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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 7, New York Yankees 1

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Kansas City Royals 7, New York Yankees 1

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Game Played on Monday, June 9, 1969 (N) at Yankee Stadium I

KC  A    0  0  0    0  5  0    0  1  1  -   7 10  0
NY  A    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hernandez ss                  5   1   1   0       0   0       3   4
Kelly cf                      4   1   2   2       0   0       5   0
Foy 3b                        4   0   1   0       0   0       2   1
Fiore 1b                      4   1   2   0       0   0       8   1
Piniella lf                   4   1   1   0       0   0       1   1
Adair 2b                      4   1   1   1       0   0       4   5
Rodriguez c                   4   2   2   3       0   0       2   1
Oliver rf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Nelson p                      2   0   0   1       0   0       1   1
Totals                       35   7  10   7       0   0      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Adair-Hernandez, Hernandez-Adair-Fiore.
BATTING - 
2B: Hernandez (7,off Kekich).
HR: Rodriguez (2,5th inning off Kekich 2 on 0 out); Kelly (3,8th inning off
Downing 0 on 0 out).
SH: Nelson (2,off Downing).
SF: Nelson (1,off McDaniel).
GDP: Piniella (6,off Downing).
Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Kelly (14,2nd base off Aker/Gibbs).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Clarke 2b                     4   0   2   0       0   0       4   4
Kenney 3b                     3   0   0   0       1   1       1   3
Murcer rf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
White lf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Pepitone 1b                   2   1   1   1       1   0      11   3
Lyttle cf                     3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Gibbs c                       3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Michael ss                    3   0   0   0       0   0       3   1
Kekich p                      1   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
  Aker p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tresh ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Downing p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Hall ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McDaniel p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       29   1   5   1       2   2      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Kenney-Clarke-Pepitone.
E: McDaniel (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Clarke (8,off Nelson); Kekich (1,off Nelson).
HR: Pepitone (17,2nd inning off Nelson 0 on 1 out).
GDP: Kenney (4,off Nelson).
IBB: Pepitone (2,by Nelson).
Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Nelson W(4-4)                 9     5   1   1   2   2   1  31
WP: Nelson (5).
IBB: Nelson (4,Pepitone).
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kekich L(0-2)                 4.2   6   5   5   0   0   1  20
Aker                          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Downing                       3     4   1   1   0   0   1  12
McDaniel                      1     0   1   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9    10   7   6   0   0   2  37
Inherited Runners - Scored: Aker 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jerry Neudecker
Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 8355
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            New York Yankees         
1. Hernandez           ss        Clarke              2b
2. Kelly               cf        Kenney              3b
3. Foy                 3b        Murcer              rf
4. Fiore               1b        White               lf
5. Piniella            lf        Pepitone            1b
6. Adair               2b        Lyttle              cf
7. Rodriguez           c         Gibbs               c
8. Oliver              rf        Michael             ss
9. Nelson              p         Kekich              p

ROYALS 1ST: Hernandez flied to center; Kelly grounded out
(second to first); Foy flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke doubled to center; On a bunt Kenney hit into
a double play (second to shortstop) [Clarke out at third];
Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 0, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Fiore grounded out (first to pitcher); Piniella
grounded out (third to first); Adair grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White flied to center; Pepitone homered to
right-center; Lyttle grounded out (first to pitcher); Gibbs
flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
grounded out (third to first to third to shortstop); Nelson
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael lined to center; Kekich doubled to left
[Kekich out at third (left to shortstop to third)]; Clarke
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Yankees 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Kelly
grounded out (second to first); Foy popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Kenney walked; Murcer forced Kenney (shortstop to
second); Nelson threw a wild pitch [Murcer to second]; White
grounded out (catcher to first) [Murcer to third]; Pepitone was
walked intentionally; Lyttle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Royals 0, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Fiore singled to right; Piniella singled to center
[Fiore to second]; Adair singled to right [Fiore scored,
Piniella to second]; Rodriguez homered to right [Piniella
scored, Adair scored]; off the RF pole, 296 feet away;
Oliver lined to third; Nelson flied to left; Hernandez doubled
to right; Kelly singled to center [Hernandez scored]; AKER
REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Kelly stole second; Foy popped to
shortstop; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Gibbs popped to second; Michael lined to center;
TRESH BATTED FOR AKER; Tresh grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 6TH: DOWNING REPLACED TRESH (PITCHING); Fiore singled to
second; Piniella grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Fiore out at second]; Adair flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke singled to center; Kenney grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clarke out at
second]; Murcer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 5, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Oliver popped to second;
Nelson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rodriguez to
second]; Hernandez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: White singled to first; Pepitone popped to third;
Lyttle grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to second];
Gibbs grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 5, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Kelly homered to right-center; Foy singled to left;
Fiore forced Foy (first to shortstop); Piniella popped to first
in foul territory; Adair flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 6, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Michael grounded out (third to first); HALL BATTED
FOR DOWNING; Hall flied to left; Clarke flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 9TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Rodriguez reached
on an error by McDaniel [Rodriguez to second]; Oliver grounded
out (second to first) [Rodriguez to third]; Nelson lined out on
a sacrifice fly to left [Rodriguez scored (unearned)]; Hernandez
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 7, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Kenney struck out; Murcer popped to shortstop;
White lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Yankees 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           7  10   0    3
 Yankees          1   5   1    3
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