1969 AL Opening Day Games- Day 2

Strat-O-Matic Report

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NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1969 American League                Date: 4/9/1969
 
MINNESOTA AT KANSAS CITY
Twins........... 1 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  3 13  2
Royals.......... 1 2 0  1 1 3  0 0    -  8 13  0
Win:Bunker(1-0) Loss:Hall(0-1)
Homeruns- L.Piniella(1st), C.Harrison(1st)
 
Center fielder Lou Piniella had 4 hits and 2 RBI and Wally Bunker tossed a
complete game as the Kansas City Royals topped the Minnesota Twins by a score
of 8 to 3 at Municipal Stadium.
 
Bunker(1-0) earned his pay with a solid performance for Kansas City.  He went
9 innings allowing 13 hits and 1 walk.  Both teams finished the game with 13
hits.  
 
Tom Hall(0-1) was the losing pitcher.  Kansas City scored big getting 8 runs
off him in 5 and 2/3 innings.
 
CLEVELAND AT DETROIT
Indians......... 0 0 0  1 1 2  0 5 0  0 -  9 15  2
Tigers.......... 1 0 0  0 0 5  3 0 0  1 - 10  8  1
Win:Hiller(1-0) Loss:Pina(0-1)
Homeruns- T.Horton(1st), A.Kaline(1st), W.Horton(1st), J.Northrup(1st),
           G.Brown(1st)
 
The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians locked up in an exciting one-run
game at Tiger Stadium.  The final score was the Detroit Tigers 10, the
Cleveland Indians 9 in 10 innings.
 
The game was deadlocked at 9 after nine full innings.  Detroit came out on top
in the 10th inning.  After an out was recorded, Gates Brown lofted a
solo-blast 'downtown' making Detroit the victors to the delight of the home
town faithful.  Cleveland had 15 hits in the game while Detroit had 8, but
Detroit had the more timely hits.  
 
John Hiller(1-0) was the winner allowing no runs in 2 and 1/3 innings. Horacio
Pina(0-1) took the loss in relief.  He allowed 1 hit and no walks in 2 and
1/3 innings.
 
BOSTON AT BALTIMORE
Red Sox......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  3 0 1  -  5 11  3
Orioles......... 1 2 1  0 3 0  1 0    -  8 10  1
Win:McNally(1-0) Loss:Lonborg(0-1) Save:Richert(1st)
Homeruns- B.Powell(1st)
 
First baseman Boog Powell jacked one out of the ballyard and had 2 RBI at
Memorial Stadium as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 8 to
5.
 
Dave McNally(1-0) delivered a fine performance for Baltimore.  He was reached
for 9 hits and 4 walks in 6 and 2/3 innings.  Baltimore finished with 10 hits
in the victory.  
 
Pete Richert preserved the game for McNally, recording his his 1st.  Jim
Lonborg(0-1) was given the loss.  He gave up 4 runs in 3 innings of work.  
 
 
CHICAGO AT OAKLAND
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  7  1
Athletics....... 0 0 1  2 1 0  1 0    -  5 10  0
Win:Odom(1-0) Loss:Peters(0-1) Save:Krausse(1st)
Homeruns- R.Jackson-2(2nd), D.Green(1st)
 
Reggie Jackson launched 2 homeruns as the Oakland Athletics topped the Chicago
White Sox by a score of 5 to 1 at Oakland Coliseum.
 
Oakland jumped on top to stay in the 3rd inning scoring one runner using 2
hits.  For the game Oakland out-hit Chicago 10 to 7.  
 
The victory was credited to Blue Moon Odom(1-0) who went 7 and 1/3 innings,
allowing 1 run. Odom got relief help from Lew Krausse who gained credit for
his 1st save.  Gary Peters(0-1) was the loser.  
 
 
SEATTLE AT CALIFORNIA
Pilots.......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  3  2
Angels.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  5 0    -  5 10  1
Win:McGlothlin(1-0) Loss:Pattin(0-1) Save:Wilhelm(1st)
 
Jim McGlothlin had an impressive outing and Jay Johnstone had 2 base hits and
2 RBI at Anaheim Stadium as the California Angels beat the Seattle Pilots by
the count of 5 to 1.
 
McGlothlin(1-0) was very good in the win.  He gave up just 2 hits and 2 walks
in 7 innings.  California had 10 hits overall, while Seattle had 3.  
 
Hoyt Wilhelm was credited with his 1st save.  The losing pitcher was Marty
Pattin(0-1).  He allowed 2 runs and 7 hits in 6 innings.  
 
 

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