August 16, 1969 · 3:33 AM GMT-4
W: Darold KnowlesL: Jim Kaat
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
 TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 6 | 10 | 1 |
1B1-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterFHFrank Howard1B1-3H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RP3.2IP2 ER · 0 K · WP8.0IP6 ER · 4 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead MIN by 2 · TEX by 1 · 3 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BA Orioles | 109 | 53 | .673 | — |
| 2MITwins | 97 | 65 | .599 | 12.0 |
3DE Tigers | 90 | 72 | .556 | 19.0 |
4OA Athletics | 88 | 74 | .543 | 21.0 |
5BO Red Sox | 87 | 75 | .537 | 22.0 |
| 6TERangers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 23.0 |
7NY Yankees | 80 | 81 | .497 | 28.5 |
8LA Angels | 71 | 91 | .439 | 38.0 |
9KC Royals | 69 | 93 | .426 | 40.0 |
10CW White Sox | 68 | 94 | .420 | 41.0 |
11MI Brewers | 64 | 98 | .396 | 45.0 |
12CL Guardians | 62 | 99 | .385 | 46.5 |
2B: Tovar, Uhlaender, Kaat
HR: Reese, Nettles
RBI: Killebrew, Reese 2, Nettles, Renick
LOB: 12
2B: Cullen
3B: Stroud
HR: Howard
RBI: Howard 3, Stroud 2, Casanova
LOB: 13
Top 1 · MIN batting
Bottom 1 · TEX batting
The Rangers edged the Twins 6-5 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.
Darold Knowles got the win and Jim Kaat took the loss. Frank Howard went 1-for-3 for the Rangers, while Rich Reese went 1-for-4 for the Twins.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
