Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
May 4, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 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 15, California Angels 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 5 2 1 0
Kirkpatrick rf 6 2 3 2
Piniella lf 5 1 2 3
Foy 3b 4 2 2 3
Harrison 1b 4 2 1 0
Oliver cf 6 2 6 3
Schaal 2b 3 2 1 0
  Rios ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 5 1 1 1
Nelson p 5 1 2 1
Totals 44 15 19 13
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Voss rf 4 1 1 0
Fregosi ss 3 0 0 0
Johnstone cf 2 0 0 1
Reichardt lf 3 0 0 0
  Brunet p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 1 0
Satriano 1b 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 0
Egan c 3 0 1 0
Knoop 2b 2 0 0 0
Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 1 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Repoz ph 1 0 0 0
  Ortega p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 4 1
Kansas City 020 052 60015190
California 100 000 000142
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  W (2-2) 9.0 4 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  L (0-1) 1.1 3 2 2 3 1
  Fisher   3.0 6 4 4 0 0
  Borbon   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Ortega   1.1 4 7 4 3 2
  Brunet   1.2 4 1 1 2 0
  Murphy   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
19
15
12
8
5

  E–Egan (3), Knoop (2).  PB–Egan (2).  2B–Kansas City Piniella (7,off Wright); Oliver (1,off Fisher), California Voss (1,off Nelson).  HR–Kansas City Foy (2,5th inning off Fisher 1 on, 1 out); Oliver (3,5th inning off Borbon 1 on, 1 out); Piniella (3,6th inning off Ortega 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Piniella (3,off Fisher); Johnstone (1,off Nelson).  SH–Fregosi (3,off Nelson).  HBP–Johnstone (3,by Nelson).  SB–Hernandez (4,2nd base off Ortega/Egan).  CS–Piniella (2,Home by Wright/Egan); Knoop (3,2nd base by Nelson/Rodriguez).  HBP–Nelson (3,Johnstone).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:51.  A–20,843.
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