Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
April 13, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 13, 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 4, Oakland Athletics 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly cf 4 0 1 0
Hernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Keough rf 5 1 1 0
Foy 3b 3 0 1 0
Fiore 1b 3 2 1 1
Spriggs lf 3 1 1 0
Adair 2b 3 0 1 1
Rodriguez c 2 0 0 1
Butler p 1 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0
Hershberger lf,cf 3 0 1 0
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Bando 3b 3 1 1 1
Cater 1b,lf 3 0 0 0
Green 2b 4 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 3 0 0 0
Nossek cf 2 0 0 0
  Donaldson ph 1 0 0 0
  Krausse p 0 0 0 0
  Kubiak ph 1 0 0 0
Odom p 1 0 0 0
  Webster ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Kansas City 020 001 010470
Oakland 000 100 000142
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Butler  W (1-0) 5.2 2 1 1 4 3
  Drabowsky  SV (1) 3.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
4
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Odom  L (1-1) 7.0 4 3 1 4 5
  Krausse   2.0 3 1 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
1
6
5

  E–Campaneris (2), Bando (1).  DP–Oakland 2.  PB–Pagliaroni (1).  HR–Kansas City Fiore (1,2nd inning off Odom 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Bando (1,4th inning off Butler 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Rodriguez (1,off Odom); Butler (1,off Odom); Odom (1,off Butler).  HBP–Rodriguez (1,by Odom).  CS–Foy (1,2nd base by Odom/Pagliaroni).  WP–Odom (2).  HBP–Odom (1,Rodriguez).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Jake O'Donnell.  T–2:18.
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