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New York Yankees @ Seattle Pilots

1969-05-12 · Night game · Sick's Stadium · Att: 8763 · 70°F · 2:58

Seattle Pilots defeated New York Yankees 8–4. Seattle Pilots put up 7 in the 1st. Marty Pattin earned the win. Bobby Murcer went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	9
SE1	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		8	9

W: Marty Pattin L: Al Downing SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Kunkel · 1B: John Rice · 2B: Russ Goetz · 3B: Larry Napp · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Horace Clarke	5	0	1	1	0	0
Jerry Kenney	3	1	2	0	1	0
Bobby Murcer	2	1	2	2	0	0
Roy White	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Pepitone	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmie Hall	4	1	1	0	0	2
Tom Tresh	4	1	2	0	0	1
Frank Fernandez	3	0	0	0	1	0
Len Boehmer	1	0	0	0	0	1
Fred Talbot	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Cox	1	0	0	0	1	0
Dick Simpson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Cowan	1	0	0	0	0	1

Seattle Pilots — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Harper	4	1	3	0	1	0
Mike Hegan	4	1	0	0	1	1
Wayne Comer	3	2	0	0	2	1
Tommy Davis	4	1	2	4	0	0
Rich Rollins	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jerry McNertney	4	1	1	1	0	1
Jose Vidal	4	1	1	1	0	1
Ray Oyler	1	0	0	0	0	1
Marty Pattin	4	1	1	1	0	2
John Kennedy	2	0	1	0	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Downing	0.0	1	3	0
Mike Kekich	1.0	3	0	2
Fred Talbot	2.0	1	1	4
Stan Bahnsen	3.0	3	2	1
Steve Hamilton	2.0	1	0	0

Seattle Pilots — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Marty Pattin	9.0	9	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Horace Clarke: 7
Jerry Kenney: S
Bobby Murcer: HR.1-H
Roy White: 13
Joe Pepitone: 8

Bot 1

Tommy Harper: W
Mike Hegan: SB2
Mike Hegan: W
Wayne Comer: W.2-3;1-2
Tommy Davis: D8.3-H;2-H;1-H
Rich Rollins: 8.2-3
Jerry McNertney: FC.3-H;B-1
Jose Vidal: T8.1-H
Ray Oyler: K
Marty Pattin: S8.3-H
Tommy Harper: S8.1-H(NR)
Mike Hegan: K/C

Top 2

Jimmie Hall: S7
Tom Tresh: D7.1-H(E9)(NR)(UR);B-3
Frank Fernandez: 3
Len Boehmer: K/C
Horace Clarke: 63

Bot 2

Wayne Comer: K
Tommy Davis: 53
Rich Rollins: 63

Top 3

Jerry Kenney: 63
Bobby Murcer: S9.BX2(96)
Roy White: S7
Joe Pepitone: 9

Bot 3

Jerry McNertney: K/C
Jose Vidal: K/C
John Kennedy: W
Marty Pattin: K

Top 4

Jimmie Hall: K/C
Tom Tresh: S8
Frank Fernandez: W.1-2
Fred Talbot: 3/SH.2-3;1-2
Horace Clarke: S8.3-H;2XH(82)

Bot 4

Tommy Harper: S9
Mike Hegan: 46(1)/FO
Wayne Comer: 7
Tommy Davis: 9

Top 5

Jerry Kenney: S7
Bobby Cox: W.1-2
Roy White: 8/DP.2X3(84)
Joe Pepitone: K

Bot 5

Rich Rollins: W
Jerry McNertney: 54(1)/FO
Jose Vidal: 2/FL
John Kennedy: S9.1-3
Marty Pattin: K

Top 6

Jimmie Hall: 9
Tom Tresh: K
Frank Fernandez: 63

Bot 6

Tommy Harper: S8
Mike Hegan: 46(1)3/GDP
Wayne Comer: W
Tommy Davis: D9.1-H;B-3(THH)
Rich Rollins: 3/FL

Top 7

Dick Simpson: E3
Horace Clarke: 3/FL
Jerry Kenney: W.1-2
Bobby Cox: 8
Roy White: 8

Bot 7

Jerry McNertney: S7
Jose Vidal: 54(1)/FO
John Kennedy: 7
Marty Pattin: 54(1)/FO

Top 8

Joe Pepitone: 43
Jimmie Hall: K
Tom Tresh: 13

Bot 8

Tommy Harper: 63
Mike Hegan: 3/FL
Wayne Comer: 7/FL

Top 9

Frank Fernandez: 5/FL
Billy Cowan: K
Horace Clarke: 7

Notes & reviews

Bobby Murcer held the relay throw looking to 1B
Bobby Murcer knocked down Ray Oyler with a rolling block; they fought and both benches cleared; both were ejected by 2B umpire Russ Goetz; Yankees Manager Ralph Houk shoved Goetz during the melee and was ejected by Goetz
Fred Talbot warned by 1B umpire John Rice after a brushback pitch to Matty Pattin
Frank Fernandez knocked down Gerry McNertney but the players were separated before another fight could start

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