California Angels vs New York Yankees
August 6, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1969 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 1, New York Yankees 3

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 4 1 1 1
Reichardt lf 3 0 1 0
  Cowan pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Fregosi ss 4 0 2 0
Morton rf 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0
Azcue c 3 0 0 0
Johnstone cf 3 0 2 0
Murphy p 2 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Llenas ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 3 0 1 0
Kenney 3b 4 0 0 0
White lf 3 1 0 0
Pepitone 1b 4 0 1 0
Murcer rf 3 2 3 1
Hall cf 2 0 1 1
  Robinson ph 0 0 0 0
  Woods cf 1 0 0 0
Michael ss 3 0 0 1
Fernandez c 1 0 0 0
Peterson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 6 3
California 000 100 000160
New York 010 001 01x362
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy  L (6-11) 5.1 5 2 2 5 2
  Wright   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Wilhelm   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
6
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  W (11-12) 9.0 6 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
2

  E–Michael (13), Peterson (3).  DP–California 3, New York 2.  2B–New York Murcer (19,off Murphy); Hall (6,off Murphy).  HR–California Spencer (3,4th inning off Peterson 0 on, 1 out), New York Murcer (15,8th inning off Wilhelm 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Rodriguez (8,by Peterson); Fernandez (2,by Murphy).  IBB–Murphy (2,Fernandez); Peterson (9,Rodriguez).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:08.  A–9,929.
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