Seattle Pilots vs Washington Senators
August 9, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1969 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Seattle Pilots defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Pilots 8, Washington Senators 6

Seattle Pilots ab   r   h rbi
Harper 3b 5 0 1 0
Simpson cf 5 1 1 2
Comer rf 5 1 2 0
Davis lf 4 1 1 0
Goossen 1b 5 1 3 2
Pagliaroni c 4 1 1 0
Donaldson 2b 5 0 3 0
Clark ss 4 1 2 2
Gelnar p 0 0 0 0
  Ranew ph 1 1 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
  Gil ph 1 0 0 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
  Mincher ph 0 1 0 0
  O'Donoghue p 0 0 0 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
  Locker p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 14 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 1 1 0
Maye rf 4 1 1 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Howard lf 4 2 2 2
Epstein 1b 3 0 1 1
McMullen 3b 3 1 0 0
Allen 2b 4 1 1 1
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0
French c 3 0 1 1
  Versalles pr 0 0 0 0
Shellenback p 2 0 0 0
  Hannan p 0 0 0 0
  Stroud ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Totals 32 6 8 5
Seattle 030 002 1208141
Washington 510 000 000681
  Seattle Pilots IP H R ER BB SO
Gelnar   1.0 4 5 4 2 0
  Bouton   2.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Barber   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  O'Donoghue   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Locker  W (5-6) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
4
6
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Shellenback   5.0 8 4 2 3 2
  Hannan   2.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Baldwin  L (2-3) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Knowles   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
8
6
4
4

  E–Clark (4), Epstein (9).  DP–Seattle 1.  2B–Seattle Goossen (1,off Baldwin).  HR–Washington Howard (37,2nd inning off Bouton 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Clark (2,off Knowles).  SF–Epstein (2,off Gelnar).  IBB–Brinkman (2,by Gelnar).  SB–Harper (50,2nd base off Shellenback/French); Unser (7,2nd base off Barber/Pagliaroni).  CS–Epstein (4,2nd base by Barber/Pagliaroni).  WP–Hannan 2 (10).  IBB–Gelnar (4,Brinkman).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–Emmett Ashford, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–2:33.  A–8,482.
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