New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
August 3, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1996 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, Kansas City Royals 11

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Boggs 3b 4 0 0 0
Williams B. cf 3 0 1 0
  Williams G. cf 1 0 0 0
O'Neill rf 4 1 2 1
Fielder 1b 4 1 1 1
Strawberry lf 4 0 0 0
Aldrete dh 4 0 0 0
Girardi c 2 0 0 0
  Leyritz c 1 1 1 1
Jeter ss 2 1 1 0
  Howard 2b 1 0 0 0
Fox 2b,ss 3 0 0 1
Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Polley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 1b 2 3 2 2
  Norman ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Damon cf 3 1 2 2
  Young ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Lockhart 3b,2b 4 0 1 1
Roberts 2b 3 0 0 2
  Randa 3b 1 0 0 0
Paquette lf 3 1 1 1
Tucker rf 3 2 1 0
Sweeney dh 4 1 1 0
Macfarlane c 3 1 1 2
Howard ss 4 2 3 0
Linton p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Pugh p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 12 10
New York 001 000 201461
Kansas City 130 700 00x11120
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Weathers  L (0-1) 1.2 4 4 4 1 1
  Wickman   1.1 4 4 4 2 1
  Mecir   3.0 3 3 3 2 2
  Nelson   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Polley   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
11
11
6
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Linton  W (5-6) 7.0 5 3 3 0 5
  Magnante   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Pugh   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
0
7

  E–B Williams (4).  2B–New York B Williams (14,off Linton), Kansas City Sweeney (4,off Mecir); Macfarlane (19,off Mecir); Howard (11,off Nelson).  3B–New York Jeter (4,off Linton).  HR–Kansas City Paquette (14,4th inning off Mecir 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Roberts (4,off Weathers).  HBP–Tucker (7,by Weathers).  SB–Offerman (13,2nd base off Weathers/Girardi).  WP–Weathers (1).  HBP–Weathers (1,Tucker).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Eric Cooper, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–2:45.  A–29,355.
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