Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
July 14, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 1989 at Yankee 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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Kansas City Royals 14, New York Yankees 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 2 2 1
  Tabler lf 1 0 0 0
Seitzer 3b 3 2 2 1
  Palacios 3b,1b 1 0 0 0
Brett dh 4 2 3 2
Tartabull rf 5 1 2 2
Eisenreich lf,cf 5 1 3 2
Buckner 1b 3 0 1 0
  Wellman pr,ss 1 1 0 0
Macfarlane c 5 1 1 3
White 2b 5 1 1 0
Pecota ss,3b 5 3 3 3
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Buchanan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 14 18 14
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 4 0 1 2
  Tolleson 2b 1 0 0 0
Polonia lf 4 1 1 0
Mattingly 1b 3 1 0 0
  Phelps 1b 1 0 1 0
Hall dh 4 0 0 0
Barfield rf 4 0 1 1
Pagliarulo 3b 4 0 0 0
Slaught c 4 2 2 1
Espinoza ss 4 0 1 0
Kelly cf 3 1 1 0
Eiland p 0 0 0 0
  McCullers p 0 0 0 0
  Mohorcic p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 8 4
Kansas City 003 050 40214181
New York 002 002 001582
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (9-4) 8.0 7 4 2 0 1
  Buchanan   1.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
3
1
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Eiland  L (1-3) 4.0 9 6 6 1 3
  McCullers   3.0 6 6 5 2 3
  Mohorcic   2.0 3 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
18
14
13
3
8

  E–Buckner (3), Polonia (3), Kelly (6).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Macfarlane (4).  2B–Kansas City Pecota (2,off Eiland); Eisenreich (17,off McCullers), New York Kelly (10,off Saberhagen).  HR–Kansas City Wilson (2,3rd inning off Eiland 0 on, 1 out); Brett (5,3rd inning off Eiland 1 on, 1 out); Macfarlane (1,7th inning off McCullers 2 on, 1 out); Pecota 2 (2,7th inning off McCullers 0 on, 2 out,9th inning off Mohorcic 1 on, 2 out), New York Slaught (5,9th inning off Buchanan 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Brett (1,by McCullers).  IBB–Buckner (2,by McCullers).  SB–Wilson (13,3rd base off McCullers/Slaught); Seitzer (10,2nd base off McCullers/Slaught); Eisenreich (18,3rd base off McCullers/Slaught).  WP–Saberhagen (3), Mohorcic (3).  HBP–McCullers (3,Brett).  IBB–McCullers (4,Buckner).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:40.
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