Game 3:

Monday, October 6, 1969 at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota

Team

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

R

H

E

Baltimore

0

3

0

2

0

1

0

2

3

11

18

0

Minnesota

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

10

2

WP: Jim Palmer (1–0)   LP: Bob Miller (0–1)

Home runs:
BAL: Paul Blair (1)
MIN: None



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The Orioles easily won this game and advanced to the World Series. Paul Blair, the swift center fielder who enjoyed a banner season, whacked five hits and drove in five runs. Left fielder Don Buford contributed four hits after going 0-for-9 in the first two games. Oriole Manager Earl Weaver employed simple strategy to deal with Minnesota's Harmon Killebrew, AL MVP winner that year: Walk him in any dangerous situation. The killer got nothing good to swing at until Game 3 was on ice. Baltimore pitchers walked him five times in the first two games and pitched to him only when he could not wreck them with one swing.

Rod Carew and Tony Oliva were the Twins' other top hitters during 1969. Carew, AL batting champ, was a dud in the playoffs, going 1-for-14. Oliva hit safely in each of the three games, including a homer in the opener, but was guilty of some shoddy fielding in the third game.