Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
June 30, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 30, 1996 at Kauffman Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 4 2 2 1
Lawton rf 3 1 1 4
Molitor dh 3 0 1 0
Cordova lf 4 0 0 0
Stahoviak 1b 4 0 0 0
Hollins 3b 3 0 0 0
Meares ss 4 0 0 0
  Reboulet ss 0 0 0 0
Becker cf 4 1 2 0
Walbeck c 3 1 0 0
Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Hansell p 0 0 0 0
  Stevens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 1b 4 0 1 0
Goodwin cf 2 0 0 0
  Randa ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Lockhart 2b 3 0 1 0
  Young ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Paquette 3b,lf 4 0 0 0
Tucker rf 4 1 2 0
Macfarlane dh 4 0 0 0
Myers lf,cf 4 0 1 1
Fasano c 3 0 0 0
Howard ss 3 1 1 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 1
Minnesota 004 000 010561
Kansas City 000 010 010270
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  W (8-7) 7.1 5 2 2 1 5
  Guardado   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hansell   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Stevens  SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  L (4-12) 9.0 6 5 5 4 7
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
4
7

  E–Lawton (2).  DP–Minnesota 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Minnesota Becker (16,off Gubicza), Kansas City Tucker (10,off Rodriguez).  3B–Kansas City Tucker (2,off Stevens).  HR–Minnesota Lawton (2,3rd inning off Gubicza 3 on, 0 out); Knoblauch (5,8th inning off Gubicza 0 on, 0 out).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Ray DiMuro, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:15.  A–28,246.
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