California Angels vs Seattle Pilots
September 14, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1969 at Sick's Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Seattle Pilots and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 4, Seattle Pilots 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 2 2 0
Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0
Fregosi ss 3 1 2 2
Reichardt lf 5 0 3 1
Cowan cf 5 0 0 0
Tatum rf 5 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 2 1
Azcue c 4 0 2 0
Messersmith p 3 0 1 0
Totals 38 4 14 4
Seattle Pilots ab   r   h rbi
Harper 3b 4 0 0 0
Donaldson 2b 4 0 0 0
Comer rf 3 1 0 0
Hovley cf 4 1 1 0
Walton lf 3 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 3 0 1 1
  Hegan pr 0 0 0 0
McNertney c 3 0 1 1
Stanley ss 3 0 0 0
Barber p 2 0 0 0
  Womack p 0 0 0 0
  Valdespino ph 1 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2
California 001 001 2004140
Seattle 000 100 001231
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  W (15-9) 9.0 3 2 2 3 11
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
3
11
  Seattle Pilots IP H R ER BB SO
Barber  L (3-5) 6.1 10 4 4 2 4
  Womack   1.2 3 0 0 0 2
  Locker   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
4
4
2
7

  E–Harper (21).  DP–Seattle 1.  3B–California Reichardt (3,off Womack).  HR–California Rodriguez (7,6th inning off Barber 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Messersmith (6,off Barber); Spencer (8,off Barber).  HBP–Walton (1,by Messersmith).  SB–Alomar (18,3rd base off Barber/McNertney); Hovley (8,2nd base off Messersmith/Azcue).  CS–Rodriguez (4,3rd base by Womack/McNertney).  WP–Barber (5).  HBP–Messersmith (5,Walton).  U-HP–Jake O'Donnell, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:27.  A–4,216.
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