Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
September 2, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1999 at Fenway Park. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 4, Boston Red Sox 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon lf 4 0 1 0
Holbert ss 3 1 1 0
Beltran cf 4 0 2 0
Dye rf 5 1 2 1
Brown dh 4 0 0 0
Randa 3b 4 0 1 0
Vitiello 1b 4 1 0 1
Fasano c 4 1 1 2
Hansen 2b 5 0 1 0
Suzuki p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Fussell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 3 1 0 0
Buford cf 3 0 0 0
Daubach 1b 3 0 1 0
Garciaparra ss 4 0 1 1
O'Leary lf 3 0 0 0
Jefferson dh 2 0 1 0
  Stanley ph,dh 2 1 1 0
Hatteberg c 4 0 1 0
Veras 3b 2 0 0 0
  Nunnally ph 1 0 0 0
  Sadler 3b 0 0 0 0
  Varitek ph 1 0 1 0
  Frye pr 0 0 0 0
Nixon rf 4 0 1 0
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 1
Kansas City 011 200 000490
Boston 000 001 001272
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Suzuki  W (1-4) 5.1 3 1 1 4 4
  Byrdak   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Fussell  SV (1) 3.1 4 1 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
9
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  L (0-1) 3.0 5 4 3 2 4
  Wakefield   6.0 4 0 0 5 5
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
7
9

  E–Hatteberg (1), Veras (2).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Dye (33,off R Martinez), Boston Nixon (20,off Suzuki).  HR–Kansas City Fasano (1,4th inning off R Martinez 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Vitiello (1,by R Martinez).  SB–Holbert 2 (2,2nd base off R Martinez/Hatteberg,2nd base off Wakefield/Hatteberg); Damon (30,2nd base off Wakefield/Hatteberg); Randa (5,2nd base off Wakefield/Hatteberg).  WP–Suzuki (8), Fussell (6).  HBP–R Martinez (1,Vitiello).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Bill Welke, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:47.  A–31,387.
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