New York Yankees vs Seattle Pilots
August 1, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1969 at Sick's Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Pilots and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, Seattle Pilots 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 0 3 1
Kenney 3b 4 1 0 0
White lf 4 1 2 2
Pepitone 1b 4 1 1 1
Murcer rf 3 0 1 0
Hall cf 4 0 0 0
Michael ss 4 1 1 0
Fernandez c 2 0 0 0
Burbach p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Seattle Pilots ab   r   h rbi
Harper 3b 2 0 0 0
  Gil 3b 1 0 0 0
Hovley rf 2 1 0 0
Comer cf 4 1 1 0
Davis lf 4 0 1 1
Goossen 1b 3 0 0 0
McNertney c 4 0 0 0
Donaldson 2b 4 0 0 0
Clark ss 1 0 0 0
Pattin p 0 0 0 0
  O'Donoghue p 0 0 0 0
  Mincher ph 1 0 0 0
  Bouton p 1 0 0 0
  Ranew ph 1 0 0 0
  Gelnar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 2 1
New York 210 010 000480
Seattle 002 000 000220
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Burbach   2.1 1 2 2 4 1
  Johnson  W (1-2) 6.2 1 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
6
7
  Seattle Pilots IP H R ER BB SO
Pattin  L (7-10) 1.1 3 3 3 3 2
  O'Donoghue   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Bouton   5.0 5 1 1 1 4
  Gelnar   2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
5
10

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 1.  PB–Fernandez 2 (6).  2B–Seattle Comer (11,off Burbach).  HR–New York White (6,1st inning off Pattin 1 on, 1 out); Pepitone (21,5th inning off Bouton 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Fernandez (2,by Gelnar).  CS–Clarke (12,2nd base by Bouton/McNertney).  SB–Davis (14,2nd base off Johnson/Fernandez).  WP–Burbach (9), Johnson (1).  HBP–Gelnar (3,Fernandez).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–Emmett Ashford, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–2:54.  A–7,596.
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