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Washington Senators @ Kansas City Royals

1969-08-23 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 12028 · 81°F, night, dry · Wind 7 mph to LF · 2:12

Washington Senators defeated Kansas City Royals 4–2. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 7th. Jim Hannan earned the win and Dennis Higgins picked up the save. Ed Kirkpatrick went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jim Hannan L: Wally Bunker SV: Dennis Higgins

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Del Unser	4	1	2	1	0	0
Lee Maye	4	1	1	2	1	0
Frank Howard	5	0	2	0	0	1
Ken McMullen	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bernie Allen	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Stroud	2	1	1	1	2	0
Zoilo Versalles	4	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Casanova	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jim Hannan	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dennis Higgins	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pat Kelly	4	0	0	0	0	1
Paul Schaal	3	1	1	0	1	0
Ed Kirkpatrick	4	1	2	2	0	0
Joe Foy	3	0	0	0	1	0
Lou Piniella	4	0	0	0	0	0
Buck Martinez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jerry Adair	3	0	1	0	1	1
Jackie Hernandez	3	0	0	0	0	1
Wally Bunker	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hawk Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Hannan	6.0	2	3	1
Dennis Higgins	3.0	3	0	3

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wally Bunker	9.0	9	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Del Unser: 43/G
Lee Maye: 7/F
Frank Howard: S4/G6M
Ken McMullen: S4/G.1-2
Bernie Allen: 7/F

Bot 1

Pat Kelly: 43/G
Paul Schaal: W
Ed Kirkpatrick: 7/F
Joe Foy: W.1-2
Lou Piniella: 5(2)/FO/G

Top 2

Ed Stroud: HR/89
Zoilo Versalles: 9/L
Paul Casanova: S8
Jim Hannan: 14/SH/BG.1-2
Del Unser: S3/G.2-3
Lee Maye: 6/L

Bot 2

Buck Martinez: 5/P
Jerry Adair: K/C
Jackie Hernandez: 13/G

Top 3

Frank Howard: 63/G
Ken McMullen: 6/P
Bernie Allen: K

Bot 3

Wally Bunker: 53/G
Pat Kelly: 7/F
Paul Schaal: S7
Ed Kirkpatrick: HR/89XD.1-H
Joe Foy: 63/G

Top 4

Ed Stroud: W
Zoilo Versalles: 2/FL
Paul Casanova: 7/F
Jim Hannan: K/C

Bot 4

Lou Piniella: 63/G
Buck Martinez: 43/G
Jerry Adair: W
Jackie Hernandez: 5/P

Top 5

Del Unser: 13/G
Lee Maye: 9/F
Frank Howard: K

Bot 5

Wally Bunker: 7/F
Pat Kelly: 7/L
Paul Schaal: 23/G

Top 6

Ken McMullen: W
Bernie Allen: 36(1)/FO/G
Ed Stroud: W.1-2
Zoilo Versalles: 64(1)/FO/G.2-3;B-1
Paul Casanova: 3/FL

Bot 6

Ed Kirkpatrick: 9/L
Joe Foy: 3/P
Lou Piniella: 3/P

Top 7

Dick Smith: 8/F
Del Unser: T8/89
Lee Maye: HR/9LD.3-H
Frank Howard: 63/G
Ken McMullen: 9/F9D

Bot 7

Buck Martinez: 8/F
Jerry Adair: S8
Jackie Hernandez: K
Wally Bunker: 43/G

Top 8

Bernie Allen: 9/F
Ed Stroud: 43/G
Zoilo Versalles: 63/G

Bot 8

Pat Kelly: K/C
Paul Schaal: 43/G
Ed Kirkpatrick: S8
Joe Foy: 3/FL

Top 9

Paul Casanova: D7
Dennis Higgins: 54/SH/BG.2-3
Del Unser: 34/SH/BG.3-H
Lee Maye: W
Frank Howard: D7.1XH(762)

Bot 9

Lou Piniella: 13/G
Buck Martinez: S9.B-2(E9)
Jerry Adair: 63/G
Hawk Taylor: K

Notes & reviews

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