California Angels vs Washington Senators
September 1, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1969 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 8, Washington Senators 7

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 1 2 3
Johnstone cf 5 0 0 0
Fregosi ss 5 0 0 0
Reichardt lf 5 1 2 0
Morton rf 1 1 0 0
  Spencer 1b 2 0 1 0
Cowan 1b,rf 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 5 1 1 3
Rodgers c 4 2 0 0
Geishert p 1 0 0 0
  Kealey p 0 0 0 0
  Repoz ph 0 1 0 0
  Tatum p 2 0 2 0
Totals 38 8 9 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 5 2 2 0
Stroud rf,lf 5 1 1 0
Howard lf,1b 5 1 2 1
Epstein 1b 2 1 1 1
  Maye rf 2 0 1 1
McMullen 3b 5 2 3 4
Allen 2b 4 0 1 0
Cullen ss 4 0 0 0
French c 4 0 1 0
Moore p 1 0 0 0
  Humphreys p 0 0 0 0
  Alyea ph 1 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Brinkman ph 1 0 1 0
  Billings pr 0 0 0 0
  Carlos p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 13 7
California 000 503 000892
Washington 300 030 1007133
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Geishert   4.2 8 6 6 1 4
  Kealey  W (2-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Tatum  SV (15) 4.0 5 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
1
6
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Moore   3.1 2 5 2 2 0
  Humphreys   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Baldwin  L (2-4) 1.0 1 2 2 2 0
  Higgins   1.0 1 1 1 2 1
  Knowles   2.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Carlos   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
8
5
6
3

  E–Reichardt (4), Geishert (1), Unser (8), McMullen (12), Cullen (9).  DP–California 1.  2B–California Rodriguez (17,off Moore); K Tatum (1,off Knowles).  3B–California Alomar (2,off Higgins), Washington Maye (2,off K Tatum).  HR–Washington McMullen 2 (15,1st inning off Geishert 1 on, 2 out,5th inning off Geishert 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Alomar (3,off Carlos).  HBP–Morton (3,by Moore); Cowan (1,by Higgins).  IBB–Spencer (6,by Higgins); Epstein (9,by Geishert).  SB–Unser (8,2nd base off Geishert/Rodgers); B Allen (5,2nd base off Geishert/Rodgers); Stroud (10,2nd base off Geishert/Rodgers).  WP–Higgins 2 (14).  HBP–Moore (1,Morton); Higgins (3,Cowan).  IBB–Geishert (2,Epstein); Higgins (4,Spencer).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:56.  A–19,780.
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