Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
August 9, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 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 9, Boston Red Sox 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Roberts lf 5 1 1 2
Offerman 2b 5 1 3 1
Bell ss 5 1 2 0
Davis dh 2 0 0 0
  Vitiello ph,dh 3 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 5 1 3 2
King 1b 4 1 1 1
Damon cf 4 2 1 0
Benitez rf 4 1 0 1
Sweeney c 1 1 0 1
  Macfarlane ph,c 2 0 1 0
Rusch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 12 8
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 4 0 1 0
Valentin 3b 4 0 0 0
Vaughn 1b 4 1 2 1
Stanley dh 3 0 0 0
Cordero lf 4 0 0 0
Tavarez cf 3 0 0 0
Bragg rf 3 0 1 0
Haselman c 3 1 1 1
Benjamin 2b 3 0 1 0
Suppan p 0 0 0 0
  Lacy p 0 0 0 0
  Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Kansas City 000 810 0009120
Boston 000 001 100263
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch  W (4-8) 9.0 6 2 2 1 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan  L (5-1) 3.1 6 7 4 1 3
  Lacy   1.2 4 2 1 0 1
  Wasdin   3.0 1 0 0 0 4
  Mahay   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
5
2
8

  E–Garciaparra (14), Valentin (17), Lacy (1).  DP–Kansas City 2, Boston 2.  2B–Boston Vaughn (14,off Rusch).  HR–Boston Haselman (4,6th inning off Rusch 0 on, 0 out); Vaughn (26,7th inning off Rusch 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Sweeney (5,by Suppan).  WP–Suppan (4), Mahay (1).  HBP–Suppan (3,Sweeney).  U-HP–Mike Everitt, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:29.  A–31,410.
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