New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
May 30, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1969 at Municipal Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Royals 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 1 1 1
Cox 3b 5 2 2 1
Murcer rf 4 2 3 2
  Lyttle cf 0 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 1 2
Pepitone 1b 3 0 2 0
Fernandez c 3 0 0 0
Robinson cf,rf 4 0 0 0
Michael ss 3 1 0 0
Peterson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Kelly rf 4 1 0 0
Fiore lf 4 0 1 0
Foy 3b 4 1 1 1
Adair 2b 3 0 1 1
Harrison 1b 4 0 0 0
Oliver cf 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 2 0 1 0
Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 3 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
New York 240 000 000691
Kansas City 000 000 101251
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  W (7-5) 9.0 5 2 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
2
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (2-3) 1.1 6 6 6 2 2
  Burgmeier   7.2 3 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
4
8

  E–Peterson (2), Jones (1).  DP–New York 2, Kansas City 1.  2B–New York Murcer (10,off Burgmeier), Kansas City Rodriguez (5,off Peterson); Adair (1,off Peterson).  3B–New York White (1,off Jones).  HR–New York Murcer (11,2nd inning off Jones 1 on, 1 out), Kansas City Foy (3,7th inning off Peterson 0 on, 1 out).  CS–Fernandez (2,2nd base by Burgmeier/Rodriguez).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:05.
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