Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
September 5, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1999 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Toronto Blue Jays 3, Kansas City Royals 6

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 4 0 0 0
Wells cf 5 0 0 0
Green rf 4 1 3 1
Segui dh 3 0 0 0
Delgado 1b 4 0 0 0
Fernandez 3b 3 1 3 0
Batista ss 4 0 0 0
Matheny c 3 0 1 0
  Greene ph 1 1 1 1
Bush 2b 2 0 1 1
  McRae ph 0 0 0 0
  Woodward pr 0 0 0 0
Escobar p 0 0 0 0
  Munro p 0 0 0 0
  Hudek p 0 0 0 0
  Spoljaric p 0 0 0 0
  Romano p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon lf 4 0 0 0
Holbert ss 4 2 4 0
Beltran cf 3 1 1 1
Dye rf 4 0 1 1
Brown dh 3 1 1 0
  Sweeney ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Randa 3b 4 1 2 1
Vitiello 1b 3 1 1 2
Fasano c 3 0 1 1
Lopez 2b 3 0 0 0
Witasick p 0 0 0 0
  Fussell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 11 6
Toronto 100 100 001391
Kansas City 000 410 01x6111
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Escobar  L (11-10) 4.0 7 4 4 0 3
  Munro   3.0 1 1 1 0 5
  Hudek   0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Spoljaric   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Romano   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
0
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Witasick  W (6-11) 8.0 9 3 3 4 2
  Fussell  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
5
2

  E–Matheny (2), Randa (18).  DP–Toronto 1, Kansas City 2.  PB–Fasano (1).  2B–Toronto Fernandez (41,off Witasick), Kansas City Vitiello (1,off Escobar); Dye (35,off Hudek).  HR–Toronto Green (36,1st inning off Witasick 0 on, 2 out); Greene (12,9th inning off Witasick 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Bush (3,off Witasick); Beltran (8,off Munro).  SB–Bush (26,2nd base off Witasick/Fasano); Holbert 2 (5,2nd base off Escobar/Matheny,2nd base off Munro/Matheny).  CS–Holbert (2,2nd base by Hudek/Matheny).  WP–Munro (3).  U-HP–Doug Eddings, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:47.  A–15,315.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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