Washington Senators vs Kansas City Royals
June 2, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1969 at Municipal Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 7, Kansas City Royals 6

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 5 0 2 0
Stroud rf 4 1 0 0
Howard lf 5 4 3 0
  Allen H. lf 0 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 3 2 1 1
McMullen 3b 4 0 2 2
Allen B. 2b 3 0 1 3
Brinkman ss 5 0 0 0
Casanova c 4 0 1 0
Bertaina p 1 0 0 0
  Cox p 3 0 0 0
  Shellenback p 0 0 0 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 10 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Rios ss 5 2 3 2
  Burgmeier pr 0 1 0 0
Kelly rf 4 1 2 0
Fiore cf 4 0 1 1
Foy 2b 2 0 1 1
Piniella lf 4 0 0 1
Harrison 1b 5 0 1 0
Oliver 3b 3 0 1 0
Paepke c 3 1 0 0
Nelson p 1 0 0 0
  Rooker p 1 0 0 0
  Spriggs ph 0 0 0 0
  Morehead p 0 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 6 10 5
Washington 203 010 1007100
Kansas City 130 000 0026102
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Bertaina   1.2 4 4 4 3 2
  Cox  W (3-1) 6.1 6 2 2 2 3
  Shellenback   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Higgins  SV (10) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
7
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  L (3-4) 3.2 6 5 3 2 3
  Rooker   2.1 3 1 1 0 2
  Morehead   3.0 1 1 0 4 3
Totals
9.0
10
7
4
6
8

  E–Rios (3), Oliver (4).  DP–Washington 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Washington Epstein (7,off Nelson), Kansas City Kirkpatrick (5,off Cox); Rios (1,off Cox).  3B–Washington B Allen (3,off Nelson); Howard (1,off Rooker); McMullen (2,off Rooker).  HR–Kansas City Rios (1,1st inning off Bertaina 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Oliver (2,off Cox).  SF–Piniella (4,off Higgins).  SB–Kelly (13,3rd base off Bertaina/Casanova); Foy (16,2nd base off Bertaina/Casanova).  WP–Bertaina (2).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:41.  A–8,697.
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