Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
August 31, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1969 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 3, New York Yankees 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 5 0 2 0
Rios 3b 3 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Fiore 1b 4 1 1 0
Piniella lf 3 2 2 2
Foy cf,3b 3 0 0 0
Adair 2b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 3 0 2 0
Hernandez ss 2 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 1 0
Butler p 2 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 1 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 1 2 0
Michael ss 5 1 1 0
White lf 3 0 1 2
Fernandez c 0 1 0 0
Murcer rf 3 0 0 1
Woods cf 3 1 0 0
Kenney 3b 3 0 2 0
Boehmer 1b 4 0 1 1
Peterson p 2 1 1 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 1
  Aker p 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 5 9 5
Kansas City 010 200 000380
New York 002 002 10x591
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Butler  L (7-9) 5.1 5 4 4 5 1
  Burgmeier   2.2 4 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
6
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  W (14-13) 6.0 6 3 2 1 2
  Aker  SV (11) 3.0 2 0 0 3 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
4
5

  E–Clarke (14).  DP–Kansas City 1, New York 3.  PB–Fernandez (8).  2B–Kansas City Piniella (20,off Peterson); Kelly (16,off Aker), New York Peterson (3,off Butler).  3B–New York Michael (4,off Burgmeier).  HR–Kansas City Piniella (11,4th inning off Peterson 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Murcer (5,off Butler); White (8,off Burgmeier).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Emmett Ashford.  T–2:28.  A–11,565.
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