Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
September 1, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 2000 at Tropicana Field. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 9, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 1 1 0
Sanchez ss 4 1 2 0
Sweeney 1b 5 3 2 2
Dye dh 5 1 4 5
Quinn lf 5 0 1 0
Randa 3b 5 0 1 0
Dunwoody rf 4 1 1 0
Zaun c 4 0 1 1
Delgado 2b 4 2 2 0
Meadows p 0 0 0 0
  Mullen p 0 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 15 8
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Williams cf 3 0 1 3
Cox lf 4 0 0 0
Vaughn dh 4 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 3 1 1 0
Smith 2b 3 0 0 0
Huff 3b 4 1 1 0
Guillen rf 4 1 1 0
Flaherty c 4 2 2 1
Martinez ss 2 0 1 0
  Johnson ph,ss 2 0 1 1
Rupe p 0 0 0 0
  Lidle p 0 0 0 0
  Creek p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Kansas City 000 420 1119150
Tampa Bay 000 001 400583
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Meadows  W (3-2) 6.2 8 5 5 1 4
  Mullen   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Bottalico   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
2
6
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Rupe  L (5-6) 4.2 8 6 5 1 2
  Lidle   2.2 5 2 2 0 0
  Creek   1.2 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
9
8
1
4

  E–Cox (5), Smith 2 (4).  DP–Kansas City 1, Tampa Bay 1.  2B–Kansas City Dye (30,off Rupe); Dunwoody (9,off Lidle), Tampa Bay F Martinez (8,off Meadows); Williams (26,off Meadows).  HR–Kansas City Dye (32,4th inning off Rupe 3 on, 0 out); Sweeney (24,9th inning off Creek 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Williams (4,off Meadows).  SB–Delgado (2,2nd base off Rupe/Flaherty); Zaun (7,2nd base off Creek/Flaherty).  U-HP–Angel Hernandez, 1B–Martin Foster, 2B–Ron Kulpa, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:50.  A–18,460.
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