royals first ever game played

The Kansas City Royals played versus the Twins on April 8, 1969.

		TEAM	DATE	G	TM		OPP	RESULT	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1		Royals	4/8/1969	1	KCR	vs	MIN	W 4-3	48	4	14	3	0	0	4	3	0	3	0	0	52	17	3	1	0	2	0	.292	.333	.354	.688
2		Royals	4/9/1969	1	KCR	vs	MIN	W 4-3	54	4	11	0	0	0	4	9	0	8	2	1	64	11	0	0	1	2	4	.204	.313	.204	.516
3		Royals	4/11/1969	1	KCR	@	OAK	L 0-5	32	0	6	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	0	0	35	6	0	0	0	0	2	.188	.257	.188	.445
4		Royals	4/12/1969	1	KCR	@	OAK	W 9-3	34	9	9	4	0	0	9	8	1	9	3	0	44	13	4	1	0	1	0	.265	.419	.382	.801
5		Royals	4/13/1969	1	KCR	@	OAK	W 4-1	30	4	7	0	0	1	3	6	1	5	0	1	39	10	1	2	0	0	1	.233	.378	.333	.712
6		Royals	4/13/1969	1	KCR	@	OAK	L 0-3	29	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	30	5	2	0	0	0	1	.103	.133	.172	.306
7		Royals	4/14/1969	1	KCR	@	SEA	W 2-1	33	2	6	0	0	0	1	4	1	6	1	0	39	6	0	1	0	1	0	.182	.289	.182	.471
8		Royals	4/16/1969	1	KCR	@	CWS	L 2-5	31	2	6	0	0	1	2	2	0	3	0	0	33	9	1	0	0	0	3	.194	.242	.290	.533
9		Royals	4/19/1969	1	KCR	vs	OAK	L 1-2	29	1	4	1	1	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	33	7	2	1	0	0	1	.138	.219	.241	.460
10		Royals	4/20/1969	1	KCR	vs	OAK	L 1-5	32	1	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	7	1	0	32	8	1	0	0	0	0	.156	.156	.250	.406
11		Royals	4/20/1969	1	KCR	vs	OAK	W 7-5	31	7	10	3	0	2	7	4	0	5	1	1	37	19	5	2	0	0	0	.323	.400	.613	1.013
12		Royals	4/21/1969	1	KCR	vs	SEA	L 1-4	33	1	7	2	0	0	1	2	0	4	0	0	35	9	2	0	0	0	1	.212	.257	.273	.530
13		Royals	4/22/1969	1	KCR	vs	SEA	W 2-1	32	2	8	2	0	0	2	3	0	5	1	0	36	10	2	0	1	0	0	.250	.306	.313	.618
14		Royals	4/23/1969	1	KCR	vs	SEA	W 4-3	32	4	7	1	0	1	4	3	0	4	0	0	36	11	2	0	1	1	0	.219	.278	.344	.622
15		Royals	4/25/1969	1	KCR	vs	CAL	L 3-6	30	3	5	0	0	0	3	4	1	6	2	1	36	5	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452
16		Royals	4/27/1969	1	KCR	vs	CAL	L 2-6	32	2	8	1	1	0	2	2	0	7	0	0	34	11	2	0	0	0	2	.250	.294	.344	.638
17		Royals	4/28/1969	1	KCR	@	MIN	L 0-4	32	0	7	3	0	0	0	1	0	6	1	0	33	10	3	0	0	0	1	.219	.242	.313	.555
18		Royals	4/29/1969	1	KCR	@	MIN	L 1-9	34	1	9	1	0	1	1	2	0	5	1	1	36	13	2	0	0	0	1	.265	.306	.382	.688
19		Royals	4/30/1969	1	KCR	vs	CWS	W 3-2	34	3	10	1	1	0	2	2	0	7	1	0	36	13	2	0	0	1	2	.294	.333	.382	.716
20		Royals	5/1/1969	1	KCR	vs	CWS	W 5-4	44	5	14	2	0	0	5	4	0	10	3	1	49	16	2	1	0	1	3	.318	.375	.364	.739
21		Royals	5/2/1969	1	KCR	@	CAL	W 9-4	39	9	13	2	1	1	8	3	2	2	3	2	45	20	4	1	0	0	0	.333	.409	.513	.922
22		Royals	5/2/1969	1	KCR	@	CAL	W 3-2	30	3	3	1	0	0	3	1	1	9	0	0	32	4	1	0	0	0	0	.100	.156	.133	.290
23		Royals	5/3/1969	1	KCR	@	CAL	L 2-3	33	2	8	0	0	1	2	2	0	5	0	0	35	11	1	0	0	0	1	.242	.286	.333	.619
24		Royals	5/4/1969	1	KCR	@	CAL	W 15-1	44	15	19	2	0	3	13	8	0	5	1	1	53	30	5	0	1	0	0	.432	.509	.682	1.191
25		Royals	5/6/1969	1	KCR	@	DET	W 7-6	34	7	9	1	0	2	7	2	0	5	1	1	36	16	3	0	0	0	2	.265	.306	.471	.776

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