Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Pilots
September 7, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1969 at Sick's Stadium. The Seattle Pilots defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, Seattle Pilots 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Northey cf 3 0 0 1
  Fiore ph 0 0 0 0
  Keough pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Alcaraz 3b 5 1 2 0
Foy lf 4 2 1 0
Martinez c 3 0 1 2
  Spriggs ph 1 0 0 0
  Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0
Adair 2b 4 0 2 1
  Rios pr,2b 1 1 1 0
Harrison 1b 4 1 3 0
Oliver rf 2 1 1 0
  Kelly ph,rf 2 0 1 1
Rooker p 2 0 0 0
  Cisco p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 1 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 12 5
Seattle Pilots ab   r   h rbi
Harper 3b 6 1 1 1
Hegan rf 3 1 0 1
  Hovley rf 1 0 0 0
Comer cf 3 1 1 1
Walton lf 3 1 1 0
Goossen 1b 4 1 1 1
McNertney c 4 0 2 2
Donaldson 2b 5 0 1 0
Oyler ss 2 0 1 0
  Clark pr,ss 2 0 1 1
Brunet p 1 0 0 0
  Gil ph 1 1 1 0
  Baney p 0 0 0 0
  Valdespino ph 1 0 0 0
  Locker p 1 0 0 0
  Segui p 0 0 0 0
  Mincher ph 1 0 0 0
  Kennedy pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 38 7 10 7
Kansas City 002 020 010 16122
Seattle 000 030 200 27101
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker   4.2 5 3 3 5 3
  Cisco   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Burgmeier   2.0 2 2 1 1 1
  Drabowsky  L (8-9) 2.2 3 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.2
10
7
6
8
6
  Seattle Pilots IP H R ER BB SO
Brunet   5.0 4 4 3 4 5
  Baney   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Locker   1.1 3 1 1 1 0
  Segui  W (10-5) 2.2 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
12
6
5
5
6

  E–Hernandez (31), Oliver (7), Goossen (2).  DP–Kansas City 1, Seattle 2.  PB–Martinez (6).  2B–Kansas City Martinez (6,off Brunet).  3B–Seattle Harper (2,off Drabowsky).  IBB–Foy (4,by Brunet); McNertney (1,by Burgmeier); Hovley (3,by Drabowsky).  SH–Comer (5,off Burgmeier).  HBP–Hegan (1,by Burgmeier).  SB–Kelly (38,2nd base off Segui/McNertney); Comer (17,3rd base off Rooker/Martinez); Walton (1,2nd base off Rooker/Martinez); Goossen (1,2nd base off Burgmeier/Martinez).  WP–Brunet (6).  HBP–Burgmeier (1,Hegan).  IBB–Burgmeier (3,McNertney); Drabowsky (2,Hovley); Brunet (9,Foy).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–3:08.  A–4,653.
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