New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
August 20, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1969 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Royals 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 0, Kansas City Royals 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 1 0
Michael ss 4 0 1 0
White lf 4 0 1 0
Pepitone 1b 4 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 0 0 0
Fernandez c 3 0 1 0
Cox 3b 1 0 0 0
Woods cf 3 0 0 0
Peterson p 2 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 4 1 1 0
Schaal 3b 4 2 2 0
Foy cf 3 2 2 2
Harrison 1b 4 0 0 0
Adair 2b 4 0 3 2
Rodriguez c 3 0 1 1
Kirkpatrick lf 3 0 1 0
Butler p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
New York 000 000 000040
Kansas City 000 201 20x5100
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  L (13-13) 7.0 8 5 5 3 5
  Aker   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
3
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Butler  W (7-7) 9.0 4 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–Kansas City Schaal (4,off Peterson); Adair (3,off Peterson); Foy (14,off Peterson).  IBB–Rodriguez (3,by Peterson).  IBB–Peterson (10,Rodriguez).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:00.  A–11,230.
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