Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
May 23, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1996 at Kauffman Stadium. 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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Texas Rangers 2, Kansas City Royals 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 4 1 3 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 2 0
Clark 1b 4 0 0 0
Tettleton dh 4 0 1 1
Palmer 3b 4 1 1 0
Newson rf 3 0 2 1
McLemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Frazier lf 4 0 1 0
Elster ss 3 0 0 0
Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 4 0 0 0
Goodwin cf,lf 4 0 1 1
Stynes lf 3 0 0 0
  Damon cf 1 0 1 0
Vitiello dh 4 0 1 0
Paquette 3b 4 1 1 1
Offerman 1b 3 0 0 0
Norman rf 3 0 0 0
Fasano c 3 2 2 1
Howard ss 2 1 2 0
Appier p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 3
Texas 010 000 0102101
Kansas City 002 100 10x480
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver  L (3-2) 7.1 8 4 4 1 1
  Heredia   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
1
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Appier  W (4-4) 7.2 8 2 2 1 7
  Pichardo   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery  SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
7

  E–Elster (3).  DP–Texas 2, Kansas City 2.  2B–Texas Newson (6,off Appier); Hamilton (8,off Appier), Kansas City Howard 2 (5,off Oliver 2).  HR–Kansas City Paquette (3,4th inning off Oliver 0 on, 1 out); Fasano (3,7th inning off Oliver 0 on, 2 out).  CS–McLemore (2,2nd base by Appier/Fasano).  SB–Howard (4,Home off Oliver/Rodriguez).  WP–Appier (3).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:32.  A–15,612.
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