Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
May 15, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1996 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 3, Texas Rangers 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 4 1 3 1
Goodwin lf 4 0 1 0
Lockhart 3b 4 0 0 0
Vitiello dh 4 1 1 0
Damon cf 4 0 0 0
Offerman 1b 4 0 0 0
Macfarlane c 4 0 1 1
Tucker rf 4 1 1 0
Paquette ss 3 0 1 0
  Howard ss 1 0 0 0
Haney p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 0 2 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 1 0
Clark 1b 4 0 1 0
Tettleton dh 4 0 2 0
Palmer 3b 4 0 0 0
Greer lf 4 1 2 1
McLemore 2b 4 0 1 0
Buford rf 3 0 0 0
  Stillwell ph 1 0 1 0
Elster ss 3 0 0 0
  Newson ph 1 0 0 0
Pavlik p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 1 10 1
Kansas City 001 110 000380
Texas 000 000 0011102
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Haney  W (2-4) 7.2 8 0 0 0 4
  Montgomery  SV (9) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
0
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Pavlik  L (5-1) 9.0 8 3 2 0 8
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
0
8

  E–Palmer (3), Pavlik (3).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Kansas City Vitiello (9,off Pavlik); Roberts (9,off Pavlik), Texas Rodriguez (14,off Haney); Tettleton (8,off Haney).  HR–Texas Greer (4,9th inning off Montgomery 0 on, 0 out).  CS–Roberts (7,2nd base by Pavlik/Rodriguez).  WP–Haney 2 (2).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Ed Hickox, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:34.  A–26,881.
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