New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
May 3, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 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 2, Kansas City Royals 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Mumphrey cf 5 0 0 0
Smalley ss 5 1 1 0
Winfield lf 5 0 0 0
Baylor 1b 4 0 2 0
Kemp rf 4 1 2 1
Piniella dh 2 0 2 1
  Gamble ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Cerone c 4 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
Robertson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Griffey ph 1 0 1 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 10 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 0 0 0
Washington ss 5 0 0 0
White 2b 4 1 1 1
Otis cf 3 1 1 0
  Geronimo rf 0 0 0 0
McRae dh 3 2 3 0
Aikens 1b 4 1 2 1
Wathan c 4 0 2 1
Simpson rf,cf 2 0 0 0
Pryor 3b 4 0 0 1
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Armstrong p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 4
New York 002 000 0002102
Kansas City 022 010 00x592
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (0-2) 2.1 3 4 3 3 1
  Murray   2.2 4 1 1 1 1
  Frazier   3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
4
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (1-1) 6.0 8 2 2 1 2
  Armstrong   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry  SV (6) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
3

  E–Smalley (1), Baylor (1), Washington (7), Pryor (1).  2B–New York Piniella (1,off Splittorff), Kansas City Aikens (2,off Murray).  HR–Kansas City White (1,3rd inning off Alexander 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Simpson (1,by Murray).  SB–Kemp (1,2nd base off Splittorff/Wathan); Baylor (7,3rd base off Splittorff/Wathan).  IBB–Murray (1,Simpson).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:29.  A–18,929.
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