Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
August 8, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1997 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 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 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 4 0 1 0
Halter cf 3 0 0 0
  Damon ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Bell ss 4 0 1 0
Davis dh 4 2 2 0
Palmer 3b 4 0 0 0
King 1b 4 0 2 2
Vitiello lf 3 0 0 0
Macfarlane c 3 0 0 0
Benitez rf 2 0 1 0
Bones p 0 0 0 0
  Casian p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 4 1 1 1
Valentin 3b 4 1 1 1
Vaughn 1b 5 0 2 0
Jefferson dh 4 1 2 3
  Stanley ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Cordero lf 5 1 1 0
O'Leary rf 5 1 1 0
Hatteberg c 4 3 4 1
Bragg cf 2 0 1 1
Frye 2b 4 0 2 1
  Benjamin 2b 0 0 0 0
Avery p 0 0 0 0
  Brandenburg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 15 8
Kansas City 010 000 100270
Boston 501 010 10x8150
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bones  L (2-4) 4.2 12 7 7 3 2
  Casian   1.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Perez   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Whisenant   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
8
8
3
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Avery  W (6-2) 6.1 6 2 2 1 7
  Brandenburg   2.2 1 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
12

  E–None.  DP–Boston 2.  2B–Kansas City Davis 2 (16,off Avery 2); King 2 (25,off Avery 2); Benitez (3,off Avery), Boston Hatteberg 3 (16,off Bones 2,off Casian); Frye (22,off Perez); Vaughn (13,off Whisenant).  HR–Boston Jefferson (12,1st inning off Bones 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Garciaparra (4,off Bones).  CS–Offerman (10,2nd base by Avery/Hatteberg); Benitez (1,3rd base by Avery/Hatteberg).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:43.  A–31,777.
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