Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals
April 7, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1996 at Kauffman Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Greenwell lf 5 0 3 0
Valentin ss 4 0 0 0
Canseco dh 4 1 1 1
Vaughn 1b 4 0 0 0
Mitchell rf 3 0 0 0
  Cuyler cf 0 0 0 0
Cordero 2b 3 1 0 0
O'Leary cf,rf 4 1 3 0
Stanley c 4 0 1 1
Naehring 3b 3 0 1 1
Moyer p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 4 0 2 0
Goodwin cf 4 0 0 0
Lennon lf 3 0 0 0
Hamelin 1b 3 0 1 0
  Norman ph 0 0 0 0
  Lockhart ph 1 0 0 0
Vitiello dh 2 0 0 0
  Tucker ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Damon rf 3 0 1 0
Randa 3b 3 0 0 0
Fasano c 3 0 0 0
Howard ss 3 1 1 1
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Boston 021 000 000390
Kansas City 000 000 010151
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  W (1-0) 7.1 4 1 1 1 5
  Stanton   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Slocumb  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  L (0-2) 6.1 6 3 3 2 3
  Magnante   2.2 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
3

  E–Lennon (1).  DP–Boston 1, Kansas City 2.  2B–Boston Greenwell (1,off Gubicza).  HR–Boston Canseco (2,3rd inning off Gubicza 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Howard (1,8th inning off Moyer 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Naehring (1,off Gubicza).  CS–Roberts (2,2nd base by Stanton/Stanley).  WP–Gubicza (1).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:35.  A–13,183.
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