Seattle Pilots vs California Angels
April 9, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1969 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Seattle Pilots and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Pilots 3, California Angels 7

Seattle Pilots ab   r   h rbi
Harper 2b 5 0 1 0
Gosger cf 4 0 0 0
Davis lf 3 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 4 2 2 1
Rollins 3b 4 0 1 0
Whitaker rf 3 1 1 0
Haney c 4 0 2 0
Oyler ss 2 0 1 1
  Hegan ph 1 0 0 0
  Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
  Comer ph 1 0 0 0
Marshall p 2 0 1 1
  Brabender p 0 0 0 0
  Ferraro ph 1 0 0 0
  Kennedy ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo rf 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,lf 0 1 0 0
Fregosi ss 5 1 3 0
Johnstone cf 5 1 2 2
Reichardt lf 2 1 1 0
  Voss rf 0 0 0 0
Repoz 1b 3 0 0 0
  Stuart ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 2 2 0
Satriano c 4 0 1 1
Knoop 2b 4 1 3 1
Messersmith p 0 0 0 0
  Chance ph 1 0 1 1
  May pr 0 0 0 0
  Borbon p 1 0 0 0
  Amaro 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 13 5
Seattle 021 000 000394
California 000 140 02x7131
  Seattle Pilots IP H R ER BB SO
Marshall   4.0 7 3 3 3 2
  Brabender  L (0-1) 1.0 3 2 2 1 2
  Morris   2.2 3 2 2 1 1
  Bouton   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
6
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith   4.0 7 3 3 1 2
  Borbon  W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Wilhelm  SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
6

  E–Whitaker 2 (2), Haney 2 (2), Messersmith (1).  DP–Seattle 1.  2B–Seattle Mincher (1,off Messersmith); Rollins (1,off Borbon), California Reichardt (1,off Marshall); Rodriguez (1,off Marshall); Johnstone 2 (2,off Marshall,off Morris).  HR–Seattle Mincher (1,3rd inning off Messersmith 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Amaro (1,off Morris).  IBB–Reichardt (1,by Bouton).  SB–Haney (1,2nd base off Messersmith/Satriano); Knoop (1,2nd base off Morris/Haney); Johnson (1,2nd base off Morris/Haney).  CS–Harper (1,3rd base by Messersmith/Satriano).  WP–Morris (1).  IBB–Bouton (1,Reichardt).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Jake O'Donnell, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:49.  A–5,347.
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