Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Pilots
June 20, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1969 at Sick's Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Seattle Pilots and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, Seattle Pilots 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 1 1 1
Rios 2b 4 1 2 1
Kelly cf 4 0 1 1
  Oliver pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Foy 3b 4 1 1 1
Kirkpatrick rf 4 1 2 2
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Harrison 1b 4 0 0 0
Paepke c 4 1 1 0
Bunker p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 9 6
Seattle Pilots ab   r   h rbi
Harper cf 4 1 1 2
Hegan rf 3 0 0 0
Davis lf 4 0 2 0
Mincher 1b 2 0 0 0
Ranew c 3 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
  Whitaker ph 1 0 0 0
Kennedy 3b,ss 4 0 0 0
Donaldson 2b 4 0 0 0
Oyler ss 0 0 0 0
  Gil ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Gelnar p 2 0 0 0
  McNertney c 1 1 1 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Kansas City 003 002 010691
Seattle 000 000 020241
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bunker  W (3-3) 9.0 4 2 2 3 6
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
6
  Seattle Pilots IP H R ER BB SO
Gelnar  L (1-1) 6.0 6 5 3 0 3
  Bouton   3.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
4
0
3

  E–Bunker (1), Harper (12).  DP–Kansas City 2, Seattle 1.  2B–Kansas City Paepke (1,off Gelnar).  3B–Kansas City Rios (1,off Gelnar).  HR–Kansas City Foy (4,6th inning off Gelnar 0 on, 1 out); Kirkpatrick (4,6th inning off Gelnar 0 on, 1 out), Seattle Harper (5,8th inning off Bunker 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Mincher (5,by Bunker).  SB–Davis (9,3rd base off Bunker/Paepke); Mincher (7,2nd base off Bunker/Paepke).  HBP–Bunker (2,Mincher).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:14.  A–18,413.
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