New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
May 4, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1983 at Royals 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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New York Yankees 8, Kansas City Royals 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Smalley ss,3b 4 2 1 1
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
  Campaneris 2b 0 0 0 0
Winfield cf,rf 5 1 2 1
Baylor dh 4 2 2 1
Kemp rf 2 0 1 1
  Mumphrey pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Piniella lf 4 1 0 0
Cerone c 4 0 1 0
Griffey 1b 4 1 1 0
Robertson 2b,ss 2 0 0 0
Rawley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 8 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 1 2 0
Washington ss 4 0 1 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 2 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Roberts rf 4 0 0 0
Slaught c 4 0 2 0
Wathan 1b 4 0 1 0
Pryor 3b 3 0 1 0
Blue p 0 0 0 0
  Castro p 0 0 0 0
  Hood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 0
New York 100 020 032880
Kansas City 000 000 010192
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rawley  W (4-1) 9.0 9 1 1 0 8
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
0
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  L (0-1) 5.0 4 3 2 2 1
  Castro   2.1 2 3 3 1 3
  Hood   1.2 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
8
7
3
4

  E–Washington (8), Slaught (3).  DP–New York 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–New York Kemp (5,off Blue); Smalley (5,off Blue); Cerone (2,off Castro).  3B–Kansas City Wilson (1,off Rawley).  HR–New York Winfield (5,9th inning off Hood 0 on, 2 out); Baylor (3,9th inning off Hood 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Robertson (2,off Blue).  HBP–Nettles (2,by Blue); Kemp (1,by Blue); Baylor (5,by Castro).  WP–Rawley (2).  HBP–Blue 2 (2,Nettles,Kemp); Castro (3,Baylor).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:27.  A–22,913.
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