Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
May 9, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1996 at Anaheim Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 8, California Angels 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 0 0 0
  Norman ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Goodwin lf,cf 5 0 1 0
Lockhart 3b,2b 5 1 1 0
Roberts 2b 3 1 0 0
  Paquette 3b 1 0 0 0
Tucker rf 4 2 2 2
Hamelin dh 2 0 1 2
Offerman 1b 4 1 1 0
Howard ss 4 2 2 0
Fasano c 4 1 1 3
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Valera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 9 7
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Velarde ss 4 0 2 1
Edmonds cf 4 0 1 0
Salmon rf 4 0 0 0
Davis dh 4 0 1 0
Snow 1b 4 0 0 0
Anderson lf 4 0 1 0
Wallach 3b 4 1 1 1
Hudler 2b 3 1 1 0
Fabregas c 3 0 0 0
Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Boskie p 0 0 0 0
  Holzemer p 0 0 0 0
  Van Ryn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Kansas City 011 031 020890
California 000 020 000273
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  W (3-4) 8.2 7 2 2 0 6
  Valera   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
6
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  L (2-2) 5.1 6 6 4 1 2
  Boskie   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Holzemer   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Van Ryn   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
8
6
3
4

  E–Snow (3), Hudler (1), Grimsley (1).  DP–California 1.  PB–Fabregas (2).  2B–Kansas City Tucker (7,off Grimsley), California Hudler (5,off Gubicza).  HR–Kansas City Fasano (1,5th inning off Grimsley 2 on, 0 out); Tucker (5,8th inning off Holzemer 1 on, 1 out), California Wallach (3,5th inning off Gubicza 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Hamelin (3,off Grimsley).  U-HP–Jim Joyce, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–2:32.  A–15,302.
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