Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals
July 8, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 2001 at Kauffman Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 14, Kansas City Royals 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio dh 4 2 1 0
Lugo ss,lf 2 3 1 1
Bagwell 1b 3 2 1 3
  Ward 1b 1 0 0 0
Berkman lf,rf 6 2 3 2
Alou rf 5 0 2 2
  Vizcaino pr,ss 1 1 0 0
Hidalgo cf 4 0 1 0
Castilla 3b 5 1 1 1
Lopez 2b 4 3 2 3
Servais c 5 0 3 0
Elarton p 0 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Mlicki p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 14 15 12
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Sadler 2b 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez ss 1 0 0 0
  McCarty ph,lf 3 1 1 2
Mayne c 3 1 1 1
  Hinch c 1 0 0 1
Sweeney 1b 5 0 1 0
Quinn dh 4 1 1 1
Randa 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
Dye rf 2 1 1 0
Beltran cf 3 0 1 0
Ibanez lf,3b 4 0 1 0
Ordaz ss,2b,ss 4 1 1 0
Durbin p 0 0 0 0
  Stein p 0 0 0 0
  Austin p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Reichert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Houston 203 104 04014150
Kansas City 010 001 102582
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Elarton   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Villone  W (2-3) 5.0 3 1 1 1 4
  Cruz   1.0 3 2 2 1 2
  Dotel   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Mlicki   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Durbin  L (6-8) 3.2 6 6 5 1 3
  Stein   2.0 2 4 4 3 1
  Austin   1.1 2 0 0 1 2
  Wilson   1.0 4 4 0 0 2
  Reichert   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
14
9
6
8

  E–Sweeney (7), Ibanez (3).  DP–Houston 1, Kansas City 2.  PB–Mayne (4).  2B–Kansas City Beltran (11,off Villone).  HR–Houston Bagwell (21,3rd inning off Durbin 2 on, 0 out); Lopez (1,8th inning off Wilson 2 on, 2 out), Kansas City Quinn (11,2nd inning off Villone 0 on, 0 out); Mayne (2,6th inning off Cruz 0 on, 0 out); McCarty (5,9th inning off Mlicki 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Lugo (5,off Durbin).  HBP–Biggio 2 (19,by Durbin 2); Lugo (3,by Durbin); Sanchez (1,by Elarton).  SB–Alou (2,2nd base off Durbin/Mayne).  WP–Durbin (2), Austin (2).  HBP–Elarton (6,Sanchez); Durbin 3 (7,Biggio 2,Lugo).  U-HP–Jeff Nelson, 1B–Mike Fichter, 2B–Pat Spieler, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–3:40.  A–14,951.
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