2
- Cesar Tovar: S8.2-H
- Graig Nettles: W.1-2
- Ted Uhlaender: 63.2-3;1-2
- Rod Carew: 43.3-H;2-3
- Tony Oliva: S9.3-H
- Harmon Killebrew: HR/7.1-H
- Rich Reese: 13
Top 8
- Joe Rudi: 53
- Dave Duncan: 8/L
- Tommie Reynolds: S8
- Ted Kubiak: W.1-2
- Dick Green: 6(1)/FO
Bot 8
- John Roseboro: S7
- Leo Cardenas: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
- Cesar Tovar: W
- Frank Quilici: 8
Top 9
- Reggie Jackson: 13
- Sal Bando: 43
- Danny Cater: 63
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