Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
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 Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal cf 4 0 2 0
Baker lf 2 0 0 1
  Hinton ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Sims c 2 1 2 2
  Peterson ph 0 0 0 1
  Law p 0 0 0 0
  Ellsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Fuller ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Harrelson rf 5 0 0 0
Horton 1b 4 0 1 0
Klimchock 3b 5 1 2 0
Brown 2b 5 1 1 0
Leon ss 3 1 1 2
McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Scheinblum ph 1 1 1 0
  Hargan p 0 0 0 0
  Nagelson ph 0 0 0 0
  Nelson pr 0 1 0 0
  Suarez c 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 6 12 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Brinkman ss 4 1 1 1
Cullen 2b 4 0 2 0
Howard lf 4 0 1 0
  Allen H. pr,lf 0 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 4 1 0 1
Alyea rf 3 0 2 0
  Maye ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 5 0 0 0
Unser cf 5 2 3 2
Casanova c 3 2 1 0
Hannan p 2 1 1 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Allen B. ph 1 0 0 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 4
Cleveland 000 050 100 06124
Washington 013 200 000 17110
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell   4.0 5 6 2 3 4
  Hargan   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Law   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Ellsworth   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Williams  L (6-14) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.1
11
7
3
4
7
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Hannan   4.2 8 5 5 2 0
  Baldwin   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Higgins   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Knowles  W (9-2) 3.2 3 0 0 1 2
Totals
10.0
12
6
6
4
2

  E–Sims (6), Horton (14), Klimchock (10), McDowell (4).  DP–Washington 3.  PB–Casanova (11).  2B–Cleveland Leon (6,off Hannan); Suarez (5,off Knowles).  HR–Cleveland Sims (17,5th inning off Hannan 1 on, 2 out), Washington Unser (7,10th inning off Williams 0 on, 1 out).  SH–McDowell (11,off Hannan); Cardenal (4,off Knowles); Cullen (8,off McDowell).  SF–Baker (2,off Hannan); Peterson (2,off Knowles).  IBB–Brinkman (3,by McDowell).  CS–Unser (10,2nd base by McDowell/Sims).  WP–McDowell 2 (14).  IBB–McDowell (9,Brinkman).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jim Odom, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–3:18.  A–8,878.
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