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 5, Kansas City Royals 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 7 0 1 0
Kenney 3b 7 1 4 1
Hall rf 7 1 0 0
White lf 7 0 2 2
  Kekich p 0 0 0 0
Pepitone 1b 7 2 2 1
Ellis c 6 0 3 0
Lyttle cf 3 0 0 0
  Cowan ph,cf 3 0 1 1
Michael ss 6 0 1 0
Bahnsen p 2 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Tresh ph 1 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
  Cox ph 1 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 1 0 0 0
  Robinson ph,lf 1 1 0 0
Totals 59 5 14 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 8 1 4 0
Kelly cf 7 1 4 0
Fiore 1b 5 1 2 1
Foy 3b 4 1 0 1
Kirkpatrick rf 6 0 2 1
  Adair ph 1 0 0 0
Piniella lf 6 0 3 0
Rios 2b 7 0 1 0
Campanis c 5 0 0 0
  Burgmeier pr 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez c 2 0 1 0
Bunker p 3 0 0 0
  Butler p 1 0 0 0
  Spriggs ph 1 0 0 0
  Rooker p 1 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 58 4 17 3
New York 000 010 001 000 0125142
Kansas City 002 000 000 000 0114171
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen   6.2 6 2 1 4 4
  Hamilton   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Aker   3.0 2 0 0 2 2
  McDaniel  W (3-2) 4.0 6 1 1 2 3
  Kekich  SV (1) 1.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
15.0
17
4
3
9
10
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bunker   8.2 6 2 2 0 5
  Butler   2.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Rooker  L (0-3) 4.0 7 3 1 0 3
Totals
15.0
14
5
3
0
10

  E–Pepitone (3), Ellis (1), Kelly (1).  DP–New York 2, Kansas City 1.  2B–New York Michael (3,off Bunker); White (7,off Bunker), Kansas City Kelly (8,off Bahnsen); Hernandez (5,off McDaniel); Fiore (5,off Kekich).  HR–New York Pepitone (13,5th inning off Bunker 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Foy (4,off Bahnsen).  IBB–Fiore (4,by Aker); Kirkpatrick (2,by Aker); Piniella (1,by McDaniel); Foy (3,by Kekich).  SB–Kenney (10,2nd base off Bunker/Campanis); Kelly 4 (12,2nd base off Bahnsen/Ellis 2,3rd base off Bahnsen/Ellis 2); Foy 2 (14,2nd base off Bahnsen/Ellis,2nd base off McDaniel/Ellis); Fiore (4,2nd base off Bahnsen/Ellis).  CS–Ellis (1,2nd base by Bunker/Campanis).  WP–Bunker (2).  IBB–Aker 2 (6,Fiore,Kirkpatrick); McDaniel (1,Piniella); Kekich (1,Foy).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–4:24.  A–22,335.
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