Washington Senators vs Kansas City Royals
June 3, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1969 at Municipal 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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Washington Senators 3, Kansas City Royals 5

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 1 1 1
Stroud rf 2 1 0 0
Howard lf 3 0 1 1
Epstein 1b 4 0 1 1
McMullen 3b 4 0 0 0
Allen B. 2b 4 0 1 0
Brinkman ss 4 0 1 0
Casanova c 3 0 0 0
  Allen H. ph 1 0 0 0
Hannan p 2 1 1 0
  Shellenback p 0 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Holman ph 1 0 0 0
  Humphreys p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Rios 2b 3 1 1 0
Kelly cf 4 0 1 0
Foy 3b 3 1 2 2
Kirkpatrick rf 2 2 1 1
Piniella lf 3 0 1 2
Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0
Paepke c 3 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 3 1 0 0
Bunker p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 6 5
Washington 002 000 010360
Kansas City 000 140 00x560
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Hannan  L (2-4) 4.2 4 4 4 4 2
  Shellenback   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Baldwin   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Humphreys   2.0 1 0 0 2 3
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
7
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bunker  W (2-2) 9.0 6 3 3 3 10
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
10

  E–None.  PB–Casanova (4); Paepke (1).  2B–Kansas City Piniella (10,off Baldwin); Foy (9,off Humphreys).  HR–Washington Unser (1,8th inning off Bunker 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Kirkpatrick (3,4th inning off Hannan 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Bunker (2,off Hannan).  IBB–Kirkpatrick (3,by Humphreys).  SB–Stroud (5,2nd base off Bunker/Paepke).  CS–Kelly (1,2nd base by Hannan/Casanova).  IBB–Humphreys (1,Kirkpatrick).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:14.  A–9,274.
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