New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
August 19, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1991 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 6, Kansas City Royals 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Williams cf 4 1 0 0
Sax 2b 5 1 2 0
Mattingly 1b 5 1 2 2
Hall rf 4 1 2 0
Kelly lf 3 1 1 0
Nokes c 5 0 1 0
Maas dh 2 1 0 0
Velarde 3b 5 0 2 2
Espinoza ss 3 0 1 0
Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 5 1 1 0
Gibson lf 3 1 2 2
Brett dh 3 0 0 0
Tartabull rf 4 0 1 0
Benzinger 1b 4 0 2 0
Pecota 3b 4 0 0 0
Mayne c 3 0 0 0
  Pulliam ph 1 0 0 0
Howard ss 3 0 0 0
  Seitzer ph 1 0 1 0
Shumpert 2b 3 0 1 0
  Berry ph 1 0 0 0
Boddicker p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
New York 000 200 0046111
Kansas City 200 000 000281
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Plunk   6.2 6 2 2 2 7
  Cadaret  W (6-4) 2.1 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
9
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker  L (10-8) 8.1 9 4 4 4 3
  Magnante   0.2 2 2 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
6
5

  E–Espinoza (17), Howard (10).  DP–New York 1, Kansas City 2.  2B–New York Mattingly 2 (26,off Boddicker,off Magnante); Hall 2 (19,off Boddicker 2); Velarde (8,off Boddicker), Kansas City Benzinger 2 (7,off Plunk 2).  3B–Kansas City McRae (8,off Plunk).  HR–Kansas City Gibson (14,1st inning off Plunk 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–R Kelly (4,by Boddicker); Espinoza (2,by Boddicker).  IBB–R Kelly (2,by Magnante).  SB–R Kelly (19,2nd base off Boddicker/Mayne); Maas (4,2nd base off Boddicker/Mayne); Gibson (15,2nd base off Plunk/Nokes); Pecota (11,2nd base off Plunk/Nokes); Shumpert (15,2nd base off Plunk/Nokes).  HBP–Boddicker 2 (10,R Kelly,Espinoza).  IBB–Magnante (3,R Kelly).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Mark Johnson, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–2:50.  A–39,011.
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