Cleveland Indians vs Seattle Pilots
June 4, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1969 at Sick's Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Seattle Pilots and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 10, Seattle Pilots 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal cf 3 2 1 0
Brown ss 4 2 0 0
Harrelson lf 4 1 2 2
Maye rf 5 1 2 3
Horton 1b 5 0 1 2
Klimchock 2b 4 1 2 0
  Fuller 2b 1 1 1 1
Alvis 3b 5 0 1 1
Fosse c 5 1 1 0
McDowell p 3 1 3 0
  Williams p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 14 9
Seattle Pilots ab   r   h rbi
Harper 2b 3 1 0 0
Simpson cf 5 0 2 1
Davis lf 4 0 0 1
Comer rf 3 1 1 0
Mincher 1b 4 0 1 1
Rollins 3b 4 0 1 0
Haney c 3 0 0 0
  Ranew ph,c 1 0 0 0
Kennedy ss 3 2 1 0
Marshall p 0 0 0 0
  Talbot p 0 0 0 0
  Gelnar p 0 0 0 0
  Gil ph 1 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
  O'Donoghue p 1 0 0 0
  Whitaker ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 3
Cleveland 005 003 10110144
Seattle 000 120 100463
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell  W (5-6) 6.1 4 4 2 4 10
  Williams  SV (3) 2.2 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
6
4
2
6
13
  Seattle Pilots IP H R ER BB SO
Marshall  L (3-7) 2.1 3 3 3 2 2
  Talbot   0.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Gelnar   2.2 2 0 0 0 3
  Bouton   1.1 5 4 2 1 1
  O'Donoghue   2.2 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
14
10
8
4
9

  E–Brown 2 (11), Fosse 2 (4), Harper (6), Comer (4), Haney (5).  DP–Cleveland 2, Seattle 2.  2B–Cleveland Maye 2 (3,off Talbot,off Gelnar); Fosse (3,off Bouton); Klimchock (2,off Bouton), Seattle Simpson (4,off McDowell); Comer (4,off McDowell).  SH–McDowell (3,off Bouton).  SF–Davis (3,off Williams).  SB–Brown (4,2nd base off Bouton/Haney); Comer (8,2nd base off McDowell/Fosse); Kennedy (1,2nd base off McDowell/Fosse); Harper (29,2nd base off McDowell/Fosse).  WP–McDowell (6), Bouton (5).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Jake O'Donnell, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–3:10.  A–9,540.
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