Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
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 Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 3, Washington Senators 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Alvis 3b 5 0 1 0
Brown 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
  Peterson ph 1 0 0 0
Harrelson rf 4 0 0 0
Sims c 3 2 2 1
Horton 1b 4 1 2 0
Snyder cf 2 0 1 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Maye ph 1 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Pizarro p 0 0 0 0
Scheinblum lf 4 0 2 2
Heidemann ss 2 0 0 0
  Hinton ph 1 0 0 0
  Fuller 2b 0 0 0 0
Williams p 1 0 0 0
  Cardenal cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 3 0 1 1
Brinkman ss 3 0 1 1
Howard lf,1b 4 1 1 1
Epstein 1b 3 1 2 1
  Stroud pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Allen H. rf,lf 4 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 4 0 0 0
Allen B. 2b 2 1 0 0
  Cullen ph,2b 0 0 0 0
French c 2 1 1 0
  Alyea ph 0 0 0 0
  Casanova c 0 0 0 0
Coleman p 2 0 0 0
  Higgins p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 4
Cleveland 000 102 000390
Washington 001 002 10x462
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Williams   5.1 2 2 2 3 2
  Hamilton  L (0-2) 1.2 3 2 2 1 1
  Pina   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Pizarro   0.1 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
6
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman   5.1 7 3 3 1 4
  Higgins  W (1-1) 3.2 2 0 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
9

  E–Epstein (2), B Allen (4).  DP–Washington 2.  2B–Cleveland Cardenal (3,off Higgins).  HR–Cleveland Sims (5,4th inning off Coleman 0 on, 1 out), Washington Howard (10,6th inning off Williams 0 on, 1 out); Epstein (4,6th inning off Hamilton 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Williams (1,off Coleman).  HBP–Heidemann (1,by Coleman).  SF–Unser (2,off Williams).  IBB–Cullen (1,by Pizarro); Alyea (3,by Pizarro).  CS–Horton (1,2nd base by Coleman/French).  SB–Stroud (3,2nd base off Pina/Sims).  HBP–Coleman (2,Heidemann).  IBB–Pizarro 2 (4,Cullen,Alyea).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Cal Drummond.  T–2:35.  A–24,411.
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