New York Yankees vs Seattle Pilots
May 12, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1969 at Sick's Stadium. The Seattle Pilots defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, Seattle Pilots 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 0 1 1
Kenney cf 3 1 2 0
Murcer 3b 2 1 2 2
  Cox 3b 1 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 1 0
Pepitone 1b 4 0 0 0
Hall rf 4 1 1 0
Tresh ss 4 1 2 0
Fernandez c 3 0 0 0
Downing p 0 0 0 0
  Kekich p 0 0 0 0
  Boehmer ph 1 0 0 0
  Talbot p 0 0 0 0
  Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
  Simpson ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Cowan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 3
Seattle Pilots ab   r   h rbi
Harper 2b 4 1 3 0
Hegan rf,1b 4 1 0 0
Comer cf,rf 3 2 0 0
Davis 1b 4 1 2 4
  Gosger cf 0 0 0 0
Rollins 3b 3 0 0 0
McNertney c 4 1 1 1
Vidal lf 4 1 1 1
Oyler ss 1 0 0 0
  Kennedy ss 2 0 1 0
Pattin p 4 1 1 1
Totals 33 8 9 7
New York 210 100 000490
Seattle 700 001 00x892
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Downing  L (0-1) 0.0 1 4 4 3 0
  Kekich   1.0 3 3 3 0 2
  Talbot   2.0 1 0 0 1 4
  Bahnsen   3.0 3 1 1 2 1
  Hamilton   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
8
8
6
7
  Seattle Pilots IP H R ER BB SO
Pattin  W (5-1) 9.0 9 4 3 3 6
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
3
6

  E–Hegan (2), Davis (2).  DP–New York 1, Seattle 1.  2B–New York Tresh (3,off Pattin), Seattle Davis 2 (6,off Downing,off Bahnsen).  3B–Seattle Vidal (1,off Kekich).  HR–New York Murcer (9,1st inning off Pattin 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Talbot (1,off Pattin).  SB–Harper (18,2nd base off Downing/Fernandez).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:58.  A–8,763.
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