Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals
August 17, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1969 at Municipal Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 1, Kansas City Royals 0

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 3 1 1 0
Jones 1b 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0
Smith cf 4 0 1 1
Petrocelli ss 3 0 0 0
Conigliaro rf 3 0 0 0
Scott 3b 4 0 3 0
Gibson c 3 0 1 0
Romo p 3 0 1 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Siebert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 3 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Drago p 0 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0
Fiore 1b 4 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick lf 3 0 0 0
Martinez c 4 0 1 0
  Keough pr 0 0 0 0
Foy cf 3 0 0 0
Adair 2b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 3 0 2 0
Nelson p 2 0 0 0
  Piniella ph 1 0 1 0
  Oliver pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 4 0
Boston 000 001 000171
Kansas City 000 000 000041
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Romo  W (4-8) 7.2 3 0 0 1 5
  Lyle   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Siebert  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  L (6-11) 8.0 6 1 1 0 2
  Drago   1.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
4

  E–Andrews (16), Hernandez (29).  2B–Kansas City Hernandez (14,off Romo).  SH–Gibson (2,off Nelson); Andrews (6,off Nelson).  CS–Scott (3,2nd base by Nelson/Martinez); Petrocelli (5,2nd base by Drago/Martinez).  WP–Nelson (8).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:15.  A–14,455.
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