New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
August 4, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1996 at Kauffman Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 4 0 2 1
Boggs 3b 5 0 0 0
O'Neill rf 5 1 2 1
Fielder dh 4 1 2 0
Williams B. cf 4 1 1 0
Martinez 1b 3 1 2 0
Duncan 2b 3 1 2 2
  Fox 2b 1 0 0 0
Leyritz c 3 0 1 0
Williams G. lf 3 0 0 1
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 4 0 1 0
Damon cf 4 0 0 0
Paquette lf 4 0 1 0
Hamelin dh 4 1 2 0
Sweeney c 3 0 0 0
  Goodwin ph 1 0 0 0
Young 1b 3 1 2 0
  Lockhart ph 1 0 1 0
Norman rf 2 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 1 1 0 0
Randa 3b 3 0 0 0
  Tucker ph 1 0 1 2
Howard ss 4 0 0 1
Rosado p 0 0 0 0
  Huisman p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Pugh p 0 0 0 0
  Jacome p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
New York 100 400 0005120
Kansas City 000 010 002380
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W (16-6) 7.0 4 1 1 1 11
  Nelson   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Wetteland   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
14
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado  L (2-2) 4.0 8 5 5 1 1
  Huisman   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Magnante   1.1 2 0 0 0 2
  Pugh   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Jacome   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–New York Duncan 2 (22,off Rosado,off Huisman), Kansas City Paquette (11,off Pettitte); Young (4,off Pettitte); Offerman (20,off Nelson).  SF–G Williams (5,off Rosado).  HBP–Jeter (6,by Rosado).  HBP–Rosado (2,Jeter).  U-HP–Eric Cooper, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–2:54.  A–24,624.
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