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California Angels @ Kansas City Royals

1969-09-30 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 8400 · 83°F, night · Wind 12 mph to LF · 2:25

Kansas City Royals defeated California Angels 8–5. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 1st. Dick Drago earned the win and Al Fitzmorris picked up the save. Ed Kirkpatrick went 4-for-4 with 2 HR and 6 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CAL	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	8
KCA	3	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		8	10

W: Dick Drago L: Tom Murphy SV: Al Fitzmorris

Umpires — HP: Red Flaherty · 1B: Bob Stewart · 2B: Marty Springstead · 3B: Don Denkinger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

California Angels — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sandy Alomar	5	1	2	1	0	0
Marty Perez	5	1	1	0	0	1
Jay Johnstone	4	0	2	1	1	0
Roger Repoz	4	0	0	1	1	1
Jim Hicks	5	0	0	1	0	1
Jarvis Tatum	5	1	3	0	0	1
Winston Llenas	3	1	0	0	1	1
Randy Brown	3	0	0	0	1	0
Tom Murphy	1	0	0	1	0	1
Jim Fregosi	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Spencer	0	1	0	0	1	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Scott Northey	2	2	1	0	2	0
Mike Fiore	2	2	1	0	2	1
Luis Alcaraz	4	2	2	2	0	1
Ed Kirkpatrick	4	2	4	6	0	0
Jerry Adair	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Oliver	3	0	0	0	1	0
Fred Rico	3	0	0	0	1	0
Buck Martinez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Drago	4	0	0	0	0	1

California Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Murphy	6.0	8	3	1
Wally Wolf	2.0	2	3	2

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Drago	8.0	8	5	6
Al Fitzmorris	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sandy Alomar: 43/G
Marty Perez: K
Jay Johnstone: S7
Roger Repoz: 8/F8D

Bot 1

Scott Northey: D9
Mike Fiore: W
Luis Alcaraz: D7.2-H;1-H
Ed Kirkpatrick: T7.2-H
Jerry Adair: 5/P
Bob Oliver: 63/G
Fred Rico: 43/G

Top 2

Jim Hicks: 53/G
Jarvis Tatum: S9/G
Winston Llenas: E5.1-3;B-1
Randy Brown: W.1-2
Tom Murphy: 9/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
Sandy Alomar: S7/G.3-H(UR);1-2
Marty Perez: 6(1)/FO/G

Bot 2

Buck Martinez: 43/G
Dick Drago: 53/G
Scott Northey: W
Mike Fiore: SB2
Mike Fiore: K

Top 3

Jay Johnstone: S9
Roger Repoz: K
Jim Hicks: K/C
Jarvis Tatum: K

Bot 3

Luis Alcaraz: 6/P
Ed Kirkpatrick: S9/G
Jerry Adair: S9/P.1-3
Bob Oliver: 64(1)3/GDP/G

Top 4

Winston Llenas: W
Randy Brown: 36(1)/FO/G.B-1
Tom Murphy: K/C
Sandy Alomar: 9/L

Bot 4

Fred Rico: W
Buck Martinez: 64(1)3/GDP/G
Dick Drago: 4/P

Top 5

Marty Perez: 43/G
Jay Johnstone: 1/L
Roger Repoz: 9/FL

Bot 5

Scott Northey: 63/G
Mike Fiore: S1/G
Luis Alcaraz: POCS2(24)
Luis Alcaraz: S7/G
Ed Kirkpatrick: HR/89XD.1-H
Jerry Adair: 8/L

Top 6

Jim Hicks: 53/G
Jarvis Tatum: S9
Winston Llenas: 6/P
Randy Brown: 8/F

Bot 6

Bob Oliver: 8/L8D
Fred Rico: 63/G
Buck Martinez: 63/G

Top 7

Jim Fregosi: 7/F
Sandy Alomar: 8/F
Marty Perez: E3.B-1
Jay Johnstone: 43/G

Bot 7

Dick Drago: K
Scott Northey: W
Mike Fiore: SB2
Mike Fiore: W
Luis Alcaraz: K/C
Ed Kirkpatrick: HR/89XD.2-H;1-H
Jerry Adair: 6/P

Top 8

Roger Repoz: W
Jim Hicks: 9/F
Jarvis Tatum: S8.1-2
Winston Llenas: K
Randy Brown: 7/F

Bot 8

Bob Oliver: W
Fred Rico: 64(1)3/GDP/G
Buck Martinez: S8
Dick Drago: 64(1)/FO/G

Top 9

Jim Spencer: W
Sandy Alomar: S/BG.1-2
Marty Perez: S7.2-3;1-2
Jay Johnstone: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Roger Repoz: 31/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jim Hicks: 53/G.3-H;2-3
Jarvis Tatum: 43/L

Notes & reviews

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