Washington Senators vs Seattle Pilots
July 31, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1969 at Sick's Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Seattle Pilots and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 7, Seattle Pilots 6

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 5 1 1 1
Maye rf 4 1 1 1
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 1 0 0 0
Howard lf 5 2 3 2
  Allen H. lf 0 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 4 0 2 0
Allen B. 2b 3 0 0 0
  Alyea ph 1 0 0 0
  Cullen 2b 0 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 3 1 2 1
Versalles 3b 4 0 0 0
Casanova c 4 1 2 0
Shellenback p 2 0 0 0
  Stroud ph,rf 2 1 1 1
Totals 38 7 12 6
Seattle Pilots ab   r   h rbi
Harper rf 4 0 1 1
Clark 3b,ss 3 1 0 0
Comer cf 4 1 2 1
Davis lf 5 1 1 1
Goossen 1b 4 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 5 1 1 1
Donaldson 2b 3 1 2 0
  McNertney ph 1 0 1 2
Lund ss 1 0 1 0
  Ranew ph 0 1 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
  Hegan ph 0 0 0 0
  Pattin pr 0 0 0 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
  Gelnar ph 1 0 0 0
Talbot p 2 0 0 0
  O'Donoghue p 0 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
  Oyler ss 0 0 0 0
  Mincher ph 0 0 0 0
  Gil ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Washington 100 000 5017120
Seattle 000 100 203691
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Shellenback  W (4-5) 6.0 3 1 1 4 4
  Higgins   1.2 3 2 2 2 0
  Knowles  SV (6) 1.1 3 3 3 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
8
5
  Seattle Pilots IP H R ER BB SO
Talbot  L (5-4) 6.1 7 4 4 2 1
  O'Donoghue   0.0 2 2 1 0 0
  Bouton   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Locker   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Barber   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
2
5

  E–Clark (2).  DP–Seattle 1.  PB–Pagliaroni (3).  2B–Washington Epstein (15,off Talbot), Seattle Davis (23,off Knowles).  HR–Washington Howard (35,9th inning off Barber 0 on, 2 out), Seattle Pagliaroni (4,4th inning off Shellenback 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Epstein (8,by Barber); Clark (1,by Higgins).  SB–Brinkman (2,2nd base off Locker/Pagliaroni).  HBP–Higgins (2,Clark); Barber (1,Epstein).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Emmett Ashford.  T–2:53.  A–9,699.
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