Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
September 28, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1969 at Comiskey Park I. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 10, Chicago White Sox 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Northey cf 4 2 2 3
Fiore 1b 2 0 0 0
Alcaraz 2b 5 0 1 0
Kirkpatrick lf 5 3 4 3
Adair ss 3 1 1 0
  Hernandez ss 2 0 0 0
Oliver 3b 5 2 3 2
Rico rf 3 1 1 1
Martinez c 4 1 1 1
Hedlund p 2 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 13 10
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Williams rf 5 0 1 0
Aparicio ss 3 0 1 1
  Morales ss 1 0 0 0
Spence 1b 5 0 0 0
Melton 3b 4 0 2 1
Herrmann c 4 0 2 0
Bravo lf 3 0 0 0
Knoop 2b 4 1 1 0
Berry cf 3 1 1 0
Rath p 1 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 1 1 1
  Peters p 0 0 0 0
  Held ph 1 0 0 0
  Osinski p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Kansas City 400 014 10010131
Chicago 000 030 000390
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hedlund   4.2 7 3 1 0 1
  Drabowsky  W (11-9) 4.1 2 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
9
3
1
2
7
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Rath  L (0-2) 5.0 6 5 5 4 0
  Peters   1.0 3 4 4 1 0
  Osinski   3.0 4 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
13
10
10
6
4

  E–Hedlund (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Kansas City Kirkpatrick (11,off Osinski), Chicago Herrmann (8,off Drabowsky).  HR–Kansas City Kirkpatrick 2 (12,1st inning off Rath 1 on, 2 out,5th inning off Rath 0 on, 2 out); Oliver (13,1st inning off Rath 1 on, 2 out); Northey (1,6th inning off Peters 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Berry (3,off Hedlund).  SF–Aparicio (4,off Hedlund).  SB–Northey (4,2nd base off Rath/Herrmann); Oliver (5,2nd base off Peters/Herrmann).  CS–Northey (2,2nd base by Rath/Herrmann); Fiore (3,2nd base by Rath/Herrmann).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:13.  A–4,617.
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