Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Senators
April 20, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1969 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 2, Washington Senators 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 3 0 1 0
  Rettenmund lf 0 0 0 0
Blair cf 5 0 0 0
Robinson F. rf 4 0 0 0
Powell 1b 4 0 1 0
Robinson B. 3b 3 0 0 0
  Salmon pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Hendricks c 3 1 0 0
Johnson 2b 2 0 1 0
Belanger ss 3 0 3 2
McNally p 2 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 5 0 1 0
Brinkman ss 5 0 0 0
Howard 1b 3 1 2 1
  Holman pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Allen rf,lf 4 0 2 0
McMullen 3b 4 0 1 0
Alyea lf 3 0 0 0
  Stroud rf 0 0 0 0
  Billings ph 0 0 0 0
Cullen 2b 4 0 1 0
Casanova c 4 0 0 0
Hannan p 3 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Epstein ph 1 0 1 0
  Miles pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 8 1
Baltimore 000 000 002261
Washington 000 100 000181
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  W (2-0) 8.0 7 1 1 2 4
  Hall   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Richert   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Watt  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Hannan  L (1-1) 8.0 5 2 2 5 5
  Coleman   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
6
6

  E–Salmon (1), Unser (1).  DP–Washington 1.  2B–Baltimore Johnson (6,off Hannan); Powell (1,off Hannan); Buford (4,off Hannan).  HR–Washington Howard (6,4th inning off McNally 0 on, 1 out).  SH–McNally 2 (2,off Hannan 2); Johnson (1,off Coleman).  IBB–Buford (2,by Coleman).  IBB–Coleman (2,Buford).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Bill Kinnamon, 3B–Emmett Ashford.  T–2:52.
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