Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
May 5, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1997 at Fenway Park. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Boston Red Sox 0

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 3 0 1 0
Bell ss 3 1 1 2
King 1b 4 0 1 0
Davis dh 3 0 1 0
Vitiello lf 3 0 0 0
  Roberts lf 1 0 0 0
Paquette 3b 4 0 0 0
Dye rf 4 0 0 0
Spehr c 4 0 1 0
Goodwin cf 3 1 2 0
Appier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 4 0 0 0
Cordero lf 4 0 0 0
Vaughn dh 4 0 1 0
Jefferson 1b 3 0 0 0
Naehring 3b 3 0 1 0
O'Leary rf 2 0 1 0
Valentin 2b 3 0 1 0
Haselman c 3 0 0 0
Bragg cf 3 0 1 0
Hammond p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 5 0
Kansas City 001 000 010270
Boston 000 000 000050
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Appier  W (4-1) 9.0 5 0 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Hammond  L (1-1) 8.0 7 2 2 3 9
  Corsi   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
10

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Goodwin (2,off Hammond); King (7,off Hammond).  HR–Kansas City Bell (7,8th inning off Hammond 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Bell (4,off Hammond).  HBP–Goodwin (2,by Corsi).  SB–Offerman (3,2nd base off Hammond/Haselman); Davis (2,2nd base off Hammond/Haselman).  HBP–Corsi (1,Goodwin).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:38.  A–19,061.
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