Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
April 12, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1999 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians 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, Cleveland Indians 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Beltran cf 5 0 0 0
Randa 3b 4 0 2 0
Damon lf 3 0 1 1
King 1b 4 0 0 0
Sweeney dh 4 0 1 0
Dye rf 4 1 1 1
Kreuter c 4 0 1 0
Sanchez ss 4 0 1 0
Febles 2b 3 1 1 0
Rosado p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Santiago p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 2 1 0 0
Wilson ss 4 1 1 2
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0
Ramirez rf 5 0 1 0
Thome 1b 4 1 1 0
Cordero lf 4 1 2 0
Fryman 3b 5 1 3 3
Sexson dh 4 0 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 1 0
Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Langston p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Kansas City 001 100 000 0280
Cleveland 000 000 020 35110
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado   6.1 6 0 0 2 6
  Service   1.0 1 2 2 2 1
  Whisenant   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Santiago  L (0-1) 2.0 3 3 3 3 0
Totals
9.1
11
5
5
7
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Burba   6.1 7 2 2 2 5
  Langston   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Shuey  W (1-0) 2.1 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
10.0
8
2
2
2
9

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 3, Cleveland 3.  2B–Kansas City Kreuter (1,off Burba), Cleveland Cordero (5,off Rosado).  3B–Kansas City Randa (1,off Langston).  HR–Kansas City Dye (1,4th inning off Burba 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Wilson (1,8th inning off Service 1 on, 0 out); Fryman (1,10th inning off Santiago 2 on, 1 out).  IBB–Lofton (1,by Santiago).  SB–Sanchez (1,2nd base off Burba/S Alomar).  IBB–Santiago (1,Lofton).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–3:13.  A–42,798.
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