Royals @ Pilots
September 4, 1969

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Royals 5 9 1
Pilots 3 5 1
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Royals 5 9 1
Pilots 3 5 1

Merritt Ranew Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .243
OBP .000 .333
At Bats 0 74
Hits 0 18
• Singles 0 16
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 4

Dick Drago Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 11 1
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Sick's Stadium - September 4, 1969
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Out
Dick Drago
Buck Martinez
Mike Fiore
Jerry Adair
Joe Foy
Jackie Hernandez
Lou Piniella
Scott Northey
Pat Kelly
Merritt Ranew

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 5 9 1 9
Seattle Pilots 3 5 1 5
Winning Pitcher Dick Drago
Losing Pitcher John Gelnar
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mike Fiore
Attendance 3,958
Time of Game 2 hours 48 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Merritt Ranew pinch hits for Diego Segui. Ranew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Greg Goossen pinch hits for Jerry McNertney. Goossen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Mincher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 9 Hovley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Foy hits a popup towards short. Oyler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Fiore is called out on strikes.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Northey moves to third.
Top 9 There goes Northey. The throw from McNertney and he is safe. Northey steals second.
Top 9 Northey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Walton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kelly hits a popup towards short. Oyler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Drago hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hegan. Drago reaches second base with a double. Martinez scores.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Segui fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Martinez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hovley. Martinez reaches second base with a double. Foy goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Adair hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Diego Segui now pitching. Ray Oyler now playing shortstop. Foy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Sandy Valdespino pinch hits for Bob Locker. Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Steve Whitaker pinch hits for Ron Clark. Whitaker strikes out.
Bottom 7 Buck Martinez now catching. Donaldson hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bob Locker now pitching. Piniella strikes out.
Top 7 Fiore is hit by the pitch. Hernandez moves to third. Northey moves to second.
Top 7 Northey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spriggs scores. Hernandez moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 John O'Donoghue now pitching. Kelly hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Drago bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 7 George Spriggs pinch runs for Ellie Rodriguez. Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spriggs moves to second.
Top 7 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark misplays the ball. That's an error on Clark.
Bottom 6 McNertney strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hovley hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harper fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Foy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walton. Foy reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fiore hits a fly ball into right field. Hegan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Walton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore fields the ball and throws to Drago covering. Safe.
Bottom 5 Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Gelnar bunts towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to third.
Bottom 5 Clark hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 5 Northey strikes out. McNertney drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Northey out.
Top 5 There goes Kelly. The throw from McNertney and he is safe. Kelly steals second.
Top 5 Kelly takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Drago strikes out.
Top 5 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McNertney takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes Mincher. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Mincher steals second.
Bottom 4 Mincher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops it up and throws to first, with Drago covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Walton is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Foy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Harper hits a line drive into center field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gelnar hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Fiore takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Northey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to second.
Top 3 Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez scores.
Top 3 Drago bunts towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Donaldson covering, for the out. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Donaldson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Adair reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McNertney strikes out.
Top 2 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Hegan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Adair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harper fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Foy hits a line drive towards third. Harper reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mincher hits a popup towards first. Fiore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hovley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walton moves to third.
Bottom 1 Walton hits a fly ball towards right. Kelly settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Kelly. Walton moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Harper hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fiore hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Northey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harper fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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.