Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
May 3, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1969 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, California Angels 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick rf 4 1 1 1
Piniella lf 3 0 0 0
Foy 3b 4 0 1 0
Harrison 1b 4 1 1 0
Oliver cf 3 0 1 0
Schaal 2b 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 3 1
Hedlund p 2 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Wickersham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo rf 5 1 0 0
Fregosi ss 3 0 1 0
Johnstone cf 4 0 3 1
Reichardt lf 4 1 2 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Satriano 1b,c 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 2 0
Egan c 2 0 0 0
  Voss ph,1b 1 0 0 1
  Amaro 1b 0 0 0 0
Knoop 2b 4 1 1 1
McGlothlin p 2 0 0 0
  Repoz ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Kansas City 001 000 001282
California 000 001 11x3100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hedlund   6.0 6 1 0 1 4
  Wickersham  L (1-1) 2.0 4 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
3
2
2
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothlin  W (2-2) 7.0 5 1 1 2 5
  Wilhelm  SV (4) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
5

  E–Foy (6), Schaal (2).  DP–California 1.  2B–California Rodriguez (6,off Hedlund); Johnstone (5,off Hedlund).  HR–Kansas City Kirkpatrick (1,3rd inning off McGlothlin 0 on, 1 out), California Knoop (1,8th inning off Wickersham 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Voss (1,off Hedlund).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:21.  A–8,484.
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