Kansas City Royals vs Washington Senators
August 12, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1969 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, Washington Senators 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 1 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0
Fiore 1b 4 1 2 0
Foy cf 5 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick lf 2 3 2 1
Adair 2b 5 1 2 1
Rodriguez c 3 1 2 2
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 4 0 2 1
Bunker p 2 0 1 1
  Martinez c 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 12 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 5 0 0 0
Maye rf 3 1 2 1
Howard lf 4 1 1 0
Epstein 1b 3 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 4 0 0 0
Allen B. 2b 3 1 2 1
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0
French c 3 0 0 0
Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Stroud ph 1 0 1 1
  Hannan p 0 0 0 0
  Allen H. ph 1 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Humphreys p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Versalles ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Kansas City 031 010 1006121
Washington 200 100 000362
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bunker  W (7-9) 6.1 6 3 3 5 3
  Drabowsky  SV (11) 2.2 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
7
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  L (9-9) 4.0 6 4 2 2 3
  Hannan   2.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Baldwin   1.0 2 1 1 2 2
  Humphreys   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Moore   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
7
6

  E–Kelly (3), B Allen (14), Coleman (2).  DP–Kansas City 1, Washington 3.  2B–Kansas City Fiore (10,off Baldwin), Washington B Allen (12,off Bunker).  HR–Kansas City Kirkpatrick (6,5th inning off Hannan 0 on, 2 out), Washington Maye (5,1st inning off Bunker 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Bunker (6,off Hannan); Coleman (4,off Bunker).  IBB–Kelly (2,by Hannan); Kirkpatrick (4,by Baldwin).  CS–Adair (3,2nd base by Baldwin/French); Kelly (10,2nd base by Humphreys/French).  IBB–Hannan (2,Kelly); Baldwin (2,Kirkpatrick).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Emmett Ashford.  T–2:38.  A–15,768.
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