Kansas City Royals vs Chicago Cubs
July 17, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 2001 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago Cubs 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Alicea 2b 4 0 1 0
Ordaz ss 3 0 0 0
  Cogan p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz c 1 0 0 0
Beltran cf 4 1 2 0
Sweeney 1b 4 0 0 0
Dye rf 3 1 1 1
Ibanez lf 2 2 2 2
  Quinn ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Randa 3b 4 0 2 0
Mayne c 2 0 0 0
  McCarty ph 1 0 0 0
  Austin p 0 0 0 0
Suppan p 3 0 1 0
  Sadler ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 5 1 3 1
DeShields lf 3 0 0 0
  Matthews ph,cf 2 1 1 1
Sosa rf 3 1 1 1
Coomer 3b 4 0 0 0
  Ojeda 3b 1 0 0 0
Stairs 1b 3 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 4 0 1 2
Patterson cf,lf 4 2 2 0
Machado c 4 1 2 1
Bere p 2 0 1 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Fassero p 0 0 0 0
  Cairo ph 0 1 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 6
Kansas City 020 002 000492
Chicago 000 010 51x7111
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan   6.1 7 4 4 1 6
  Cogan  L (0-4) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Bailey   0.2 2 1 1 1 2
  Austin   1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
4
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bere  W (7-4) 7.0 8 4 4 3 5
  Fassero   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Gordon  SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
6

  E–Alicea (12), Ordaz (2), Bere (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Kansas City Beltran 2 (13,off Bere 2); Randa (21,off Bere), Chicago Young 2 (24,off Suppan,off Austin); Machado (5,off Suppan).  HR–Kansas City Ibanez (6,2nd inning off Bere 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Ordaz (1,off Bere).  SF–Dye (5,off Bere).  IBB–Mayne (2,by Bere); Stairs (4,by Bailey); Sosa (24,by Austin).  SB–Patterson (3,2nd base off Suppan/Mayne).  WP–Bere (4).  IBB–Bailey (2,Stairs); Austin (2,Sosa); Bere (3,Mayne).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Chuck Meriwether, 3B–Bill Welke.  T–2:51.  A–38,013.
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