Chicago White Sox vs Washington Senators
May 31, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1969 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 5, Washington Senators 7

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Williams rf 5 0 2 0
Aparicio ss 5 2 1 0
May lf 4 1 1 0
Ward 1b 3 1 1 1
  Berry cf 0 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph 0 0 0 0
  Bradford ph,cf 1 0 0 1
Melton 3b 3 1 2 0
Herrmann c 3 0 2 1
  Josephson ph,c 1 0 1 1
Knoop 2b 4 0 0 0
McCraw cf,1b 4 0 0 0
John p 3 0 0 0
  Osinski p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Held ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 4
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0
Allen H. cf,lf 4 1 2 0
Howard 1b 4 0 0 0
Alyea rf 3 0 1 1
  Unser cf 0 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 3 2 2 0
Billings lf 2 1 0 0
  Stroud ph,rf 0 1 0 0
Cullen 2b 2 1 1 0
  Epstein ph 0 0 0 0
  Allen B. 2b 0 0 0 0
Casanova c 3 1 3 5
Coleman p 3 0 1 1
  Knowles p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 10 7
Chicago 000 012 0205100
Washington 000 021 22x7103
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
John  L (3-3) 7.2 9 7 7 3 5
  Osinski   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wood   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
4
6
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman   7.0 8 5 5 1 4
  Knowles  W (2-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
5

  E–Brinkman (9), Howard (6), Alyea (2).  DP–Chicago 2, Washington 1.  2B–Chicago Ward (3,off Coleman), Washington McMullen 2 (9,off John 2).  HR–Washington Casanova (3,7th inning off John 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Cullen (2,off John).  SF–Casanova (4,off John); Alyea (1,off John).  IBB–Stroud (1,by John).  SB–McMullen (1,2nd base off John/Herrmann); H Allen (7,2nd base off John/Herrmann).  WP–John (5), Wood (2).  IBB–John (3,Stroud).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:38.  A–6,604.
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