New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
July 2, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1990 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 5, Kansas City Royals 11

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kelly cf 5 0 1 1
Sax 2b 5 1 2 0
Nokes c 5 2 2 1
Hall lf 4 1 2 2
Barfield rf 4 0 0 0
Leyritz 3b 4 0 2 0
Balboni 1b 3 0 1 0
Maas dh 4 1 1 0
Espinoza ss 4 0 1 0
Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Seitzer 3b 4 2 2 1
  Tabler 3b,lf 0 0 0 0
Stillwell ss 5 2 0 1
  Jeltz ss 0 0 0 0
Brett 1b 5 2 4 1
Jackson cf 3 0 0 2
  Palacios 3b 0 0 0 0
Tartabull rf 4 1 1 2
Eisenreich lf,cf 4 0 0 0
Perry dh 3 1 1 2
Macfarlane c 3 2 2 1
Pecota 2b 4 1 0 0
Appier p 0 0 0 0
  McGaffigan p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 11 10 10
New York 000 201 0115123
Kansas City 260 010 11x11100
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (1-2) 1.1 4 7 2 1 2
  Plunk   0.1 0 1 1 4 0
  Robinson   4.0 4 1 1 0 2
  Cadaret   1.1 1 1 0 0 0
  Mills   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
11
5
5
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Appier  W (3-3) 6.0 8 3 3 1 5
  McGaffigan   2.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Montgomery   1.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
1
8

  E–Sax (5), Leyritz (5), Espinoza (12).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Hall (17,off Appier); Kelly (13,off Montgomery), Kansas City Macfarlane (12,off Cadaret); Brett (10,off Mills).  HR–New York Nokes (8,8th inning off McGaffigan 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Perry (6,5th inning off Robinson 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Jackson (2,off Jones); Tartabull (2,off Mills).  SB–Brett (5,2nd base off Jones/Nokes); Tartabull (1,2nd base off Plunk/Nokes).  WP–Appier (2).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–3:01.  A–38,693.
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