Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
September 23, 1995 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1995 at Kauffman Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Royals 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 2 1 0
Kirby rf 4 2 1 1
Baerga 2b 5 1 3 1
Belle lf 5 2 2 3
Murray dh 5 0 2 1
  Burnitz pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Thome 3b 4 0 1 0
Sorrento 1b 3 0 0 0
  Perry 1b 2 0 0 0
Espinoza ss 4 0 2 0
Alomar, Jr. c 2 0 1 0
  Pena c 1 0 0 0
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 13 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin lf 4 2 2 0
Damon cf 3 0 0 0
Lockhart 2b 4 0 1 1
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 1
Hamelin 1b 3 0 0 0
  Randa ph 1 0 0 0
Nunnally rf 3 0 0 0
  Samuel ph 1 0 0 0
Tucker dh 3 0 1 0
  Vitiello ph,dh 1 1 1 1
Gagne ss 4 0 1 0
Mercedes c 3 0 1 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Bunch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Cleveland 302 010 0017131
Kansas City 100 000 011372
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (11-5) 8.0 6 2 2 0 4
  Poole   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
0
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  L (11-14) 5.2 7 6 4 3 1
  Brewer   2.2 3 0 0 1 1
  Bunch   0.2 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
5
4
3

  E–Thome (16), Damon (1), Lockhart (8).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Cleveland Kirby (10,off Gubicza); Baerga (27,off Gubicza), Kansas City Tucker (8,off Martinez).  HR–Cleveland Belle 2 (46,1st inning off Gubicza 1 on, 1 out,5th inning off Gubicza 0 on, 1 out), Kansas City Vitiello (7,9th inning off Poole 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Damon (2,off Martinez).  SF–Gaetti (6,off Martinez).  Team–5.  SB–Lofton 2 (47,2nd base off Gubicza/Mercedes 2); Goodwin (48,2nd base off Martinez/Pena).  CS–Lofton (14,3rd base by Gubicza/Mercedes).  WP–Bunch (6).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:57.  A–23,816.
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