Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
August 21, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1996 at Kauffman Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 6, Kansas City Royals 2

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Brumfield cf 5 1 2 2
Gonzalez ss 5 1 1 0
Samuel rf 5 1 2 2
Carter dh 4 1 1 1
  Delgado ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Sprague 3b 3 0 1 0
Olerud 1b 4 0 2 1
Perez R. lf 3 1 1 0
Perez T. 2b 4 1 0 0
Mosquera c 3 0 0 0
Guzman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 4 0 0 0
Goodwin cf 4 1 1 0
Lockhart 3b 4 0 1 0
Macfarlane dh 3 0 0 0
Hamelin 1b 4 1 1 0
Tucker lf 3 0 1 0
Sweeney c 3 0 1 1
Damon rf 3 0 0 0
Howard ss 3 0 1 0
Haney p 0 0 0 0
  Bluma p 0 0 0 0
  Jacome p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 1
Toronto 120 020 1006101
Kansas City 011 000 000261
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman  W (10-8) 9.0 6 2 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
1
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Haney  L (9-12) 6.2 10 6 6 1 2
  Bluma   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Jacome   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
1
4

  E–Guzman (3), Hamelin (2).  DP–Toronto 2, Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Hamelin (12,off Guzman).  HR–Toronto Samuel (7,5th inning off Haney 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Mosquera (1,by Haney); Sprague (11,by Haney); R Perez (1,by Bluma).  SB–Goodwin (58,2nd base off Guzman/Mosquera).  HBP–Haney 2 (4,Mosquera,Sprague); Bluma (1,R Perez).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–2:33.  A–12,238.
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