Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
April 12, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1969 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 9, Oakland Athletics 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly cf 3 2 1 2
Hernandez ss 4 0 1 2
Keough rf 5 1 3 1
Foy 3b 4 1 0 0
Fiore 1b 2 2 0 0
Piniella lf 2 0 0 1
  Spriggs pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Campanis c 5 1 2 2
Rios 2b 5 1 2 1
Jones p 3 0 0 0
  Wickersham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 9 9
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 0 0 0
Jackson rf 5 0 1 0
Hershberger lf 4 0 1 0
Bando 3b 3 0 1 0
Cater 1b 4 1 1 0
Green 2b 4 1 3 1
Nossek cf 4 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 4 1 2 1
Dobson p 1 0 0 0
  Roland p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Donaldson ph 0 0 0 0
  Wyatt p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  Sprague p 0 0 0 0
  Kubiak ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 36 3 10 3
Kansas City 002 140 200991
Oakland 001 000 0023101
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (1-0) 8.1 10 3 3 2 2
  Wickersham  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
2
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (0-1) 4.1 5 4 4 3 5
  Roland   0.0 1 3 3 2 0
  Fingers   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Wyatt   2.0 2 2 2 2 2
  Sprague   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
9
9
8
9

  E–Hernandez (2), Hershberger (1).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Keough 2 (2,off Dobson,off Roland); Campanis (1,off Dobson); Kelly (1,off Wyatt), Oakland Green (2,off Jones); Kubiak (1,off Jones).  3B–Oakland Cater (1,off Jones).  HR–Oakland Pagliaroni (1,3rd inning off Jones 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hernandez (1,off Dobson).  HBP–Piniella (1,by Wyatt).  IBB–Foy (2,by Roland).  SB–Kelly (1,2nd base off Dobson/Pagliaroni); Rios (1,3rd base off Dobson/Pagliaroni); Fiore (1,2nd base off Wyatt/Pagliaroni); Jackson (1,2nd base off Jones/Campanis).  WP–Wyatt (1).  HBP–Wyatt (1,Piniella).  IBB–Roland (1,Foy).  U-HP–Jake O'Donnell, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:47.  A–4,204.
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