New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
September 8, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1999 at Kauffman Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 9, Kansas City Royals 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Ledee cf 4 1 0 0
Jeter ss 4 1 2 0
O'Neill rf 5 0 1 0
Martinez 1b 5 1 1 1
Strawberry dh 3 3 2 0
Posada c 4 2 2 1
Spencer lf 3 1 1 2
Brosius 3b 2 0 0 1
Sojo 2b 4 0 2 3
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 11 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon rf 5 0 3 0
Holbert ss 3 1 1 0
  Pose ph 1 0 0 0
  Scarsone 2b 0 0 0 0
Beltran cf 5 1 2 1
Sweeney dh 5 1 1 2
Giambi 1b 5 2 4 1
Randa 3b 5 0 1 1
Brown lf 4 0 0 0
Kreuter c 4 0 2 0
Lopez 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
Suzuki p 0 0 0 0
  Rusch p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Rigby p 0 0 0 0
  Fussell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 15 5
New York 030 040 2009110
Kansas City 300 010 1005151
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  W (16-7) 7.0 12 5 5 1 7
  Stanton   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Rivera  SV (40) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
5
5
1
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Suzuki   2.0 2 3 3 4 1
  Rusch  L (0-1) 2.1 4 4 4 2 3
  Service   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Byrdak   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Rigby   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Fussell   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
9
9
10
6

  E–Brown (1).  DP–New York 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–New York Sojo (6,off Suzuki); Strawberry (2,off Byrdak); Spencer (6,off Rigby), Kansas City Holbert (1,off Hernandez); Giambi (12,off Hernandez); Randa (30,off Hernandez).  HR–Kansas City Sweeney (20,1st inning off Hernandez 1 on, 1 out); Giambi (3,7th inning off Hernandez 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Sojo (2,off Rigby).  SF–Brosius (9,off Service).  HBP–Brosius (4,by Rigby).  SB–Jeter (16,2nd base off Suzuki/Kreuter); Beltran (22,2nd base off Hernandez/Posada); Damon (34,2nd base off Hernandez/Posada).  WP–Service (3), Rigby (4).  HBP–Rigby (6,Brosius).  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Lazaro Diaz, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–3:46.  A–15,247.
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