New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
August 4, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 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 5, Kansas City Royals 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 5 0 0 0
Sojo 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams cf 4 1 1 0
Martinez 1b 4 0 1 0
O'Neill rf 4 1 2 2
  Pose rf 0 0 0 0
Hayes 3b 4 2 2 2
Incaviglia dh 4 0 0 0
Curtis lf 3 1 1 0
Girardi c 3 0 1 1
Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Roberts lf 3 0 0 0
  Vitiello lf 1 0 0 0
Offerman 2b 3 1 1 0
Bell ss 4 0 1 0
Davis dh 4 1 1 0
Palmer 3b 4 1 1 0
King 1b 4 0 0 1
Sweeney c 4 1 1 2
Damon cf 4 0 2 0
Benitez rf 3 0 0 0
Rusch p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 3
New York 100 102 010581
Kansas City 000 000 004471
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  W (12-5) 8.1 6 3 3 1 6
  Nelson   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Rivera  SV (33) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
1
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch  L (3-8) 6.0 7 4 4 2 3
  Perez   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Walker   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Carrasco   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
5

  E–Wells (4), Vitiello (1).  2B–New York Girardi (15,off Walker).  HR–Kansas City Sweeney (5,9th inning off Nelson 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Girardi (4,off Rusch).  SB–Curtis (8,2nd base off Walker/Sweeney).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Bill Miller, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–2:55.  A–29,613.
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