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Kansas City Royals @ Washington Senators

1969-08-11 · Night game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Att: 4680 · 2:07

Washington Senators defeated Kansas City Royals 2–1. Dick Bosman earned the win. Pat Kelly went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
WS2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1		2	4

W: Dick Bosman L: Jim Rooker SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Emmett Ashford · 1B: Art Frantz · 2B: Hank Soar · 3B: Merle Anthony · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pat Kelly	4	1	1	1	0	1
Paul Schaal	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Fiore	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Foy	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ed Kirkpatrick	4	0	2	0	0	1
Buck Martinez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Adair	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jackie Hernandez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Rooker	3	0	1	0	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ed Brinkman	4	0	2	0	0	0
Hank Allen	4	0	1	0	0	1
Frank Howard	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ken McMullen	4	1	1	0	0	2
Brant Alyea	1	0	0	0	2	0
Del Unser	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tim Cullen	2	0	0	1	0	0
Paul Casanova	3	0	0	0	0	2
Dick Bosman	2	1	0	0	1	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Rooker	8.0	4	3	8

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Bosman	9.0	5	1	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pat Kelly: 6/P
Paul Schaal: 63/G
Mike Fiore: 43/G

Bot 1

Ed Brinkman: S8
Hank Allen: 64(1)3/GDP/G
Frank Howard: 53/G

Top 2

Joe Foy: 63/G
Ed Kirkpatrick: S9
Buck Martinez: 64(1)/FO/G
Jerry Adair: 63/G

Bot 2

Ken McMullen: 9/F
Brant Alyea: 53/G
Del Unser: 63/G

Top 3

Jackie Hernandez: 13/G
Jim Rooker: 53/G
Pat Kelly: HR/89XD
Paul Schaal: 8/F

Bot 3

Tim Cullen: 53/G
Paul Casanova: K
Dick Bosman: K

Top 4

Mike Fiore: 9/L
Joe Foy: 1/L
Ed Kirkpatrick: 43/G

Bot 4

Ed Brinkman: 63/G
Hank Allen: K
Frank Howard: K

Top 5

Buck Martinez: 63/G
Jerry Adair: K/C
Jackie Hernandez: 23/G

Bot 5

Ken McMullen: S7
Brant Alyea: W.1-2
Del Unser: 46(1)/FO/G.2-3;B-1
Tim Cullen: 9/SF.3-H
Paul Casanova: K

Top 6

Jim Rooker: K
Pat Kelly: K
Paul Schaal: K

Bot 6

Dick Bosman: 9/F
Ed Brinkman: S7
Hank Allen: 36(1)/FO/G
Frank Howard: SB2
Frank Howard: 63/G

Top 7

Mike Fiore: 8/F
Joe Foy: 63/G
Ed Kirkpatrick: S3/G
Buck Martinez: 53/G

Bot 7

Ken McMullen: K
Brant Alyea: W
Del Unser: K
Tim Cullen: 3/FL

Top 8

Jerry Adair: 63/G
Jackie Hernandez: 53/G
Jim Rooker: S6/G
Pat Kelly: 8/F

Bot 8

Paul Casanova: 53/G
Dick Bosman: W
Ed Brinkman: 4/P
Hank Allen: S7.1-2
Frank Howard: E6/TH/G.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-1
Ken McMullen: K/C

Top 9

Paul Schaal: S7
Mike Fiore: 8/F8D
Joe Foy: W.1-2
Ed Kirkpatrick: K
Buck Martinez: 8/F