September 5, 1969 Kansas City Royals at Seattle Pilots Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 9
WSA 8 CAL 3
CHW 1 CLE 2
NYY 1 NYY 2
@CLE 0 BAL 8
@DET 4 OAK 5
MIN 4 SEP 5
KCR 4 PIT 9
@CHC 2 ATL 11
@CIN 2 HOU 2
SFG 0 NYM 5
PHI 1 PHI 4
@NYM 2 SDP 4
LAD 1 STL 1
MON 0

Standings at end of play this day

Sick's Stadium, Attendance: 6,903

Friday, September 5, 1969
Time of Game: 2:31

Royals

55-81

Lost 1

4th, 28 GB

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

W: G Brabender (11-12), L: M Drabowsky (8-8), S: B Locker (10)

Pilots

51-84

Won 1

6th, 31½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    4   0   3   2    0   0  .278  .775    0    1   0   3B,2·2B
S Northey CF                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .188  .423    0    3   0   
  J Keough PH-CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .466    0    0   0   
E Kirkpatrick 1B              4   1   1   0    0   0  .229  .715    0    3   0   
L Piniella LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .763    0    4   0   
J Foy 3B                      3   1   1   1    1   0  .261  .720    0    1   0   2·SB,CS
B Martinez C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .239  .625    0   10   0   
J Adair 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .234  .556    0    1   0   
J Hernandez SS                2   1   0   1    0   1  .232  .583    0    1   0   SH
  G Spriggs PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .570    0    0   0   
B Butler P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .056  .161    0    0   0   
  M Drabowsky P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .750         0   3   
  P Schaal PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .675    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   4   8   4    1   6                    24   3

BATTING

2B: P Kelly 2 (18, 2 off G Brabender).

3B: P Kelly (4, off G Brabender).

SH: J Hernandez (3, off G Brabender).

TB: P Kelly 7; B Martinez; L Piniella; J Adair; E Kirkpatrick; J Foy.

RBI: P Kelly 2 (30); J Hernandez (37); J Foy (61).

2-out RBI: P Kelly 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

E: B Martinez (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Foy 2 (35, 2nd base off G Brabender/J Pagliaroni 2).

CS: J Foy (14, 2nd base by G Brabender/J Pagliaroni).

Seattle Pilots               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .235  .672    0    0   2   SH
W Comer CF                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .244  .735    0    1   0   
  S Hovley PH-CF              0   1   0   0    1   0  .276  .722    0    0   0   
M Hegan RF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .291  .889    0    1   0   
D Walton LF                   3   1   1   2    0   1  .150  .593    0    4   0   HR,SF
G Goossen 1B                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .299  .983    0   12   0   HR
J Pagliaroni C                3   1   0   0    1   1  .217  .730    0    6   1   
  J McNertney C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .657         0   0   
J Donaldson 2B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .626    0    2   2   
R Oyler SS                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .162  .532    0    0   7   2B
G Brabender P                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .133  .344    0    0   0   
  G Gil PH                    1   1   1   0    0   0  .218  .519    0    0   0   2B
  B Locker P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237    0    1   1   
Totals                       30   5   8   5    5  10                    27  13

BATTING

2B: R Oyler (4, off B Butler); G Gil (7, off B Butler).

HR: D Walton (2, off B Butler; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); G Goossen (6, off B Butler; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

SF: D Walton (1, off M Drabowsky).

SH: T Harper (3, off M Drabowsky).

TB: G Goossen 5; D Walton 4; G Gil 2; R Oyler 2; J Donaldson 2; M Hegan.

RBI: G Goossen 2 (15); D Walton 2 (3); R Oyler (22).

2-out RBI: G Goossen 2; D Walton.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

PITCHING

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
B Butler                       6     7   4   4    2  10   2   3.81   27     -       ·  ·      0· 6· 2· 7     50    -     1.19  -0.07
M Drabowsky, BS (5), L (8-8)   2     1   1   1    3   0   0   2.90   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          1-1    2.09  -0.26
Totals                         8     8   5   5    5  10   2          37     -       ·  ·      3· 9· 2· 8          1-1

Seattle Pilots                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Brabender, W (11-12)         7     8   4   4    1   6   0   4.42   30     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 2· 7     50    -     1.05  -0.09
B Locker, S (10)               2     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.36    6     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.26
Totals                         9     8   4   4    1   6   0          36     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 2· 7           -

B Butler faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Butler (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 6,903.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Seattle Pilots                       
1. P Kelly              RF    1. T Harper             3B 
2. S Northey            CF    2. W Comer              CF 
3. E Kirkpatrick        1B    3. M Hegan              RF 
4. L Piniella           LF    4. D Walton             LF 
5. J Foy                3B    5. G Goossen            1B 
6. B Martinez           C     6. J Pagliaroni         C  
7. J Adair              2B    7. J Donaldson          2B 
8. J Hernandez          SS    8. R Oyler              SS 
9. B Butler             P     9. G Brabender          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  4-4  1-3      21%  80% G Goossen       M Drabowsky     Single to RF; Hovley Scores; Hegan to 2B
   t 2   2  0-1  12-     -19%  20% P Kelly         G Brabender     Triple; Adair Scores; Hernandez Scores
   b 2   1  3-0  12-      15%  42% R Oyler         B Butler        Double to LF; Pagliaroni Scores; Donaldson to 3B
   b 7   0  4-3  ---      14%  48% G Gil           B Butler        Double to LF
   b 3   2  4-2  ---      11%  38% G Goossen       B Butler        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Brabender facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  P Kelly         Double
   O      -2-      48%  S Northey       Strikeout
   O      -2-      51%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      55%  L Piniella      Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Pilots 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pilots Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Butler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  T Harper        Strikeout
          ---      55%  W Comer         Walk
   O      1--      52%  M Hegan         Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  D Walton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Pilots 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Brabender facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  J Foy           Walk
          1--      43%  B Martinez      Foy Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Lineout: CF
          -2-      43%  J Adair         Single; Foy to 3B
   R      1-3      35%  J Hernandez     Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Foy Scores; Adair to 2B
   O      12-      39%  B Butler        Flyball: LF
   RR     12-      20%  P Kelly         Triple; Adair Scores; Hernandez Scores
   O      --3      23%  S Northey       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Pilots 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pilots Batting, Behind 0-3, Bill Butler facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      21%  G Goossen       Flyball: CF
          ---      23%  J Pagliaroni    Walk
          1--      27%  J Donaldson     Single to CF; Pagliaroni to 2B
   R      12-      42%  R Oyler         Double to LF; Pagliaroni Scores; Donaldson to 3B
   O      -23      33%  G Brabender     Strikeout
   O      -23      27%  T Harper        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Pilots 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Gene Brabender facing 3-4-5
          ---      24%  E Kirkpatrick   Single/Bunt
   O      1--      25%  L Piniella      Groundout: 3B-1B; Kirkpatrick to 2B
   R      -2-      18%  J Foy           Single to LF; Kirkpatrick Scores
          1--      17%  B Martinez      Foy Steals 2B
   O      -2-      19%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      21%  J Adair         Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Pilots 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pilots Batting, Behind 1-4, Bill Butler facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      19%  W Comer         Strikeout
   O      ---      17%  M Hegan         Lineout: CF
   R      ---      26%  D Walton        Home Run
   R      ---      38%  G Goossen       Home Run
   O      ---      36%  J Pagliaroni    Lineout: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Pilots 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Gene Brabender facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      39%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      38%  P Kelly         Double to RF
   O      -2-      41%  S Northey       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Pilots 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pilots Batting, Behind 3-4, Bill Butler facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  J Donaldson     Single to LF
          1--      50%  R Oyler         Wild Pitch; Donaldson to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      39%  G Brabender     Strikeout
   O      -2-      35%  T Harper        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Pilots 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Gene Brabender facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      37%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: LF
          ---      34%  L Piniella      Single to LF
   O      1--      37%  J Foy           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      39%  B Martinez      Foy Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Pilots 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pilots Batting, Behind 3-4, Bill Butler facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      36%  W Comer         Flyball: LF
          ---      40%  M Hegan         Single to RF
   O      1--      36%  D Walton        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      32%  G Goossen       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Pilots 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Gene Brabender facing 6-7-8
          ---      29%  B Martinez      Single
   O      1--      32%  J Adair         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      35%  J Hernandez     Strikeout
   O      1--      37%  B Butler        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Pilots 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pilots Batting, Behind 3-4, Bill Butler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      33%  J Pagliaroni    Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  J Donaldson     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      29%  R Oyler         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Pilots 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Gene Brabender facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      31%  P Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Joe Keough pinch hits for Scott Northey batting 2nd
   O      ---      33%  J Keough        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      34%  E Kirkpatrick   Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Pilots 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pilots Batting, Behind 3-4, Bill Butler facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Keough moves to CF; Gus Gil pinch hits for Gene Brabender batting 9th
          ---      48%  G Gil           Double to LF
                  Moe Drabowsky replaces Bill Butler pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      45%  T Harper        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Gil to 3B
                  Steve Hovley pinch hits for Wayne Comer batting 2nd
          --3      49%  S Hovley        Walk
          1-3      55%  M Hegan         Walk; Hovley to 2B
   RO     123      59%  D Walton        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Gil Scores; Hovley to 3B/Adv on E2
   R      1-3      80%  G Goossen       Single to RF; Hovley Scores; Hegan to 2B
   O      12-      77%  J Pagliaroni    Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Pilots 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Bob Locker facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Locker replaces Gus Gil pitching and batting 9th; Jerry McNertney replaces Jim Pagliaroni playing C batting 6th; Steve Hovley moves to CF
   O      ---      82%  L Piniella      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  J Foy           Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      88%  B Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Pilots 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pilots Batting, Ahead 5-4, Moe Drabowsky facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  J Donaldson     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      88%  R Oyler         Walk
   O      1--      86%  B Locker        Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      85%  T Harper        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Pilots 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Bob Locker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  J Adair         Groundout: SS-1B
                  George Spriggs pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez batting 8th
   O      ---      97%  G Spriggs       Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  Paul Schaal pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  P Schaal        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Pilots 5.

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