Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
June 16, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1969 at Municipal Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 7, Kansas City Royals 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 6 1 3 0
Rudi lf 4 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
  Lachemann p 0 0 0 0
  Hershberger ph 0 0 0 0
  Lewis pr 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Krausse p 0 0 0 0
Jackson rf 6 1 1 1
Bando 3b 6 3 3 0
Cater 1b 6 1 4 2
Green 2b 6 1 2 3
Monday cf 5 0 1 0
Haney c 3 0 0 0
  Reynolds lf 2 0 0 0
Hunter p 2 0 0 0
  Roland p 1 0 0 0
  Roof c 1 0 0 0
Totals 49 7 14 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 3 1 1 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0
  Rios ss 2 0 0 0
Kelly cf 4 2 2 0
Foy 3b 5 0 3 2
Fiore 1b 5 0 1 1
Piniella lf 6 0 1 0
Adair 2b 5 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 1 0 0
Oliver rf 5 1 1 2
Butler p 1 0 0 0
  Paepke ph 1 0 0 0
  Hedlund p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 1 0 0 0
  Wickersham p 0 0 0 0
  Harrison ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 45 5 9 5
Oakland 201 001 000 000 37140
Kansas City 000 003 001 000 1594
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter   5.2 4 3 2 2 4
  Roland   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Fingers   1.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Lachemann  W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Lindblad   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Krausse  SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
13.0
9
5
4
5
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Butler   6.0 8 4 2 0 4
  Hedlund   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Drabowsky   4.0 2 0 0 2 0
  Wickersham  L (2-3) 1.0 3 3 2 0 1
Totals
13.0
14
7
4
3
7

  E–Hernandez (12), Fiore 2 (6), Wickersham (1).  DP–Oakland 2, Kansas City 2.  PB–Haney (4).  2B–Oakland Monday (8,off Butler); Green (6,off Wickersham), Kansas City Foy (10,off Fingers).  HR–Oakland Jackson (24,3rd inning off Butler 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City Oliver (5,6th inning off Hunter 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Roof (2,off Drabowsky).  SB–Campaneris (28,2nd base off Drabowsky/Rodriguez); Kelly (18,2nd base off Lachemann/Roof).  CS–Kelly (5,2nd base by Hunter/Haney); Foy (6,2nd base by Roland/Haney).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–3:37.
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