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Senators
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
August 24, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Washington Senators, played on August 24, 1969 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 24, 1969 |
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Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 24, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Casey Cox |
Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Nelson |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 14,260 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Del Unser | Center Fielder |
Lee Maye | Right Fielder |
Frank Howard | First Baseman |
Ken McMullen | Third Baseman |
Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
Ed Stroud | Left Fielder |
Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Paul Casanova | Catcher |
Casey Cox | Pitcher |
Ted Williams | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Center Fielder |
Joe Foy | First Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
Roger Nelson | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Senators
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
August 24, 1969
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Nelson
Unser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Nelson
Maye hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Maye reaches second base with a double. Unser moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Nelson
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Unser tags and scores. Maye tags and moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McMullen vs. Nelson
McMullen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allen vs. Nelson
Allen hits a line drive towards first. Foy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. Maye scores. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stroud vs. Nelson
There goes Allen. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Cox
Kelly hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Cox
Schaal hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Maye. Schaal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Cox
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foy vs. Cox
Foy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schaal scores. Kirkpatrick moves to third. Foy moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piniella vs. Cox
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles misplays the ball. That's an error on Versalles. Kirkpatrick scores. Foy moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adair vs. Cox
Adair hits a line drive into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foy tags and scores. Piniella tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Cox
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Nelson
Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Nelson
Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Nelson
Casanova hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Cox
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Cox
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Cox
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Nelson
Cox is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Nelson
Unser hits a popup off the glove of Foy, and into shallow right field. Unser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maye vs. Nelson
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Unser moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Nelson
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Unser tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. Nelson
McMullen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maye moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. Nelson
Allen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Allen reaches second base with a double. Maye scores. McMullen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stroud vs. Nelson
Stroud hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allen scores. Stroud moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Versalles vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Versalles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly throws the ball in to Hernandez who tags Versalles trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Stroud scores. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Cox
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Cox
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Cox
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Cox
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Burgmeier
Casanova hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Burgmeier
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Burgmeier
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Burgmeier
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Cox
Adair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Cox
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Cox
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgmeier vs. Cox
Burgmeier hits a line drive into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Burgmeier
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Burgmeier
McMullen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Adair reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Burgmeier
Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stroud vs. Burgmeier
Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foy scoops it up and throws to first, with Burgmeier covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Cox
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Cox
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Cox
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Cox
Foy hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Burgmeier
Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Burgmeier
Casanova hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Burgmeier
Cox bunts towards first. Foy scoops it up and throws to first, with Adair covering, for the out. Versalles moves to third. Casanova moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Unser vs. Burgmeier
Unser hits a fly ball towards left. Piniella catches it and throws to second to double up Casanova. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Cox
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Cox
Adair hits a line drive into left field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cox
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Cox
Joe Keough pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez.
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keough for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Burgmeier
Juan Rios now playing shortstop.
Maye hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Adair reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Burgmeier
Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick. Howard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMullen vs. Burgmeier
McMullen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard scores. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Burgmeier
Allen hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stroud vs. Burgmeier
Stroud takes first base on ball four. McMullen moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Versalles vs. Burgmeier
Versalles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Versalles reaches second base with a double. McMullen scores. Stroud goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Casanova vs. Cisco
Galen Cisco now pitching. Buck Martinez now catching.
Casanova strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Cox
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Cox
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Cox
Schaal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Casanova settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Cox
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Cisco
Cox is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Cisco
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Cisco
Maye hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Cisco
Howard takes first base on ball four. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMullen vs. Cisco
McMullen hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Cox
Tim Cullen now playing second base.
Foy hits a popup towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Cox
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Cox
Adair hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Cullen strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Drabowsky
Stroud hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Drabowsky
Versalles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cox
Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky.
Taylor hits a popup towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Cox
Rios hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stroud. Rios reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Cox
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rios moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Cox
Kelly strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/24/1969 -- Washington at Kansas City (D) Washington AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Unser D, cf 4 2 3 0 Kelly P, rf 5 0 0 0 Maye L, rf 5 2 2 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 1 2 0 Howard F, 1b 2 1 1 2 Kirkpatrick E, cf 2 1 0 0 McMullen K, 3b 4 2 2 1 Foy J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Allen B, 2b 3 1 1 3 Piniella L, lf 4 0 0 1 Cullen T, 2b 1 0 0 0 Adair J, 2b 3 0 1 1 Stroud E, lf 4 2 1 1 Rodriguez E, c 3 0 1 0 Versalles Z, ss 5 0 3 3 Cisco G, p 0 0 0 0 Casanova P, c 4 0 1 0 Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0 Cox C, p 3 0 0 0 Taylor H, ph 1 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 2 0 0 0 Keough J, ph 1 0 0 0 Rios J, ss 1 0 1 0 Nelson R, p 1 0 0 0 Burgmeier T, p 1 0 0 0 Martinez B, c 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 10 14 10 34 3 7 3 Washington 205 000 300 -- 10 Kansas City 300 000 000 -- 3 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Cox C (W) 9.0 7 3 2 2 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Nelson R (L) 2.2 7 7 7 1 1 Burgmeier T 4.0 7 3 3 2 2 Cisco G 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 Drabowsky M 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 E -- Versalles Z DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Washington 6, Kansas City 7 2B -- Maye L, Schaal P, Unser D, Allen B, Howard F, Versalles Z, Rios J CS -- Allen B SH -- Cox C SF -- Howard F 2, Adair J T -- 2:20 A -- 14260
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