Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
August 20, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1999 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays 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 4, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 1 1 1
Sanchez ss 5 0 1 1
Sweeney 1b 2 1 0 0
Dye rf 4 0 2 1
Giambi dh 3 0 1 1
Randa 3b 4 0 1 0
Pose lf 3 1 1 0
Spehr c 4 0 0 0
Febles 2b 3 1 1 0
  Hansen 2b 0 0 0 0
Suppan p 0 0 0 0
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
  Rigby p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Cairo 2b 5 1 1 0
Martinez cf 2 1 0 1
Canseco dh 2 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 4 1 3 1
Flaherty c 4 1 2 3
Lowery lf 4 0 0 0
Guillen rf 3 0 1 0
Smith 3b 4 0 0 0
Ledesma ss 4 1 1 0
Rupe p 0 0 0 0
  Yan p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Kansas City 100 001 200481
Tampa Bay 000 002 201580
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan   6.2 5 4 4 3 3
  Morman   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Rigby   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Service  L (5-5) 0.0 0 1 1 3 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
6
4
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Rupe   6.1 7 4 4 4 3
  Yan   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Charlton   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Hernandez  W (2-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
5
5

  E–Sweeney (7).  2B–Tampa Bay Cairo (8,off Suppan).  HR–Tampa Bay Flaherty (11,6th inning off Suppan 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Giambi (3,off Rupe); Martinez (5,off Suppan).  HBP–Canseco (4,by Suppan); Flaherty (6,by Service).  SB–Damon (27,2nd base off Rupe/Flaherty); Sweeney (6,2nd base off Rupe/Flaherty); Pose (6,2nd base off Rupe/Flaherty); Febles (19,2nd base off Hernandez/Flaherty); Martinez (11,2nd base off Service/Spehr).  HBP–Suppan (2,Canseco); Service (3,Flaherty).  U-HP–Jim Reynolds, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Lazaro Diaz, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:58.  A–18,396.
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