MIN @ BAL

October 04, 1969

Final Score: MIN 3 - BAL 4

Game Information

Ballpark
Memorial Stadium
Attendance
39,324
Game Duration
209 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Dick Hall
Losing Pitcher
Ron Perranoski

Umpires

Home Plate
Nestor Chylak
First Base
Ed Runge
Second Base
Frank Umont
Third Base
Bob Stewart

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
71°F

Line Score

MIN @ BAL — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
MIN 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2
BAL 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 10 1

MIN Batting

MIN @ BAL — MIN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bob Allison 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Leo Cardenas 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Rod Carew 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .200
Harmon Killebrew 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George Mitterwald 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Tony Oliva 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .400
Ron Perranoski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Perry 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Rich Reese 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
John Roseboro 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cesar Tovar 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .000
Ted Uhlaender 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Team Totals 38 3 4 3 5 12 1 0 1 1 .105

BAL Batting

MIN @ BAL — BAL Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Mark Belanger 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400
Paul Blair 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Don Buford 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Cuellar 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Andy Etchebarren 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dick Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Elrod Hendricks 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Davey Johnson 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Marcelino Lopez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave May 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Curt Motton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Boog Powell 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400
Merv Rettenmund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pete Richert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Brooks Robinson 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800
Frank Robinson 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 .333
Chico Salmon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Eddie Watt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 43 4 10 4 3 4 0 0 3 0 .233

MIN Pitching

MIN @ BAL — MIN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ron Perranoski (L) L 3.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 2.45
Jim Perry - 8.0 6 3 3 3 3 3 3.38
Team Totals 11.2 10 4 4 3 4 3 3.09

BAL Pitching

MIN @ BAL — BAL Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mike Cuellar - 8.0 3 3 2 1 7 1 2.25
Dick Hall (W) W 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Marcelino Lopez - 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
Pete Richert - 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.00
Eddie Watt - 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Team Totals 12.0 4 3 2 5 12 1 1.50

Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles, October 4, 1969

On October 4, 1969, the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-3 at Memorial Stadium, a League Championship Series game. It was decided by a single run. The information panel shows a crowd of 39,324, a game time of 209 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as 71 degrees. The Minnesota Twins' runs came in the fifth and seventh innings, 2 of them in the seventh. The Baltimore Orioles' runs came one at a time, in the fourth, fifth, ninth, and 12th. It went to extra innings, ending in the 12th. Hits were 4 for the Minnesota Twins and 10 for the Baltimore Orioles, with 2 and 1 errors. The win went to Dick Hall, allowing 0 earned runs on 0 hits in 0.2 innings. Ron Perranoski took the loss after 3.2 innings and 1 run. Mike Cuellar led all pitchers with 7 strikeouts. The Baltimore Orioles' pitching table lists Mike Cuellar, Dick Hall, Marcelino Lopez, Pete Richert, and Eddie Watt. Tony Oliva led the Minnesota Twins at the plate: 2 for 5, 1 home run, 1 double, and 2 RBI. For the Baltimore Orioles, Brooks Robinson went 4 for 5. Mark Belanger, Boog Powell, and Frank Robinson also homered for the Baltimore Orioles. Behind the plate was umpire Nestor Chylak.

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