New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
May 2, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1997 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 9, Kansas City Royals 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 2 1 0 1
Boggs 3b 4 0 0 0
  Hayes ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Williams cf 3 2 2 2
Martinez 1b 4 1 2 2
  Whiten ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Fielder dh 3 0 0 0
  Kelly pr,dh 1 1 0 0
O'Neill rf,1b 4 1 0 0
Jeter ss 3 1 0 0
Duncan 2b 3 0 0 0
  Sojo 2b 1 1 1 1
Girardi c 4 1 1 1
Cone p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 7 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 3 0 1 0
Roberts lf 3 0 0 0
  Howard rf 2 0 0 0
Bell ss 3 0 0 0
King 1b 3 0 1 0
Davis dh 3 0 1 0
Cooper 3b 3 0 1 0
  Paquette ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Spehr c 2 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph,c 2 0 0 0
Goodwin cf 2 1 1 0
Damon rf,lf 4 0 2 1
Pittsley p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
New York 000 200 025971
Kansas City 000 010 000172
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Cone  W (3-2) 7.0 5 1 1 5 6
  Nelson   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Stanton   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Rivera  SV (9) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
6
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Pittsley  L (0-2) 7.2 4 4 4 4 1
  Walker   0.1 0 2 1 1 1
  Veres   0.1 2 3 1 0 0
  Williams   0.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
9
6
6
4

  E–Duncan (3), Bell (3), Veres (1).  DP–New York 3.  2B–New York Williams (10,off Pittsley); Whiten (5,off Mitch Williams), Kansas City Damon (3,off Cone).  HR–New York Martinez (10,4th inning off Pittsley 1 on, 0 out); Williams (3,8th inning off Pittsley 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Jeter (2,off Veres); Offerman (3,off Cone).  SF–Raines (2,off Veres).  SB–Williams (3,2nd base off Pittsley/Spehr).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–Gary Cederstrom, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–3:34.  A–24,258.
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