Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals
May 13, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 1997 at Kauffman Stadium. 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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Boston Red Sox 0, Kansas City Royals 9

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 4 0 0 0
Cordero lf 3 0 0 0
Vaughn 1b 4 0 1 0
Jefferson dh 3 0 0 0
Naehring 3b 3 0 0 0
O'Leary rf 3 0 0 0
Valentin 2b 2 0 1 0
Hatteberg c 3 0 0 0
Bragg cf 2 0 0 0
Sele p 0 0 0 0
  Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
  Grundt p 0 0 0 0
  Borland p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 2 0
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 4 2 3 2
  Howard 2b 1 0 1 0
Bell ss 4 1 1 1
Roberts lf 3 1 1 2
  Dye rf 2 0 0 0
King 1b 3 0 0 0
Davis dh 3 0 1 1
Cooper 3b 5 0 1 0
Sweeney c 3 1 1 2
Goodwin cf 5 2 3 0
Damon rf,lf 5 2 3 1
Belcher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 15 9
Boston 000 000 000020
Kansas City 160 020 00x9150
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sele  L (4-2) 1.2 8 7 7 3 3
  Wasdin   2.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Grundt   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Borland   2.0 3 0 0 2 0
  Corsi   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
9
9
5
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  W (5-3) 9.0 2 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1, Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Roberts (8,off Sele); Goodwin (4,off Grundt); Offerman (4,off Grundt).  3B–Kansas City Damon (2,off Grundt).  HBP–Valentin (3,by Belcher); Sweeney (1,by Sele); King (2,by Borland).  IBB–Davis (2,by Sele).  SB–Offerman (4,2nd base off Sele/Hatteberg).  BK–Grundt (1).  HBP–Sele (5,Sweeney); Borland (1,King); Belcher (1,Valentin).  IBB–Sele (2,Davis).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:32.  A–13,035.
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