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Seattle Pilots @ Kansas City Royals

1969-04-22 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 9066 · 66°F, sunny · Wind 10 mph · 2:25

Kansas City Royals defeated Seattle Pilots 2–1. Mike Hedlund earned the win and Moe Drabowsky picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SE1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
KCA	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		2	8

W: Mike Hedlund L: Diego Segui SV: Moe Drabowsky

Umpires — HP: Bill Kunkel · 1B: Johnny Stevens · 2B: Russ Goetz · 3B: Larry Napp · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Seattle Pilots — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Harper	1	1	0	0	1	1
Jim Gosger	2	0	0	0	2	0
Tommy Davis	3	0	1	1	0	0
Mike Hegan	4	0	1	0	0	1
Rich Rollins	4	0	0	0	0	0
Don Mincher	4	0	1	0	0	0
Larry Haney	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Oyler	2	0	0	0	0	2
Diego Segui	2	0	0	0	0	1
Gus Gil	2	0	0	0	0	1
Wayne Comer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Whitaker	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pat Kelly	4	1	2	0	0	1
Mike Fiore	3	0	0	0	1	1
Lou Piniella	3	0	1	1	0	0
Joe Foy	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Keough	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jerry Adair	3	1	2	0	1	0
Ellie Rodriguez	1	0	1	0	1	0
Juan Rios	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Hedlund	3	0	1	1	0	1
Jim Campanis	2	0	1	0	0	0
Moe Drabowsky	1	0	0	0	0	1

Seattle Pilots — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Diego Segui	7.0	6	3	4
Jack Aker	1.0	2	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Hedlund	7.0	2	2	5
Moe Drabowsky	2.0	1	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Harper: W
Jim Gosger: SB2
Jim Gosger: 8.2-3
Tommy Davis: 8/SF.3-H
Mike Hegan: K

Bot 1

Pat Kelly: 13
Mike Fiore: K
Lou Piniella: D8
Joe Foy: 13

Top 2

Rich Rollins: 5
Don Mincher: S
Larry Haney: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)#
Larry Haney: 5
Ray Oyler: K

Bot 2

Joe Keough: 8
Jerry Adair: W
Ellie Rodriguez: S8.1-2
Juan Rios: 9
Mike Hedlund: S8.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Pat Kelly: K

Top 3

Diego Segui: 13
Tommy Harper: K/C
Jim Gosger: W
Tommy Davis: 8

Bot 3

Mike Fiore: W
Lou Piniella: BK.1-2#
Lou Piniella: 8
Joe Foy: 3.2-3
Joe Keough: 63

Top 4

Mike Hegan: T8
Rich Rollins: 2/FL
Don Mincher: 5/FL
Larry Haney: 43

Bot 4

Jerry Adair: 7
Ellie Rodriguez: W
Juan Rios: 54(1)/FO
Mike Hedlund: K/C

Top 5

Ray Oyler: K
Diego Segui: K/C
Gus Gil: 3/FL

Bot 5

Pat Kelly: D7
Mike Fiore: SB3#
Mike Fiore: 5
Lou Piniella: 9/SF.3-H
Joe Foy: 8

Top 6

Jim Gosger: 6
Tommy Davis: 8/L
Mike Hegan: 5/FL

Bot 6

Joe Keough: K
Jerry Adair: S9
Jim Campanis: 8
Juan Rios: 43

Top 7

Rich Rollins: 63
Don Mincher: 1/L
Larry Haney: 9

Bot 7

Mike Hedlund: 53
Pat Kelly: S9
Mike Fiore: E6.1-2
Lou Piniella: 6
Joe Foy: 9

Top 8

Wayne Comer: 53
Steve Whitaker: K/C
Gus Gil: K

Bot 8

Joe Keough: 53
Jerry Adair: S8
Jim Campanis: S7.1-2
Juan Rios: 1(B).1X1(1E3)
Moe Drabowsky: K

Top 9

Jim Gosger: W
Tommy Davis: S9.1-3
Mike Hegan: 4
Rich Rollins: 4
Don Mincher: 43

Notes & reviews

missing play in KCA196904220
Kansas City's Rodriguez and Pilots Harper ejected by 2B umpire Goetz for fighting after Rodriguez knocked Harper down with his slide into 2nd they fought and both benches cleared; Rodriguez and Harper ejected by 2B umpire Russ Goetz for fighting

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