New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
May 31, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1969 at Municipal Stadium. The New York Yankees tied 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 2, Kansas City Royals 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 1 0 1
Kenney 3b 3 0 2 1
Hall rf 3 0 0 0
White lf 3 0 0 0
Pepitone 1b 3 0 0 0
Ellis c 3 0 1 0
Lyttle cf 3 1 2 0
Michael ss 3 0 0 0
Stottlemyre p 3 0 1 0
Totals 28 2 6 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 3 1 1 0
Kelly cf 3 0 1 0
Fiore 1b 3 1 1 1
Piniella lf 3 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick rf 3 0 0 0
Foy 3b 2 0 0 0
Adair 2b 3 0 0 0
Campanis c 2 0 1 0
Drago p 2 0 0 0
Totals 24 2 4 1
New York 001 000 10261
Kansas City 100 100 0x242
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre   7.0 4 2 1 1 4
Totals
7.0
4
2
1
1
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago   7.1 6 2 1 3 4
Totals
7.1
6
2
1
3
4

  E–Stottlemyre (4), Foy (7), Campanis (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Lyttle 2 (2,off Drago 2), Kansas City Hernandez (6,off Stottlemyre).  HR–Kansas City Fiore (4,4th inning off Stottlemyre 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Kenney (1,off Drago).  IBB–Pepitone (1,by Drago).  SB–Hall (7,2nd base off Drago/Campanis); Clarke (9,2nd base off Drago/Campanis).  CS–Foy (4,2nd base by Stottlemyre/Ellis).  IBB–Drago (3,Pepitone).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–1:54.  A–14,263.
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