GAME LOG Minnesota @ Oakland
Wednesday, 4/12/1969
Batting: Minnesota, top of 1st.
Pitching: Charlie Vaughan
RF Joe Christopher:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Julio Gotay:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Leo Posada:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
2B Rod Carew:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Rico Carty:
Lines out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Charlie Vaughan
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Ron Santo:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Boog Powell:
Strikes out, reaches first base on passed ball.
C Thurman Munson:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
3B Larry Brown:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C John Orsino:
Flies out to right-center.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Charlie Vaughan
SS Bobby Richardson:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
P Bill Stafford:
SAC BUNT.
Richardson advances to second.
RF Joe Christopher:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
B. Richardson to third.
Richardson tries to score...
Pepitone throws home...
Richardson scores!
J. Christopher to second.
2B Julio Gotay:
Base on balls.
CF Leo Posada:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Christopher tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Oakland 0
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
SS Dick Groat:
Base on balls.
RF Felipe Alou:
Strikes out looking.
P Charlie Vaughan:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
2B Rod Carew:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Oakland 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 4th.
Pitching: Charlie Vaughan
3B Ron Santo:
Lines out to the first baseman.
1B Boog Powell:
Base on balls.
C Thurman Munson:
Strikes out looking.
SS Bobby Richardson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Oakland 0
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Rico Carty:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
3B Larry Brown:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
R. Carty to second.
C John Orsino:
SINGLES to short left-center.
R. Carty to third.
L. Brown to second.
Carty tries to score...
Rettenmund throws home...
Carty scores!
L. Brown to third.
J. Orsino to second.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Hit by pitch.
SS Dick Groat:
Lines into double play at second base!
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 1, Minnesota 1
Batting: Minnesota, top of 5th.
Pitching: Charlie Vaughan
P Bill Stafford:
Strikes out looking.
RF Joe Christopher:
SINGLES to center
2B Julio Gotay:
Base on balls.
J. Christopher to second.
CF Leo Posada:
SINGLES down the right field line.
J. Christopher to third.
J. Gotay to second.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Posada out at 2nd base.
J. Christopher scores.
J. Gotay to third.
3B Ron Santo:
Wild pitch.
J. Gotay scores.
M. Rettenmund to second.
Base on balls.
1B Boog Powell:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Oakland 1
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
RF Felipe Alou:
SINGLES to left
P Charlie Vaughan:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
2B Rod Carew:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
F. Alou to second.
F. Alou to third.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to right
F. Alou scores.
R. Carew to second.
Carew tries to advance to third...
Christopher throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
LF Rico Carty:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
R. Carew scores.
T. Francona to second.
3B Larry Brown:
SINGLES down the left field line.
T. Francona to third.
R. Carty to second.
C John Orsino:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 3, Minnesota 3
Batting: Minnesota, top of 6th.
Pitching: Charlie Vaughan
C Thurman Munson:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
SS Bobby Richardson:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
T. Munson scores.
P Bill Stafford:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
RF Joe Christopher:
Lines into double play, 1-3!
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Minnesota 4, Oakland 3
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
SS Dick Groat:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Felipe Alou:
SINGLES to short right-center.
P Charlie Vaughan:
Alou steals second.
Strikes out swinging.
2B Rod Carew:
Lines out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Oakland 3
Batting: Minnesota, top of 7th.
Pitching: Charlie Vaughan
2B Julio Gotay:
Flies out to shallow left field.
CF Leo Posada:
Flies out to center field.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (388 feet)
3B Ron Santo:
SINGLES down the left field line.
1B Boog Powell:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Oakland 3
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to right field.
LF Rico Carty:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Larry Brown:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
C John Orsino:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Oakland 3
Batting: Minnesota, top of 8th.
Pitching: Charlie Vaughan
C Thurman Munson:
Base on balls.
New pitcher: Pete Richert.
SS Bobby Richardson:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
T. Munson to second.
Munson tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
P Bill Stafford:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
B. Richardson to second.
RF Joe Christopher:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Munson tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
2B Julio Gotay:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 6, Oakland 3
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Dick Groat:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Felipe Alou:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
PH Ed Bouchee:
SINGLES down the right field line.
F. Alou to third.
F. Alou scores.
2B Rod Carew:
Base on balls.
E. Bouchee to second.
1B Tito Francona:
Base on balls.
E. Bouchee to third.
R. Carew to second.
LF Rico Carty:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 6, Oakland 4
Batting: Minnesota, top of 9th.
Pitching: Pete Richert
New pitcher: Bill Dailey.
CF Leo Posada:
New 1B: Ed Bouchee.
SINGLES to right
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Ron Santo:
Base on balls.
L. Posada to second.
1B Boog Powell:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (394 feet)
New pitcher: Dave Vineyard.
C Thurman Munson:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
SS Bobby Richardson:
Base on balls.
T. Munson to second.
PH Ed Bailey:
Base on balls.
T. Munson to third.
B. Richardson to second.
RF Joe Christopher:
Flies out to short left field.
2B Julio Gotay:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 9, Oakland 4
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
New pitcher: Cecil Upshaw.
3B Larry Brown:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C John Orsino:
Base on balls.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Orsino out at 2nd base.
SS Dick Groat:
Strikes out looking.
Game over. Score: Minnesota 9, Oakland 4
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