FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
NEW YORK METS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/24/1969
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
NEW YORK METS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 128 - THURSDAY, APRIL 24TH, 1969 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (9-7) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Kansas City Royals (7-10) 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 X 5 11 0
Royals Solve Mets, 5-2
Kansas City Royals starter Dick Drott pitched a strong game against the New York Mets at Kauffman Stadium, leading the Royals to a 5-2 win. Drott picked up the win for Kansas City, going 6 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 3 hits. He now sports a record of 1-2. The win takes Kansas City to 7-10.

Dave Nelson, who finished 5th in the NL in triples with 8 last year, aided the Kansas City cause with a run-scoring triple in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the third baseman went 2-3 with a triple and a walk.

Nelson called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Remy 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .140 0 0
L. Johnson DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .299 1 9
D. Evans LF 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .288 5 9
E. Karros 1B 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .322 2 7
P. Clark 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 7
C. Ross RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .212 0 4
E. Kenna C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 0 2
S. Northey CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
K. Baez SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 0 2
Totals 30 2 4 2 3 12 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Evans (5, 4th Inning off D. Drott, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Karros (2, 4th Inning off D. Drott, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Clark , L. Johnson , D. Evans 4 , E. Karros 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Karros
GIDP: L. Johnson
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Nelson 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .333 0 3
J. Lewis CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .244 1 5
R. Sanders 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .244 2 5
D. Sanders LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .184 0 3
T. Cline RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .311 0 2
S. Bowen DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .174 3 8
J. Murphy C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .267 0 4
T. Kazanski SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .224 0 3
L. Babe 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .163 0 4
Totals 34 5 11 5 1 4 10      
BATTING
Triples: D. Nelson (4, 5th Inning off M. Haefner, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Bowen (1, 6th Inning off V. Velasquez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Sanders (2, 1st Inning off M. Haefner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lewis 2 , D. Nelson 4 , J. Murphy 2 , S. Bowen 3 , T. Cline 3 , R. Sanders 4
2-out RBI: J. Lewis , D. Nelson , R. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Sanders
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Cline (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kazanski-Babe-Sanders)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Haefner L (0-2) 4.2 5 3 3 1 3 1 85 55 4.50   
V. Velasquez 3.1 6 2 2 0 1 0 60 39 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Haefner 44
Batters Faced: M. Haefner 20, V. Velasquez 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Haefner 6-5, V. Velasquez 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Haefner 85-55, V. Velasquez 60-39
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Velasquez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Drott W (1-2) 6.0 3 2 2 3 7 2 97 59 7.98   
H. Foreman SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 56 38 0.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Drott 62
Batters Faced: D. Drott 23, H. Foreman 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Drott 1-9, H. Foreman 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Drott 97-59, H. Foreman 56-38
WP: D. Drott
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Drott
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 15 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 16411
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