Chicago White Sox vs Seattle Pilots
September 8, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1969 at Sick's Stadium. The Seattle Pilots defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 1, Seattle Pilots 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Williams lf,rf 4 0 1 0
Aparicio ss 4 0 2 0
Hansen 1b 5 0 2 0
  Held pr 0 0 0 0
Melton 3b 5 0 0 0
Bradford rf 3 1 2 1
  Christian pr,lf 0 0 0 0
  Bravo ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Knoop 2b 4 0 1 0
Berry cf 3 0 2 0
  Ward ph 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Herrmann c 3 0 0 0
  Nyman p 0 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph 1 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Josephson ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 10 1
Seattle Pilots ab   r   h rbi
Harper 3b 3 1 0 0
Whitaker rf 3 1 1 1
  Comer ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Walton lf 3 0 2 0
Hovley cf 3 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 2 0 0 1
McNertney c 4 0 1 0
Donaldson 2b 3 0 1 0
Oyler ss 2 0 0 0
Barber p 2 0 0 0
  Gil ph 1 0 0 0
  Gelnar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 5 2
Chicago 010 000 0001101
Seattle 101 000 00x250
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (0-1) 6.0 4 2 2 4 5
  Nyman   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Wood   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
5
2
2
6
5
  Seattle Pilots IP H R ER BB SO
Barber  W (3-4) 7.0 7 1 1 3 6
  Gelnar  SV (3) 2.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
4
7

  E–Aparicio (15).  DP–Chicago 2, Seattle 1.  HR–Chicago Bradford (11,2nd inning off Barber 0 on, 1 out), Seattle Whitaker (4,1st inning off Johnson 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Harper (66,2nd base off Johnson/Herrmann); Hovley (7,2nd base off Wood/Josephson).  CS–Oyler (2,2nd base by Nyman/Josephson).  BK–Johnson (1).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:33.
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