Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
May 2, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1969 at Anaheim Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 3, California Angels 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Keough cf 3 1 0 0
Piniella lf 4 1 1 1
Foy 3b 3 1 0 0
Harrison 1b 4 0 0 0
Oliver rf 3 0 1 1
Schaal 2b 3 0 1 1
Campanis c 3 0 0 0
Drago p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 3 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo rf 4 0 0 0
Fregosi ss 3 0 0 0
Johnstone cf 4 0 0 0
Reichardt lf 4 2 3 0
Voss 1b 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 2 0 0 1
Egan c 2 0 1 0
  Repoz ph 0 0 0 1
  Satriano c 1 0 0 0
Knoop 2b 3 0 0 0
Messersmith p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Kansas City 000 300 000331
California 010 000 100250
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  W (1-0) 9.0 5 2 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  L (0-2) 8.0 3 3 3 1 9
  Wilhelm   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
3
3
1
9

  E–Schaal (1).  2B–Kansas City Piniella (6,off Messersmith).  HBP–Keough (1,by Messersmith).  SH–Rodriguez (1,off Drago).  SF–Rodriguez (1,off Drago); Repoz (1,off Drago).  HBP–Messersmith (1,Keough).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:29.  A–9,357.
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