Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
August 9, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 2001 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 4, Kansas City Royals 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson rf 4 0 0 0
Mora ss 5 0 0 0
Segui 1b 3 1 2 1
Conine lf 4 1 2 0
Richard cf 4 1 3 1
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 0 0 0
Batista dh 3 1 1 2
Lunar c 3 0 0 0
  Bigbie ph 1 0 0 0
  Fordyce c 0 0 0 0
Hairston 2b 4 0 0 0
Ponson p 0 0 0 0
  Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Febles 2b 5 2 2 0
Perez ss 4 0 0 2
Beltran cf 3 1 1 0
Sweeney 1b 5 1 2 0
Ibanez rf 3 2 2 3
Quinn dh 4 0 1 0
Brown lf 4 0 3 0
Zaun c 4 0 1 1
Sadler 3b 3 0 0 0
Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 6
Baltimore 000 004 000481
Kansas City 001 131 00x6120
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Ponson  L (5-8) 4.2 11 5 5 0 1
  Wasdin   3.1 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
2
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (6-2) 5.1 7 4 4 1 2
  Bailey   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Hernandez  SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
4

  E–Segui (7).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Richard (17,off Wilson); Conine (16,off Wilson), Kansas City Febles (4,off Ponson); Sweeney (42,off Ponson); Ibanez (6,off Ponson).  3B–Kansas City Febles (2,off Wasdin).  HR–Baltimore Segui (9,6th inning off Wilson 0 on, 0 out); Batista (19,6th inning off Wilson 1 on, 1 out), Kansas City Ibanez (7,4th inning off Ponson 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Anderson (8,by Wilson); Beltran (4,by Ponson); Sadler (2,by Ponson).  SF–Perez (1,off Wasdin).  IBB–Ibanez (1,by Wasdin).  SB–Brown (5,2nd base off Ponson/Lunar); Beltran (17,2nd base off Wasdin/Lunar).  WP–Ponson (2).  HBP–Ponson 2 (6,Beltran,Sadler); Wilson (4,Anderson).  IBB–Wasdin (1,Ibanez).  U-HP–Matt Hollowell, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Tim Timmons, 3B–Bill Miller.  T–2:52.  A–31,832.
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