Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 3, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1996 at Skydome. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 1b 4 0 1 0
Goodwin lf 5 1 2 0
Lockhart 2b 5 0 1 0
Macfarlane c 4 1 1 0
Paquette ss 4 1 1 0
Nunnally rf 4 1 2 4
Sweeney dh 4 1 1 0
Damon cf 4 0 2 1
Randa 3b 4 0 1 0
Appier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 3 1 2 0
Green rf 4 1 1 0
Carter lf 4 0 2 1
Olerud 1b 4 0 1 0
Sprague 3b 3 0 0 1
Delgado dh 4 0 1 0
O'Brien c 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 2 0 0 0
Perez 2b 3 0 0 0
Hentgen p 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Kansas City 000 011 0305120
Toronto 200 000 000270
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Appier  W (12-10) 9.0 7 2 2 2 12
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
12
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Hentgen  L (17-8) 8.0 11 5 5 1 6
  Quantrill   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
1
7

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 3.  2B–Kansas City Damon (20,off Hentgen); Nunnally (2,off Hentgen), Toronto Carter (32,off Appier).  HR–Kansas City Nunnally (4,8th inning off Hentgen 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Sprague (7,off Appier).  SB–Nixon 2 (51,2nd base off Appier/Macfarlane,3rd base off Appier/Macfarlane).  WP–Appier (6).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Gary Cederstrom, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:30.  A–25,729.
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