Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
July 30, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1969 at Municipal Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 4, Kansas City Royals 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 3 0 1 2
Blair cf 3 0 0 0
Robinson F. rf 4 1 1 1
Powell 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 1 1 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 2 0
Hendricks c 3 0 1 1
Belanger ss 4 1 1 0
McNally p 3 1 1 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 1 0
Foy 1b 4 1 2 0
Piniella lf 3 1 0 0
Martinez c 4 0 3 1
Adair 2b 3 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
Oliver rf 4 0 1 0
Keough cf 4 0 2 0
Nelson p 2 0 1 0
  Rios 2b 1 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 2 11 1
Baltimore 000 101 200481
Kansas City 200 000 0002111
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  W (15-0) 8.0 9 2 2 1 7
  Watt  SV (11) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  L (6-10) 6.2 7 4 4 2 2
  Drabowsky   2.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
3

  E–Belanger (17), Martinez (3).  DP–Baltimore 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Baltimore Buford (25,off Nelson), Kansas City Martinez (4,off McNally); Foy (13,off McNally).  HR–Baltimore F Robinson (26,6th inning off Nelson 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Hendricks (3,off Nelson).  SB–Belanger (9,2nd base off Nelson/Martinez); Buford (8,2nd base off Nelson/Martinez); Foy 2 (27,2nd base off McNally/Hendricks,3rd base off McNally/Hendricks).  CS–Johnson (4,2nd base by Nelson/Martinez); Keough (2,2nd base by McNally/Hendricks).  WP–McNally (3).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:06.  A–13,648.
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