New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
May 2, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1983 at Royals 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 1, Kansas City Royals 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Mumphrey cf 4 0 0 0
Griffey 1b 4 0 0 0
Winfield lf 4 0 0 0
Kemp rf 4 0 2 0
Baylor dh 4 0 1 0
Wynegar c 4 1 1 0
Smalley ss 4 0 2 1
Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0
Robertson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Gamble ph 1 0 1 0
Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  May p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 0 2 0
Washington ss 4 0 0 0
White 2b 3 1 1 0
Otis cf 3 1 1 2
  Simpson cf 0 0 0 0
  Concepcion ph 1 0 0 0
  Geronimo cf 0 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 1 1 0
Roberts rf 2 1 1 2
Slaught c 3 0 0 0
Wathan 1b 3 0 0 0
Pryor 3b 3 0 1 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
New York 000 000 100180
Kansas City 000 400 00x470
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Shirley  L (1-2) 7.0 7 4 4 1 2
  Frazier   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  May   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Gossage   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
2
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W (3-2) 7.0 5 1 1 2 2
  Quisenberry  SV (5) 2.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Baylor (6,off Leonard); Wynegar (6,off Leonard); Nettles (2,off Quisenberry), Kansas City McRae (4,off Shirley).  HR–Kansas City Otis (1,4th inning off Shirley 1 on, 2 out); Roberts (1,4th inning off Shirley 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–White (1,by Frazier).  SB–Griffey (1,2nd base off Leonard/Slaught); Washington (5,2nd base off Frazier/Wynegar).  IBB–Frazier (2,White).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:48.  A–32,434.
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