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White Sox
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
May 31, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 31, 1969 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
| Ballpark | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 6,604 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: John Rice |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Walt Williams | Right Fielder |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Carlos May | Left Fielder |
| Pete Ward | First Baseman |
| Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
| Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
| Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
| Tommy McCraw | Center Fielder |
| Tommy John | Pitcher |
| Don Gutteridge | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Hank Allen | Center Fielder |
| Frank Howard | First Baseman |
| Brant Alyea | Right Fielder |
| Ken McMullen | Third Baseman |
| Dick Billings | Left Fielder |
| Tim Cullen | Second Baseman |
| Paul Casanova | Catcher |
| Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
May 31, 1969
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Coleman
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Coleman
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Coleman
May strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. John
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. John
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. John
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards second. Knoop scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Coleman
Ward hits a popup, foul, towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Coleman
Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Coleman
Herrmann hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Coleman
Knoop is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. John
Alyea hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. John
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. John
There goes McMullen. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. McMullen steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Billings vs. John
Billings is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cullen vs. John
Cullen hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Coleman
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
John vs. Coleman
John hits a fly ball into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Coleman
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. John
Casanova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. John
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. John
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Coleman
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard juggles the ball. That's an error on Howard. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Coleman
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Coleman
Ward is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. John
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. John
Howard strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. John
Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Coleman
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Coleman
Herrmann hits a line drive into right field. Alyea picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Alyea. Melton goes all the way around to score. Herrmann moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knoop vs. Coleman
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Herrmann moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCraw vs. Coleman
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
John vs. Coleman
John hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Casanova settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. John
McMullen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. McMullen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Billings vs. John
Billings takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cullen vs. John
Cullen bunts towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. McMullen moves to third. Billings moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Casanova vs. John
Casanova hits a fly ball into center field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McMullen tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. John
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Billings scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. John
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Coleman
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Coleman
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cullen throws to second for one, and Brinkman throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Coleman
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ward vs. Coleman
Ward hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alyea. Ward reaches second base with a double. Aparicio scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melton vs. Coleman
Melton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herrmann vs. Coleman
Herrmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ward scores. Melton moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Knoop vs. Coleman
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. John
Ken Berry now playing center field. Tommy McCraw now playing first base.
Allen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. John
There goes Allen. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Allen steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. John
There's a wild pitch. Allen moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. John
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alyea vs. John
Alyea hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allen tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. John
McMullen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. John
Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Coleman
McCraw hits a fly ball into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
John vs. Coleman
John hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Coleman
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. John
Cullen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. John
Casanova hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. John
Coleman is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. John
Brinkman hits a line drive into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. John
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Coleman
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Coleman
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bradford vs. Knowles
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Ken Berry. Darold Knowles now pitching. Buddy Bradford pinch hits for Gail Hopkins.
Bradford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aparicio scores. May moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melton vs. Knowles
Melton hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Josephson vs. Knowles
Duane Josephson pinch hits for Ed Herrmann.
Josephson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May scores. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Knowles
Knoop strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 5 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. John
Buddy Bradford now playing center field. Duane Josephson now catching.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. John
Alyea is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. John
McMullen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. McMullen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Stroud vs. Osinski
Ed Stroud pinch hits for Dick Billings. Dan Osinski now pitching.
Stroud is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Epstein vs. Wood
Mike Epstein pinch hits for Tim Cullen. Wilbur Wood now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. McMullen moves to third. Stroud moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Epstein vs. Wood
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Casanova vs. Wood
Casanova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McMullen scores. Stroud scores. Epstein moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knowles vs. Wood
Knowles strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 5 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Knowles
Ed Stroud now playing right field. Bernie Allen now playing second base. Del Unser now playing center field. Hank Allen now playing left field.
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Knowles
Woodie Held pinch hits for Wilbur Wood.
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Knowles
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Knowles
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1969 -- Chicago at Washington (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Williams W, rf 5 0 2 0 Brinkman E, ss 4 0 0 0
Aparicio L, ss 5 2 1 0 Allen H, cf-lf 4 1 2 0
May C, lf 4 1 1 0 Howard F, 1b 4 0 0 0
Ward P, 1b 3 1 1 1 Alyea B, rf 3 0 1 1
Berry K, cf 0 0 0 0 Unser D, cf 0 0 0 0
Hopkins G, ph 0 0 0 0 McMullen K, 3b 3 2 2 0
Bradford B, ph-cf 1 0 0 1 Billings D, lf 2 1 0 0
Melton B, 3b 3 1 2 0 Stroud E, ph-rf 0 1 0 0
Herrmann E, c 3 0 2 1 Cullen T, 2b 2 1 1 0
Josephson D, ph-c 1 0 1 1 Epstein M, ph 0 0 0 0
Knoop B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Allen B, 2b 0 0 0 0
McCraw T, cf-1b 4 0 0 0 Casanova P, c 3 1 3 5
John T, p 3 0 0 0 Coleman J, p 3 0 1 1
Osinski D, p 0 0 0 0 Knowles D, p 1 0 0 0
Wood W, p 0 0 0 0
Held W, ph 1 0 0 0
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37 5 10 4 29 7 10 7
Chicago 000 012 020 -- 5
Washington 000 021 22x -- 7
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
John T (L) 7.2 9 7 7 3 5
Osinski D 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Wood W 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman J* 7.0 8 5 5 1 4
Knowles D (W) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Howard F, Alyea B, Brinkman E
DP -- Chicago 2, Washington 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, Washington 5
2B -- McMullen K 2, Ward P
HR -- Casanova P
SB -- McMullen K, Allen H
SH -- Cullen T
SF -- Casanova P, Alyea B
WP -- John T, Wood W
T -- 2:38
A -- 6604
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