New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
August 5, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 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 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 5 3 4 0
Girardi c 4 0 2 1
O'Neill rf 5 0 1 1
Fielder 1b 1 1 0 0
Williams B. cf 4 0 1 2
Duncan 2b 4 0 2 1
  Fox 2b 1 0 0 0
Leyritz dh 2 0 0 0
  Strawberry ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Williams G. lf 4 0 1 0
Howard 3b 2 0 0 0
  Boggs ph,3b 2 1 1 0
Key p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b,ss 4 0 2 0
Goodwin cf 4 0 0 0
Roberts rf,2b 4 0 0 0
Macfarlane dh 4 1 1 1
Paquette lf 2 1 0 0
  Tucker ph 1 0 1 0
Sweeney c 3 0 0 0
Young 1b 1 0 1 0
  Damon ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Randa 3b 2 0 0 1
  Lockhart ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Howard ss 2 0 0 0
  Hamelin ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Haney p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
  Huisman p 0 0 0 0
  Jacome p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
New York 000 002 2015121
Kansas City 020 000 000250
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Key  W (9-8) 6.0 3 2 1 2 3
  Rivera   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Wetteland  SV (38) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
4
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Haney   5.2 7 2 2 2 6
  Pichardo  L (3-4) 1.0 3 2 2 2 0
  Huisman   1.2 1 1 1 0 2
  Jacome   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
5
8

  E–Jeter (11).  DP–New York 3, Kansas City 2.  3B–Kansas City Offerman (5,off Key).  HR–Kansas City Macfarlane (13,2nd inning off Key 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Girardi (9,off Huisman).  IBB–Fielder (9,by Jacome).  CS–Duncan (2,2nd base by Haney/Sweeney).  IBB–Jacome (5,Fielder).  U-HP–Jim Joyce, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Eric Cooper.  T–3:17.  A–22,865.
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