Kansas City Royals vs Milwaukee Brewers
May 5, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1989 at County Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 0 0
Seitzer 3b 5 0 1 0
de los Santos 1b 5 1 1 0
Tartabull rf 3 2 2 2
Eisenreich dh 5 0 1 0
Jackson lf 5 2 3 1
Boone c 5 0 1 1
White 2b 5 0 0 1
Stillwell ss 4 0 2 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 11 5
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor dh 3 0 1 1
Sheffield ss 5 0 0 0
Yount cf 4 1 1 1
Deer rf 4 0 0 0
Braggs lf 4 1 1 1
Meyer 1b 2 1 1 1
  Francona 1b 1 0 0 0
Polidor 3b 4 0 0 0
Gantner 2b 4 1 1 0
O'Brien c 3 0 1 0
  Surhoff ph 1 0 0 0
Birkbeck p 0 0 0 0
  Knudson p 0 0 0 0
  Crim p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 6 4
Kansas City 110 002 000 15111
Milwaukee 001 102 000 0462
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister   5.1 5 3 3 1 6
  Montgomery  W (3-1) 3.2 1 1 1 0 5
  Farr  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
6
4
4
2
11
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Birkbeck   5.1 6 4 2 1 7
  Knudson  L (1-1) 3.2 5 1 1 0 4
  Crim   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
11
5
3
1
12

  E–White (1), Meyer (1), Polidor (3).  2B–Kansas City Tartabull (6,off Birkbeck); Stillwell (3,off Birkbeck).  HR–Kansas City Jackson (9,2nd inning off Birkbeck 0 on, 0 out); Tartabull (2,10th inning off Knudson 0 on, 0 out), Milwaukee Braggs (5,4th inning off Bannister 0 on, 1 out); Yount (1,6th inning off Bannister 0 on, 0 out); Meyer (2,6th inning off Montgomery 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Tartabull (1,by Knudson).  SF–Molitor (3,off Bannister).  SB–Polidor (2,2nd base off Bannister/Boone).  CS–Molitor (4,Home by Bannister/Boone).  HBP–Knudson (2,Tartabull).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–3:20.  A–16,751.
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