Kansas City Royals vs Washington Senators
May 23, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1969 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 4, Washington Senators 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 5 0 1 0
Kelly cf 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 2 4 0
  Keough pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Foy 3b 3 0 2 2
Harrison 1b 3 0 1 1
Adair 2b 3 0 0 0
Oliver rf,lf 3 1 2 0
Campanis c 2 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph,c 2 0 1 0
Butler p 2 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Fiore ph 1 0 1 0
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Wickersham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 12 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Brinkman ss 3 2 1 0
Cullen 2b 3 1 0 0
Howard 1b 3 0 0 0
Allen rf,lf 4 0 2 2
Alyea lf 4 0 1 1
  Stroud rf 0 0 0 0
Billings 3b 4 0 1 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
Unser cf 4 0 0 0
Casanova c 3 0 0 0
Moore p 2 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  McMullen 3b 0 0 0 0
  Epstein ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Kansas City 100 100 0114120
Washington 101 010 000350
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Butler   5.2 5 3 3 6 4
  Burgmeier   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Drabowsky  W (4-3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Wickersham  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
6
8
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Moore   6.0 8 2 2 2 1
  Coleman   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Higgins  L (3-5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, Washington 2.  2B–Kansas City Foy (6,off Moore); Hernandez (3,off Moore), Washington Brinkman (6,off Butler).  3B–Kansas City Piniella (3,off Coleman).  SF–Harrison (1,off Moore); Foy (3,off Coleman).  HBP–Casanova (2,by Butler).  CS–Kirkpatrick (2,3rd base by Higgins/Casanova).  SB–H Allen (5,2nd base off Butler/Campanis).  WP–Higgins (3).  HBP–Butler (1,Casanova).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:27.  A–7,068.
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