Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
August 30, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1999 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox 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 1, Boston Red Sox 9

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon dh 3 0 0 0
Holbert ss 4 0 0 0
Beltran cf 4 0 2 0
Dye rf 4 1 1 0
Sweeney 1b 4 0 1 0
Randa 3b 4 0 1 0
Giambi lf 3 0 0 0
Spehr c 3 0 0 0
Hansen 2b 3 0 0 0
Suppan p 0 0 0 0
  Rigby p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Wallace p 0 0 0 0
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 0
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 4 2 4 1
Valentin 3b 2 0 0 0
  Sadler 3b 2 2 1 0
Daubach 1b 4 1 0 0
Garciaparra ss 3 1 1 1
Jefferson dh 3 0 0 0
  Stanley ph,dh 2 1 2 2
Huskey lf 4 1 3 2
Varitek c 5 1 2 1
Lewis cf 3 0 0 1
Nixon rf 4 0 1 0
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 14 8
Kansas City 010 000 000153
Boston 020 042 01x9140
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan  L (8-8) 4.1 7 6 5 3 3
  Rigby   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Byrdak   0.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Wallace   1.2 1 0 0 2 0
  Morman   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
9
8
7
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (19-4) 6.0 4 1 1 1 11
  Wasdin   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Guthrie   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
15

  E–Sweeney (8), Suppan (1), Rigby (4).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Dye (31,off P Martinez), Boston Offerman 2 (31,off Suppan 2); Nixon (19,off Wallace).  SH–Sadler (3,off Suppan).  SB–Damon (29,2nd base off P Martinez/Varitek); Offerman (15,Home off Suppan/Spehr); Sadler (1,2nd base off Suppan/Spehr).  WP–P Martinez (5).  U-HP–Bill Welke, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–3:13.  A–32,705.
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