Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
September 17, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1999 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 9, Oakland Athletics 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Martinez ss 5 1 1 0
Holbert 2b 4 2 2 0
Beltran cf 4 3 3 1
  Hansen cf 1 0 0 0
Dye rf 5 1 3 4
Sweeney dh 4 1 3 0
Randa 3b 3 1 1 1
Quinn lf 5 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 5 0 2 2
Fasano c 4 0 0 0
Witasick p 0 0 0 0
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 15 8
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Becker cf,rf,lf 5 1 3 2
Velarde 2b 4 0 1 0
Giambi 1b 5 0 1 1
Stairs rf 4 0 0 0
  McDonald cf,rf 0 0 0 0
Jaha dh 2 0 0 0
Spiezio 3b 4 0 0 0
Grieve lf 2 0 0 0
  Christenson ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Hernandez c 3 1 1 0
Tejada ss 4 1 1 0
Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Kubinski p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Kansas City 201 030 3009150
Oakland 001 000 200372
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Witasick  W (8-11) 6.1 5 3 3 5 10
  Morman   1.2 2 0 0 0 4
  Service   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
5
16
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson  L (10-2) 4.0 7 6 4 2 3
  Worrell   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Kubinski   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Mathews   0.2 3 2 2 1 1
  Groom   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Jones   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
9
7
4
6

  E–Spiezio (7), Tejada (20).  DP–Oakland 3.  2B–Kansas City Dye 2 (41,off Hudson 2); Sweeney (40,off Mathews), Oakland Hernandez (6,off Morman).  3B–Kansas City Beltran (6,off Kubinski).  HR–Oakland Becker (1,3rd inning off Witasick 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Randa (4,by Mathews).  SB–Holbert (6,2nd base off Hudson/Hernandez).  CS–Holbert (4,2nd base by Groom/Hernandez).  IBB–Mathews (4,Randa).  U-HP–Mike DiMuro, 1B–Terry Craft, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–3:21.  A–9,492.
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