New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox
August 16, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1969 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 1 2 3
Michael ss 3 0 2 0
White lf 4 0 0 0
Fernandez c 3 1 0 0
Pepitone 1b 4 0 1 0
Murcer rf 4 0 1 1
Cox 3b 1 1 0 0
  Kenney ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Woods cf 1 1 0 0
  Hall ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Burbach p 2 0 0 0
  Aker p 1 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Williams rf 3 0 1 2
Aparicio ss 1 0 0 0
  Hansen ss 3 0 0 0
Hopkins 1b 4 1 1 0
Melton 3b 3 1 1 2
Herrmann c 4 1 1 0
Berry cf 3 0 0 0
McCraw lf 3 1 2 1
Morales 2b 2 1 1 0
Lazar p 0 0 0 0
  Held ph 0 0 0 0
  Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford ph 1 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 5 7 5
New York 000 031 000460
Chicago 010 020 02x570
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Burbach   4.0 4 3 3 4 0
  Aker  L (7-5) 4.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
4
1
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lazar   5.0 3 3 3 2 6
  Bell   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Wood  W (8-9) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
3
10

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  HR–New York Clarke (2,5th inning off Lazar 2 on, 1 out), Chicago Melton (18,8th inning off Aker 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Michael (2,off Lazar); Lazar (1,off Burbach).  HBP–Woods (1,by Lazar).  SB–Hall (9,2nd base off Bell/Herrmann).  CS–McCraw (3,2nd base by Burbach/Fernandez).  HBP–Lazar (1,Woods).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:17.  A–4,135.
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