Seattle Pilots vs Kansas City Royals
July 4, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1969 at Municipal 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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Seattle Pilots 2, Kansas City Royals 13

Seattle Pilots ab   r   h rbi
Harper cf 4 0 0 0
Hegan rf 3 1 0 0
Davis lf 3 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 3 1 1 1
Rollins 3b 3 0 0 0
McNertney c 4 0 1 1
Donaldson 2b 3 0 1 0
  Lund ss 0 0 0 0
Gil ss,2b 3 0 1 0
Talbot p 3 0 0 0
  O'Donoghue p 0 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Foy 3b 4 2 1 2
Kelly rf 5 1 2 1
Fiore 1b 5 2 2 2
Oliver cf 4 3 2 4
Piniella lf 5 1 2 2
Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0
Adair 2b 3 0 2 2
  Rios 2b 1 1 1 0
Hernandez ss 4 1 1 0
Nelson p 2 2 0 0
Totals 36 13 13 13
Seattle 101 000 000240
Kansas City 020 000 65x13130
  Seattle Pilots IP H R ER BB SO
Talbot  L (3-3) 6.2 8 6 6 0 3
  O'Donoghue   0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Bouton   1.1 4 5 5 2 1
Totals
8.0
13
13
13
3
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  W (5-7) 9.0 4 2 2 3 7
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Foy (12,off Talbot); Kelly (12,off Talbot); Piniella (15,off Bouton); Rios (3,off Bouton).  HR–Seattle Mincher (11,3rd inning off Nelson 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City Oliver (9,8th inning off Bouton 3 on, 2 out).  HBP–Rollins (5,by Nelson); Rodriguez (6,by Talbot).  SH–Nelson (5,off Talbot).  SB–Kelly (25,2nd base off Talbot/McNertney).  HBP–Talbot (3,Rodriguez); Nelson (6,Rollins).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Jim Odom, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:14.
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