Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
May 19, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 2002 at Jacobs Field. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch lf 3 0 0 0
  Ibanez ph,lf 0 1 0 0
Febles 2b 5 0 0 0
Beltran cf 4 1 0 0
Sweeney 1b 4 1 3 0
Randa 3b 4 0 2 1
Tucker rf 3 0 0 1
Quinn dh 4 1 1 0
Hinch c 3 0 1 0
  Perez ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Sadler ss 3 0 0 0
  Alicea ph 0 1 0 0
  Brito c 0 0 0 0
Suppan p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Shouse p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Vizquel ss 3 0 0 0
Gutierrez 2b 5 0 1 0
Lawton rf 3 1 0 0
  Cabrera rf 0 0 0 0
Thome 1b 3 1 2 0
Burks dh 4 1 0 0
Fryman 3b 4 1 1 4
Branyan lf 4 0 0 0
Anderson cf 3 0 0 0
Diaz c 3 0 1 0
Baez p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Paronto p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
  Riske p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 4
Kansas City 000 101 003571
Cleveland 000 004 000451
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan   6.0 4 4 4 3 6
  Bailey   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Shouse   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley  W (2-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Hernandez  SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
5
10
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Baez   5.2 4 2 2 3 5
  Rincon   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Paronto   1.1 0 0 0 1 3
  Shuey   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Wickman  L (0-2) 0.2 1 3 0 2 0
  Riske   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
2
7
10

  E–Sadler (2), Thome (3).  DP–Cleveland 1.  PB–Diaz (6).  2B–Kansas City Hinch (1,off Baez); Sweeney (13,off Baez); Randa 2 (13,off Baez,off Shuey); Quinn (3,off Wickman), Cleveland Thome (5,off Suppan).  HR–Cleveland Fryman (4,6th inning off Suppan 3 on, 2 out).  IBB–Sweeney (1,by Baez); Vizquel (2,by Bailey).  SH–Diaz (4,off Bailey).  WP–Grimsley (4), Baez (2).  IBB–Bailey (3,Vizquel); Baez (1,Sweeney).  U-HP–Lance Barksdale, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Marvin Hudson, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–3:41.  A–31,105.
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