Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
August 12, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 2000 at Kauffman Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 12, Kansas City Royals 11

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Hairston 2b 4 2 2 0
Mora ss 5 3 3 1
DeShields dh,cf 5 1 2 2
Belle rf 4 2 2 2
  Hubbard rf 0 0 0 0
Conine lf 4 1 1 1
Richard 1b 3 1 0 1
Fordyce c 4 1 1 3
Minor 3b 3 0 0 0
  Myers ph 1 0 0 0
  Lewis 3b 0 0 0 0
Matos cf 3 1 0 0
  Kohlmeier p 0 0 0 0
Parrish p 0 0 0 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
  Trombley p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 12 11 10
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 1 1 1
Sanchez ss 5 1 1 1
  Zaun ph 1 0 0 0
Sweeney dh 2 3 0 0
Dye rf 5 2 3 6
Randa 3b 4 2 2 1
Quinn lf 5 1 2 1
McCarty 1b 5 0 0 0
Ortiz c 3 1 0 0
  Dunwoody ph 1 0 1 0
Febles 2b 4 0 4 1
Stein p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 14 11
Baltimore 206 000 00412111
Kansas City 030 020 33011141
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Parrish   5.2 6 5 5 4 3
  McElroy   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Trombley   1.0 3 3 3 1 1
  Groom  W (5-3) 1.0 3 3 2 1 1
  Kohlmeier  SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
11
10
6
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Stein   2.1 5 8 8 4 3
  Wilson   5.2 3 0 0 0 2
  Spradlin   0.2 2 3 3 0 0
  Bottalico  L (7-4) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
12
12
4
5

  E–Minor (4), Dye (4).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Baltimore Mora (6,off Stein); DeShields (33,off Wilson), Kansas City Randa (23,off Trombley).  HR–Baltimore Fordyce (8,3rd inning off Stein 2 on, 1 out); Belle (22,9th inning off Bottalico 1 on, 2 out), Kansas City Dye 2 (28,5th inning off Parrish 1 on, 1 out,7th inning off Trombley 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Matos (3,by Spradlin).  IBB–Belle (9,by Stein).  SH–Febles (8,off Kohlmeier).  SF–Damon (10,off Parrish).  SB–Hairston (1,2nd base off Stein/Ortiz); Damon (35,3rd base off Groom/Fordyce); Sanchez (4,2nd base off Groom/Fordyce).  CS–Quinn (2,2nd base by Trombley/Fordyce).  WP–Stein 2 (6).  HBP–Spradlin (3,Matos).  IBB–Stein (1,Belle).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Marvin Hudson, 2B–Gary Cederstrom, 3B–Chris Guccione.  T–3:46.  A–36,658.
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