Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
August 14, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1997 at Yankee 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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Kansas City Royals 5, New York Yankees 10

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 3b,lf 5 0 2 0
Halter cf,3b 4 1 1 0
Bell ss 4 1 1 0
Davis dh 4 2 4 4
King 1b 3 0 0 0
Dye rf 4 1 1 1
Sweeney c 4 0 0 0
Benitez lf 3 0 0 0
  Damon cf 1 0 0 0
Hansen 2b 3 0 1 0
Bones p 0 0 0 0
  Olson p 0 0 0 0
  Casian p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 4 3 2 1
Raines dh 5 2 4 3
Williams cf 4 1 0 0
Martinez 1b 5 0 3 4
O'Neill rf 4 0 1 1
Hayes 3b 4 0 0 0
Curtis lf 3 1 1 0
Sojo 2b 1 0 0 0
  Kelly pr,2b 1 1 1 0
Girardi c 3 2 1 0
Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 13 9
Kansas City 200 010 0205100
New York 100 010 53x10130
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bones   5.0 5 2 2 1 2
  Olson  L (1-1) 1.1 2 5 5 3 1
  Casian   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Perez   1.1 3 3 3 1 1
  Whisenant   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
10
10
5
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  W (14-5) 7.1 9 4 4 2 7
  Stanton   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Rivera  SV (37) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
8

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, New York 1.  2B–Kansas City Davis (18,off Wells), New York Raines 2 (12,off Bones,off Olson).  HR–Kansas City Davis 2 (21,5th inning off Wells 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Wells 0 on, 1 out); Dye (3,8th inning off Stanton 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Kelly (2,off Olson).  HBP–Sojo (1,by Bones).  IBB–Williams (6,by Olson).  CS–Hansen (1,3rd base by Wells/Girardi); Roberts (3,2nd base by Wells/Girardi).  SB–Kelly (8,2nd base off Perez/Sweeney).  WP–Perez (1), Whisenant (1).  HBP–Bones (3,Sojo).  IBB–Olson (3,Williams).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–3:30.  A–28,991.
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