California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
July 3, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1969 at Municipal Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 4, Kansas City Royals 3

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 0 0 0
Johnstone cf 4 1 3 0
Fregosi ss 4 1 1 2
Reichardt lf 4 1 1 0
Voss rf 3 0 2 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 4 1 1 0
Azcue c 4 0 1 0
  Egan c 0 0 0 0
Messersmith p 3 0 2 0
  Tatum p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Foy 3b 5 0 0 0
Kelly rf 4 1 1 0
Fiore 1b 3 0 0 0
Oliver cf 3 1 1 0
Martinez c 4 1 1 0
Piniella lf 4 0 3 1
Adair 2b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 0 0 0 0
Bunker p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
  Harrison ph 0 0 0 1
Totals 33 3 6 2
California 200 100 1004110
Kansas City 000 200 001360
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  W (5-6) 8.0 5 3 3 2 9
  Tatum  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
10
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bunker  L (4-5) 7.0 9 4 4 1 7
  Drabowsky   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
7

  E–None.  2B–California Reichardt (7,off Bunker); Johnstone (12,off Bunker), Kansas City Oliver (5,off Messersmith).  HR–California Fregosi (6,1st inning off Bunker 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Messersmith (3,off Bunker).  IBB–Voss (1,by Bunker).  HBP–Kirkpatrick (2,by K Tatum).  CS–Voss (2,2nd base by Bunker/Martinez).  WP–Messersmith (7), Bunker (3).  HBP–K Tatum (3,Kirkpatrick).  IBB–Bunker (2,Voss).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:17.  A–3,454.
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