Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
October 6, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 6, 2001 at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 1, Detroit Tigers 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Febles 2b 5 0 0 0
Berroa ss 4 0 0 0
Beltran cf 4 1 2 1
Sweeney dh 4 0 1 0
Ibanez rf 4 0 1 0
Alicea 3b 4 0 1 0
Brown lf 4 0 1 0
McCarty 1b 4 0 2 0
Zaun c 3 0 2 0
George p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 10 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Macias cf 4 0 0 0
Easley 2b 4 1 2 0
Higginson dh 4 0 1 0
Simon 1b 3 0 0 1
Halter 3b 3 0 0 0
Magee lf 2 1 1 1
Cruz ss 3 0 0 0
Cardona c 3 0 0 0
Wakeland rf 3 0 0 0
Sparks p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Kansas City 000 000 0101101
Detroit 010 000 001240
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
George  L (4-8) 8.2 4 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.2
4
2
2
1
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Sparks  W (14-9) 9.0 10 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
1
3

  E–George (1).  2B–Detroit Higginson (28,off George); Easley (27,off George).  HR–Kansas City Beltran (22,8th inning off Sparks 0 on, 1 out), Detroit Magee (5,2nd inning off George 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Simon (2,off George).  CS–Zaun (2,2nd base by Sparks/Cardona).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Andrew Fletcher.  T–1:56.  A–18,844.
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