Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
June 26, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1969 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Kansas City Royals 2, Oakland Athletics 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 5 1 1 1
Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0
Fiore 1b 4 1 1 0
Oliver cf 3 0 1 1
Kirkpatrick lf 4 0 0 0
Rios 2b 4 0 1 0
Foy 3b 4 0 1 0
Hernandez ss 4 0 2 0
Nelson p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 1 1 0
Kubiak 2b 2 1 1 0
Jackson rf 3 1 3 2
Bando 3b 4 0 0 0
Cater 1b 4 0 2 1
Monday cf 4 0 1 0
Reynolds lf 4 0 1 0
Haney c 3 0 0 0
Dobson p 3 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
Kansas City 100 010 000272
Oakland 200 000 10x392
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  L (4-7) 8.0 9 3 3 3 2
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
3
2
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W (9-5) 8.1 7 2 1 2 4
  Fingers  SV (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
2
4

  E–Rios (5), Nelson (4), Campaneris 2 (11).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Kansas City Hernandez (9,off Dobson), Oakland Cater (11,off Nelson).  3B–Kansas City Oliver (3,off Dobson).  HR–Kansas City Kelly (4,5th inning off Dobson 0 on, 1 out), Oakland Jackson (28,1st inning off Nelson 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Nelson (4,off Dobson); Kubiak (2,off Nelson).  SB–Foy (22,2nd base off Dobson/Haney).  CS–Reynolds (2,2nd base by Nelson/Rodriguez).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:16.  A–5,500.
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