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Athletics
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
April 20, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, played on April 20, 1969 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wally Bunker |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 31,872 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Jake O'Donnell 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Tommie Reynolds | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Catfish Hunter | Pitcher |
| Hank Bauer | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
| Mike Fiore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Joe Foy | Shortstop |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Third Baseman |
| Chuck Harrison | First Baseman |
| Hawk Taylor | Catcher |
| Juan Rios | Second Baseman |
| Wally Bunker | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
April 20, 1969
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Bunker
Campaneris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Bunker
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kirkpatrick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Bunker
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Bunker
There goes Jackson. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Bunker
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Bunker
There's a wild pitch. Jackson moves to third. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cater vs. Bunker
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Hunter
Keough hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Hunter
Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Hunter
Piniella hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Hunter
Foy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Hunter
There goes Foy. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Foy steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Hunter
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrison vs. Hunter
Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bunker
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kirkpatrick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Bunker
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunker covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Bunker
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kirkpatrick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Hunter
Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Hunter
Rios takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunker vs. Hunter
There goes Rios. The throw from Duncan and he is out, Campaneris applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunker vs. Hunter
Bunker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Bunker
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Bunker
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Bunker
Reynolds is hit by the pitch. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Bunker
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Campaneris moves to third. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bando vs. Bunker
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rios fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Hunter
Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Hunter
Fiore strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Hunter
Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foy vs. Hunter
Foy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Foy reaches second base with a double. Piniella scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Hunter
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. Foy scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrison vs. Sprague
Ed Sprague now pitching.
Harrison is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Bunker
Cater hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Cater reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Bunker
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cater moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Monday vs. Bunker
Monday hits a line drive towards short. Foy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Duncan vs. Bunker
Duncan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Fiore. Duncan reaches second base with a double. Cater scores. Green goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Webster vs. Bunker
Ramon Webster pinch hits for Ed Sprague.
Webster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunker covering, for the out. Duncan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campaneris vs. Bunker
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Roland
Jim Roland now pitching.
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Roland
Rios hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunker vs. Roland
Bunker bunts towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Roland covering, for the out. Rios moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Roland
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Bunker
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison fields the ball and throws to Bunker covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Bunker
Jackson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Bunker
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foy misplays the ball. That's an error on Foy. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Fiore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Drabowsky
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bando moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Monday vs. Drabowsky
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rios misplays the ball. That's an error on Rios. Bando scores. Green moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. Drabowsky
Duncan takes first base on ball four. Green moves to third. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Donaldson vs. Drabowsky
John Donaldson pinch hits for Jim Roland.
Donaldson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Campaneris vs. Drabowsky
Campaneris hits a line drive towards third. Kirkpatrick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Wyatt
John Wyatt now pitching.
Fiore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Wyatt
Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Wyatt
Foy takes first base on ball four. Fiore moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Wyatt
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Fiore moves to third. Foy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harrison vs. Wyatt
Harrison strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Drabowsky
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Drabowsky
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foy misplays the ball. That's an error on Foy. Reynolds moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bando vs. Drabowsky
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cater vs. Drabowsky
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Green vs. Drabowsky
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Wyatt
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Wyatt
Rios hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabowsky vs. Wyatt
Drabowsky hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Drabowsky
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rios scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Drabowsky
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyatt vs. Drabowsky
Wyatt is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Wyatt
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Wyatt
Fiore hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Wyatt
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Drabowsky
Campaneris strikes out. Taylor drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Campaneris out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Drabowsky
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Drabowsky
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rios scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Wyatt
Joe Nossek now playing left field.
Foy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Wyatt
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. Nossek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrison vs. Wyatt
Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Foy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Krausse
Lew Krausse now pitching.
Taylor hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Krausse
Rios hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drabowsky vs. Krausse
Drabowsky bunts towards the mound. Krausse fields it and throws to first for the out. Rios moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Krausse
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Drabowsky
Mike Fiore now playing first base. Lou Piniella now playing center field. Joe Foy now playing third base. Ed Kirkpatrick now playing left field.
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Drabowsky
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Drabowsky
Green is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1969, game 2 -- Oakland at Kansas City (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 5 0 1 0 Keough J, rf 5 0 0 0
Reynolds T, lf 4 1 2 0 Fiore M, cf-1b 3 1 1 0
Nossek J, lf 0 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf-cf 4 2 2 2
Jackson R, rf 3 1 1 2 Foy J, ss-3b 2 2 2 1
Bando S, 3b 4 1 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, 3b-lf 4 0 1 1
Cater D, 1b 5 1 1 0 Harrison C, 1b 4 1 1 0
Green D, 2b 5 1 2 0 Hernandez J, ss 0 0 0 0
Monday R, cf 4 0 0 1 Taylor H, c 4 1 1 3
Duncan D, c 3 0 1 2 Rios J, 2b 3 0 2 0
Hunter C, p 1 0 0 0 Bunker W, p 1 0 0 0
Sprague E, p 0 0 0 0 Drabowsky M, p 1 0 0 0
Webster R, ph 1 0 0 0
Roland J, p 0 0 0 0
Donaldson J, ph 1 0 0 0
Wyatt J, p 1 0 0 0
Krausse L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 8 5 31 7 10 7
Oakland 000 230 000 -- 5
Kansas City 202 000 03x -- 7
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter C 2.2 5 4 4 2 2
Sprague E 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Roland J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Wyatt J (L) 3.1 2 2 2 2 1
Krausse L 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bunker W* 4.0 6 5 4 3 0
Drabowsky M (W) 5.0 2 0 0 1 6
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Foy J 2, Rios J
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Oakland 10, Kansas City 6
2B -- Piniella L, Foy J, Kirkpatrick E, Cater D, Duncan D
HR -- Piniella L, Jackson R, Taylor H
SB -- Jackson R, Foy J
CS -- Rios J
SH -- Bunker W, Drabowsky M
HBP -- by Bunker W (Reynolds T)
WP -- Bunker W
T -- 2:32
A -- 31872
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