Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
July 23, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1996 at Fenway Park. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 7, Boston Red Sox 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman ss 1 0 0 0
  Paquette ss 3 2 1 1
Goodwin cf 5 2 1 0
Lockhart 2b 5 0 2 1
Roberts dh 5 1 3 0
Hamelin 1b 5 1 2 1
Damon rf 5 0 0 1
Macfarlane c 4 1 2 0
Tucker lf 3 0 2 1
Randa 3b 2 0 0 1
Appier p 0 0 0 0
  Jacome p 0 0 0 0
  Valera p 0 0 0 0
  Huisman p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Frye 2b 3 1 1 0
Valentin ss 4 0 1 0
Vaughn 1b 4 1 1 0
Canseco dh 5 1 1 0
Greenwell lf,rf 4 2 3 2
Naehring 3b 5 0 2 2
O'Leary rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Hatteberg c 2 0 0 0
  Stanley ph,c 1 0 0 0
Tinsley cf 3 0 1 0
  Jefferson ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Sele p 0 0 0 0
  Eshelman p 0 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 4
Kansas City 000 403 0007131
Boston 010 001 0035104
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Appier  W (9-7) 5.1 5 2 2 4 6
  Jacome   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Valera   1.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Huisman   0.2 1 2 2 1 0
  Pichardo   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
7
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sele  L (4-7) 5.2 9 7 2 2 6
  Eshelman   2.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Hudson   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
2
3
7

  E–Tucker (2), Frye 2 (6), Vaughn (11), Greenwell (4).  DP–Boston 2.  2B–Kansas City Macfarlane (18,off Sele), Boston Frye (8,off Appier); Canseco (20,off Appier); Greenwell 2 (7,off Appier,off Pichardo); Vaughn (17,off Huisman).  HR–Kansas City Paquette (13,6th inning off Sele 0 on, 2 out), Boston Greenwell (2,2nd inning off Appier 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Tucker (3,off Sele).  SF–Randa (3,off Sele).  IBB–Paquette (2,by Eshelman).  SB–Roberts (9,2nd base off Sele/Hatteberg).  CS–Tinsley (5,2nd base by Appier/Macfarlane).  WP–Pichardo (4).  IBB–Eshelman (2,Paquette).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–3:13.  A–23,711.
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