Kansas City Royals vs Washington Senators
May 25, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 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 3, Washington Senators 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 5 0 1 0
Kelly lf 6 1 2 1
Fiore 1b 5 0 2 1
Foy 3b 2 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick rf 3 0 0 0
  Piniella ph 1 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
  Harrison ph 1 0 0 0
  Wickersham p 0 0 0 0
Adair 2b 5 0 0 0
Oliver cf 5 1 2 0
Rodriguez c 5 1 2 1
Nelson p 2 0 1 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor rf 2 0 1 0
  Burgmeier pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 3 11 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 6 1 1 0
Brinkman ss 5 1 2 1
Howard lf 5 0 2 0
Epstein 1b 3 0 0 0
Alyea rf 5 0 1 0
Allen 3b 5 0 0 1
Cullen 2b 5 0 0 0
Casanova c 3 0 1 0
  Stroud ph 0 0 0 0
Hannan p 3 0 0 0
  Shellenback p 1 0 1 0
  Humphreys p 0 0 0 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
  Holman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 2 8 2
Kansas City 001 000 010 0013112
Washington 200 000 000 000280
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson   7.0 7 2 2 3 1
  Drabowsky   3.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Wickersham  W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
12.0
8
2
2
4
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Hannan   7.2 7 2 2 2 5
  Shellenback   2.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Humphreys  L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Cox   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
11
3
3
2
5

  E–Fiore (3), Adair (3).  DP–Kansas City 2, Washington 1.  2B–Kansas City Kelly 2 (6,off Hannan 2); Rodriguez (4,off Humphreys), Washington Howard (6,off Nelson).  3B–Kansas City Oliver (2,off Humphreys).  SH–Foy (2,off Shellenback); Hernandez (2,off Cox).  IBB–Casanova (3,by Nelson); Epstein (3,by Nelson).  SB–Alyea (1,2nd base off Nelson/Rodriguez).  IBB–Nelson 2 (3,Casanova,Epstein).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:53.  A–24,015.
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