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Royals
@ Pilots
Sick's Stadium
September 5, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Seattle Pilots and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 5, 1969 at Sick's Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 5, 1969 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Seattle Pilots
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 5, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Seattle Pilots |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Butler |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gene Brabender |
Ballpark | Sick's Stadium |
City | Seattle |
State | WA |
Attendance | 6,903 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
Scott Northey | Center Fielder |
Ed Kirkpatrick | First Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
Buck Martinez | Catcher |
Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
Bill Butler | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
Seattle Pilots Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Third Baseman |
Wayne Comer | Center Fielder |
Mike Hegan | Right Fielder |
Danny Walton | Left Fielder |
Greg Goossen | First Baseman |
Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
John Donaldson | Second Baseman |
Ray Oyler | Shortstop |
Gene Brabender | Pitcher |
Joe Schultz | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Pilots
Sick's Stadium
September 5, 1969
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Brabender
Kelly hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Comer. Kelly reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northey vs. Brabender
Northey strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Brabender
Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards first. Goossen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Brabender
Piniella hits a popup towards first. Goossen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Butler
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comer vs. Butler
Comer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Butler
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walton vs. Butler
Walton strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Brabender
Foy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Brabender
There goes Foy. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Foy steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Brabender
Martinez hits a line drive into center field. Comer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adair vs. Brabender
Adair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foy moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hernandez vs. Brabender
Hernandez bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Foy scores. Adair moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Butler vs. Brabender
Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Brabender
Kelly hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Comer who is chasing the ball. Kelly reaches third base with a triple. Adair scores. Hernandez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Northey vs. Brabender
Northey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 3 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. Butler
Goossen hits a fly ball into center field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Butler
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donaldson vs. Butler
Donaldson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pagliaroni moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oyler vs. Butler
Oyler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Oyler reaches second base with a double. Pagliaroni scores. Donaldson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brabender vs. Butler
Brabender strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harper vs. Butler
Harper strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Brabender
Kirkpatrick bunts towards the mound. Brabender fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Brabender
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harper fields it and throws to first for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foy vs. Brabender
Foy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Brabender
There goes Foy. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Foy steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Brabender
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adair vs. Brabender
Adair hits a line drive into left field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 4 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comer vs. Butler
Comer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Butler
Hegan hits a line drive into center field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Butler
Walton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. Butler
Goossen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Butler
Pagliaroni hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Adair reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Brabender
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Brabender
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Brabender
Kelly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hegan. Kelly reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northey vs. Brabender
Northey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Butler
Donaldson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oyler vs. Butler
There's a wild pitch. Donaldson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oyler vs. Butler
Oyler hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brabender vs. Butler
Brabender strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Butler
Harper strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Brabender
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Brabender
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Brabender
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Brabender
There goes Foy. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is out, Donaldson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comer vs. Butler
Comer hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Butler
Hegan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walton vs. Butler
Walton hits a fly ball into center field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goossen vs. Butler
Goossen hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Brabender
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Brabender
Adair hits a fly ball into left field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Brabender
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Brabender
Butler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Butler
Pagliaroni strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Butler
Donaldson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Butler
Oyler strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Brabender
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Brabender
Joe Keough pinch hits for Scott Northey.
Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Hegan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Brabender
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goossen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Butler
Joe Keough now playing center field. Gus Gil pinch hits for Gene Brabender.
Gil hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Gil reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Harper bunts towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. Gil moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hovley vs. Drabowsky
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Wayne Comer.
Hovley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hegan vs. Drabowsky
Hegan takes first base on ball four. Hovley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walton vs. Drabowsky
Walton hits a fly ball towards right field. Kelly fields the ball and throws to home. Martinez drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Martinez. Gil tags and scores. Hovley tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goossen vs. Drabowsky
Goossen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hovley scores. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagliaroni vs. Drabowsky
Pagliaroni hits a popup towards first. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Pilots, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Locker
Steve Hovley now playing center field. Jerry McNertney now catching. Bob Locker now pitching.
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Locker
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first, with Locker covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Locker
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Pilots, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Drabowsky
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Drabowsky
Oyler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Locker vs. Drabowsky
Locker bunts towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Drabowsky
Harper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Pilots, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Locker
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Locker
George Spriggs pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez.
Spriggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Locker, and towards Oyler, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pilots, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Locker
Paul Schaal pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky.
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/5/1969 -- Kansas City at SE1 (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI SE1 AB R H RBI Kelly P, rf 4 0 3 2 Tommy Harper, 3b 4 0 0 0 Northey S, cf 3 0 0 0 Wayne Comer, cf 2 0 0 0 Keough J, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Steve Hovley, ph-cf 0 1 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Mike Hegan, rf 3 0 1 0 Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 0 Danny Walton, lf 3 1 1 2 Foy J, 3b 3 1 1 1 Greg Goossen, 1b 4 1 2 2 Martinez B, c 4 0 1 0 Jim Pagliaroni, c 3 1 0 0 Adair J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Jerry McNertney, c 0 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 2 1 0 1 John Donaldson, 2b 4 0 2 0 Spriggs G, ph 1 0 0 0 Ray Oyler, ss 3 0 1 1 Butler B, p 3 0 0 0 Gene Brabender, p 2 0 0 0 Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0 Gus Gil, ph 1 1 1 0 Schaal P, ph 1 0 0 0 Bob Locker, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 8 4 30 5 8 5 Kansas City 031 000 000 -- 4 SE1 012 000 20x -- 5 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Butler B* 6.0 7 4 4 2 10 Drabowsky M (L) 2.0 1 1 1 3 0 SE1 IP H R ER BB SO Gene Brabender (W) 7.0 8 4 4 1 6 Bob Locker (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th E -- Martinez B LOB -- Kansas City 5, SE1 8 2B -- Kelly P 2, Ray Oyler, Gus Gil 3B -- Kelly P HR -- Danny Walton, Greg Goossen SB -- Foy J 2 CS -- Foy J SH -- Hernandez J, Tommy Harper SF -- Danny Walton WP -- Butler B T -- 2:31 A -- 6903
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