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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Seattle Pilots 2, Kansas City Royals 3

Seattle Pilots ab   r   h rbi
Hovley rf 5 1 2 1
Donaldson 2b 5 0 1 0
Comer cf 5 1 2 0
Hegan 1b 3 0 2 0
Gil 3b,ss 4 0 1 1
Ranew lf 4 0 2 0
Pagliaroni c 3 0 0 0
  Harper ph 0 0 0 0
  McNertney c 0 0 0 0
Lund ss 3 0 0 0
  Rollins ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Gelnar p 2 0 0 0
  Mincher ph 1 0 0 0
  Segui p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 3 1 1 1
Fiore 1b 3 1 2 0
Schaal 3b 3 0 1 1
Oliver cf 4 0 1 1
Piniella lf 3 0 3 0
Martinez c 4 0 0 0
Rios 2b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 3 1 1 0
Drago p 2 0 0 0
  O'Riley p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 9 3
Seattle 000 000 0202110
Kansas City 101 000 10x390
  Seattle Pilots IP H R ER BB SO
Gelnar  L (2-3) 6.0 5 2 2 3 1
  Segui   2.0 4 1 1 2 2
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
5
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  W (4-7) 7.1 9 2 2 1 5
  O'Riley  SV (1) 1.2 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Seattle Hegan (8,off Drago), Kansas City Fiore (7,off Gelnar); Piniella (16,off Segui).  HR–Seattle Hovley (1,8th inning off Drago 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Drago (6,off Segui).  SF–Schaal (1,off Gelnar).  IBB–Piniella (2,by Gelnar); Rios (2,by Segui).  CS–Donaldson (1,2nd base by Drago/Martinez).  SB–Kelly (26,2nd base off Gelnar/Pagliaroni).  IBB–Gelnar (1,Piniella); Segui (3,Rios).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:20.  A–12,944.
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