April 21, 1969 Seattle Pilots at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

BAL 11
CLE 0 NYY 6
@BOS 4 SEP 4
@KCR 1 MIN 8
OAK 4 DET 2
@WSA 0 CIN 11
@HOU 5 LAD 7
SFG 5 PHI 2
@NYM 1
(11) ATL 5
@SDP 2 STL 5
MON 4

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 9,024

Monday, April 21, 1969
Time of Game: 2:26

Pilots

5-6

Won 1

5th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pilots          1  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  1    4  7  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  7  1

W: M Marshall (1-1), L: S Jones (1-1), S: J Aker (3)

Royals

6-6

Lost 1

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Seattle Pilots               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .286  .767    0    2   4   SB
W Comer CF-RF                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .333 1.034    0    2   0   2B,SB
T Davis LF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .182  .575    0    3   0   2B
  S Whitaker LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .432         0   0   
R Rollins 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .720    0    0   4   HBP
D Mincher 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .615    0   10   3   
J Vidal RF                    2   1   0   0    0   0  .231  .837    0    1   0   HBP
  J Gosger PH-CF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .148  .540    0    2   0   
J McNertney C                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .345  .746    0    4   0   
R Oyler SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .698    0    0   1   
M Marshall P                  4   0   2   2    0   1  .333  .666    0    3   1   
  J Aker P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
Totals                       35   4   7   3    1   7                    27  13

BATTING

2B: W Comer (1, off S Jones); T Davis (1, off S Jones).

HBP: J Vidal (1, by D Drago); R Rollins (2, by S Jones).

TB: W Comer 3; M Marshall 2; T Davis 2; J McNertney; T Harper.

RBI: M Marshall 2 (3); T Davis (8).

2-out RBI: T Davis.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Rollins-T Harper-D Mincher.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Harper (8, 3rd base off S Jones/H Taylor); W Comer (3, 2nd base off S Jones/H Taylor).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .185  .549    0    0   0   2B
M Fiore 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .233  .758    0    9   0   
L Piniella LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .875    0    3   0   
J Foy 3B                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .304  .787    0    1   5   GDP
J Keough RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .196  .452    0    3   0   
H Taylor C                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .364 1.091    0    8   0   2B
J Adair 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .559    0    1   2   
J Rios SS                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .357  .757    0    0   1   
S Jones P                     0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .400    0    2   1   
  G Spriggs PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .627    0    0   0   
  D Drago P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  E Kirkpatrick PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .080  .268    0    0   0   
  D Wickersham P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   1   7   1    2   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: P Kelly (2, off M Marshall); H Taylor (1, off M Marshall).

TB: H Taylor 3; M Fiore 2; P Kelly 2; J Adair; J Foy.

GIDP: J Foy (2).

RBI: H Taylor (4).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Adair-J Foy.

PB: H Taylor (1).

E: J Foy (4).

PITCHING

Seattle Pilots                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Marshall, W (1-1)            8.2   7   1   1    2   4   0   2.08   34     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 7     68    -     1.24   0.41
J Aker, S (3)                  0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.23    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.74   0.04
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   4   0          35     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 1· 7          2-0

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Jones, L (1-1)               6     4   2   1    0   6   0   1.86   23     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 1· 3     64    -     0.87   0.01
D Drago                        2     1   1   1    1   1   0   3.12   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 1          0-0    0.85  -0.03
D Wickersham                   1     2   1   0    0   0   0   2.38    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 2          0-0    0.33  -0.03
Totals                         9     7   4   2    1   7   0          38     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 3· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Marshall 2 (3); S Jones (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: S Jones (1; R Rollins); D Drago (1; J Vidal).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Russ Goetz.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 9,024.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Pilots                Kansas City Royals                   
1. T Harper             2B    1. P Kelly              CF 
2. W Comer              CF    2. M Fiore              1B 
3. T Davis              LF    3. L Piniella           LF 
4. R Rollins            3B    4. J Foy                3B 
5. D Mincher            1B    5. J Keough             RF 
6. J Vidal              RF    6. H Taylor             C  
7. J McNertney          C     7. J Adair              2B 
8. R Oyler              SS    8. J Rios               SS 
9. M Marshall           P     9. S Jones              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  -2-      11%  72% T Davis         S Jones         Double to RF; Comer Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3       9%  60% D Mincher       S Jones         Wild Pitch; Harper Scores/unER; Rollins to 3B
   b 6   1  2-0  --3       8%  78% M Fiore         M Marshall      Strikeout Looking
   t 7   1  0-2  12-       8%  93% M Marshall      D Drago         Single to RF; Vidal Scores; McNertney to 3B
   b 4   1  2-0  1--       6%  77% J Foy           M Marshall      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pilots Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  T Harper        Single/Bunt
          1--      56%  W Comer         Passed Ball; Harper to 2B
          -2-      59%  " "             Harper Steals 3B
   O      --3      55%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      49%  T Davis         Strikeout
          --3      50%  R Rollins       Hit By Pitch
   R      1-3      60%  D Mincher       Wild Pitch; Harper Scores/unER; Rollins to 3B
   O      --3      56%  " "             Flyball: P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pilots 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Marshall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  P Kelly         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      60%  M Fiore         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      61%  L Piniella      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pilots Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Jones facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  J Vidal         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      58%  J McNertney     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      57%  R Oyler         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Marshall facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  J Foy           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  J Keough        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  H Taylor        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pilots Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  M Marshall      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      59%  T Harper        Flyball: LF
          ---      60%  W Comer         Single to LF
          1--      61%  T Davis         Comer Steals 2B
   R      -2-      72%  " "             Double to RF; Comer Scores
   O      -2-      69%  R Rollins       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pilots 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Marshall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      72%  J Adair         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      73%  J Rios          Strikeout
          ---      72%  S Jones         Walk
   O      1--      75%  P Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pilots 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Pilots Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  D Mincher       Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      72%  J Vidal         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      71%  J McNertney     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Marshall facing 2-3-4
          ---      66%  M Fiore         Single to RF
   O      1--      71%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      77%  J Foy           Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Pilots Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Jones facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  R Oyler         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      74%  M Marshall      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      73%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Marshall facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      76%  J Keough        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      71%  H Taylor        Double to LF
   O      -2-      75%  J Adair         Groundout: 1B-P; Taylor to 3B
   O      --3      80%  J Rios          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pilots 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Pilots Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Jones facing 2-3-4
          ---      84%  W Comer         Double to LF
   O      -2-      81%  T Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      79%  R Rollins       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      76%  D Mincher       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pilots 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Marshall facing 9-1-2
                  George Spriggs pinch hits for Steve Jones batting 9th
   O      ---      80%  G Spriggs       Strikeout
          ---      74%  P Kelly         Double to RF
          -2-      70%  M Fiore         Wild Pitch; Kelly to 3B
   O      --3      78%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      83%  L Piniella      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pilots 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 7th, Pilots Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Drago facing 6-7-8
                  Dick Drago replaces George Spriggs pitching and batting 9th
          ---      85%  J Vidal         Hit By Pitch
          1--      88%  J McNertney     Fielder's Choice P; Vidal to 2B; McNertney to 1B
   O      12-      85%  R Oyler         Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      12-      93%  M Marshall      Single to RF; Vidal Scores; McNertney to 3B
          1-3      94%  T Harper        Walk; Marshall to 2B
   O      123      91%  W Comer         Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Marshall to 3B; Harper to 2B
   O      123      89%  T Davis         Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pilots 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Marshall facing 4-5-6
          ---      84%  J Foy           Single to CF
          1--      82%  J Keough        Wild Pitch; Foy to 2B
   O      -2-      86%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Foy to 3B
   R      --3      79%  H Taylor        Single to LF; Foy Scores
   O      1--      83%  J Adair         Groundout: 3B-1B; Taylor to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  J Rios          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pilots 3, Royals 1.

Top of the 8th, Pilots Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dick Drago facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      87%  R Rollins       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      86%  D Mincher       Foul Flyball: RF
                  Jim Gosger pinch hits for Jose Vidal batting 6th
   O      ---      85%  J Gosger        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 3, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Marshall facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Gosger moves to CF; Wayne Comer moves to RF; Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Dick Drago batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      92%  P Kelly         Flyball: CF
          ---      89%  M Fiore         Single to CF
   O      1--      93%  L Piniella      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pilots 3, Royals 1.

Top of the 9th, Pilots Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Wickersham facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Wickersham replaces Ed Kirkpatrick pitching and batting 9th
          ---      94%  J McNertney     Single to LF
          1--      97%  R Oyler         Reached on E5/Bunt; McNertney to 3B; Oyler to 2B
   R      -23      99%  M Marshall      Single to CF; McNertney Scores/unER; Oyler to 3B; Marshall to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -23      98%  T Harper        Groundout: 3B-1B
   OO     -23      96%  W Comer         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pilots 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Marshall facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Whitaker replaces Tommy Davis playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---      99%  J Foy           Flyball: 1B
          ---      96%  J Keough        Walk
   O      1--      99%  H Taylor        Flyball: CF
          1--      96%  J Adair         Single to LF; Keough to 2B
                  Jack Aker replaces Mike Marshall pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  J Rios          Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pilots 4, Royals 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:KCA196904210

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1969 > KCR \| SEP > Apr 21, 1969, Pilots at Royals Play by Play and Box Score

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation