Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
April 30, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 2002 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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Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 9

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Sadler lf 4 0 0 0
Tucker rf 4 0 0 0
Sweeney 1b 4 0 0 0
Beltran cf 3 2 1 1
Randa 3b 4 0 0 0
Ibanez dh 2 0 0 1
Perez ss 2 1 0 0
Hinch c 3 0 1 1
Febles 2b 3 0 0 0
George p 0 0 0 0
  Stein p 0 0 0 0
  Voyles p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 2 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Macias 3b 4 2 3 2
Fick rf 3 0 0 0
Higginson lf 4 0 1 1
Simon 1b 1 0 0 0
  Cruz ph,1b 3 0 1 1
Magee cf 4 1 0 0
Halter ss 4 2 1 0
Rivera c 5 1 1 0
Inge dh 5 2 3 1
Jackson 2b 4 1 3 4
Sparks p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 13 9
Kansas City 010 010 001321
Detroit 110 201 22x9131
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
George  L (0-2) 5.0 8 4 4 2 2
  Stein   1.0 0 1 1 4 2
  Voyles   1.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Grimsley   1.0 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
9
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Sparks  W (2-2) 9.0 2 3 3 2 3
Totals
9.0
2
3
3
2
3

  E–Febles (2), Macias (4).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Detroit D Jackson 2 (2,off George,off Voyles).  3B–Kansas City Hinch (1,off Sparks).  HR–Kansas City Beltran (4,9th inning off Sparks 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Ibanez (2,off Sparks).  SB–Beltran (6,2nd base off Sparks/Rivera); Macias (2,2nd base off Stein/Hinch).  WP–Grimsley (2).  U-HP–Dan Iassogna, 1B–Mike Fichter, 2B–Mike Winters, 3B–Greg Gibson.  T–2:39.  A–14,421.
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