Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
July 4, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1999 at Jacobs Field. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 10, Cleveland Indians 9

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Beltran cf 5 2 2 0
Randa 3b 3 1 1 0
Damon lf 4 1 1 0
Sweeney dh 3 3 2 2
Dye rf 4 2 4 6
Giambi 1b 4 0 1 0
  Scarsone pr,1b 1 0 1 2
Kreuter c 5 0 0 0
Hansen 2b 4 0 0 0
Sanchez ss 4 1 1 0
Appier p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 13 10
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 2 2 0
Vizquel ss 4 1 2 1
Alomar 2b 5 2 3 2
Ramirez rf 5 1 1 2
Justice lf 4 1 1 2
Thome dh 3 1 2 2
Sexson 1b 4 0 0 0
Wilson 3b 4 0 0 0
Borders c 3 0 0 0
  McDonald ph 1 1 1 0
Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Tam p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 12 9
Kansas City 102 020 01410131
Cleveland 001 101 0249120
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Appier  W (8-6) 7.2 7 5 5 2 5
  Whisenant   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Service   1.0 4 4 4 0 0
  Byrdak  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
9
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Burba  L (7-4) 8.0 10 6 6 1 4
  Tam   0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Reed   0.2 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
10
10
3
5

  E–Giambi (2).  DP–Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1.  2B–Kansas City Beltran (19,off Burba); Sweeney 2 (21,off Burba 2); Scarsone (4,off Reed), Cleveland Lofton (15,off Appier); Vizquel 2 (14,off Appier 2); Justice (9,off Appier); R Alomar (20,off Service).  HR–Kansas City Dye 2 (16,3rd inning off Burba 1 on, 2 out,8th inning off Burba 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Thome (13,4th inning off Appier 0 on, 2 out); M Ramirez (22,9th inning off Service 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Randa (1,off Tam); Vizquel (8,off Appier).  SF–Dye (4,off Reed).  HBP–Sweeney (7,by Burba); Lofton (6,by Appier).  IBB–Damon (2,by Tam).  SB–R Alomar (21,2nd base off Appier/Kreuter).  HBP–Appier (5,Lofton); Burba (5,Sweeney).  IBB–Tam (1,Damon).  U-HP–Mike DiMuro, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–Gary Cederstrom, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–3:30.  A–43,018.
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