Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
July 21, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1999 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers 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, Detroit Tigers 10

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon lf 4 0 3 1
Febles 2b 5 1 1 2
Beltran cf 4 0 1 0
Sweeney dh 4 2 2 2
Dye rf 4 0 0 0
Randa 3b 4 0 1 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 0 0
Spehr c 2 1 1 0
  Pose ph 1 0 0 0
Sanchez ss 4 1 2 0
Appier p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 4 1 2 0
  Ausmus c 1 1 1 1
Cruz D. ss 4 2 3 4
Higginson rf 3 2 1 1
Palmer 3b 5 0 0 0
Clark dh 4 1 2 4
Easley 2b 4 0 1 0
Catalanotto 1b 4 0 0 0
Encarnacion cf,lf 4 1 1 0
Haselman c 3 0 1 0
  Kapler pr,cf 0 2 0 0
Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz N. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 12 10
Kansas City 000 001 3105112
Detroit 003 000 43x10121
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Appier  L (8-9) 6.2 9 7 6 2 3
  Ray   0.2 3 3 3 1 0
  Whisenant   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
10
9
3
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson  W (9-8) 7.0 9 4 4 1 6
  Brocail   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Cruz   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
1
7

  E–Sanchez (8), Appier (1), Encarnacion (7).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Kansas City Randa (20,off Thompson); Damon 2 (26,off Thompson,off N Cruz), Detroit Encarnacion (20,off Appier); D Cruz (18,off Appier); Higginson (17,off Appier); Easley (24,off Ray).  3B–Detroit Ausmus (5,off Ray).  HR–Kansas City Sweeney 2 (14,6th inning off Thompson 0 on, 1 out,8th inning off Brocail 0 on, 0 out); Febles (7,7th inning off Thompson 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Clark (13,7th inning off Appier 2 on, 2 out); D Cruz (4,8th inning off Ray 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Damon (2,off Thompson).  SH–D Cruz (7,off Appier).  IBB–Higginson (2,by Appier).  SB–Polonia (7,2nd base off Appier/Spehr); Kapler (6,2nd base off Ray/Spehr).  IBB–Appier (2,Higginson).  U-HP–Terry Craft, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Eric Cooper, 3B–Mike DiMuro.  T–3:23.  A–19,064.
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