Kansas City Royals vs New York Mets
June 22, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 22, 2002 at Shea Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, New York Mets 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Febles 2b 5 0 0 0
Perez ss 4 1 1 0
Beltran cf 2 2 1 1
Sweeney 1b 3 1 2 0
Ibanez lf 4 1 2 4
Tucker rf 3 0 0 0
Alicea 3b 3 0 0 0
Mayne c 4 0 1 0
Byrd p 2 0 0 0
  Mullen p 0 0 0 0
  Berger ph 1 0 0 0
  Reichert p 0 0 0 0
  Guiel ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0
Perez cf 4 0 1 0
Vaughn 1b 4 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 2 0
Burnitz rf 2 0 1 0
  Piazza ph 1 0 0 0
  Cedeno lf 1 0 0 0
Tarasco lf,rf 4 1 1 1
Wilson c 3 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 0 0
Astacio p 2 0 2 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Payton ph 1 0 0 0
  Corey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Kansas City 000 301 010570
New York 010 000 000180
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  W (9-5) 5.1 7 1 1 0 1
  Mullen   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Reichert   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hernandez   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
0
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio  L (7-3) 5.1 4 4 4 4 6
  Jones   2.2 3 1 1 1 2
  Corey   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
5
9

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2, New York 1.  2B–Kansas City Ibanez (14,off Astacio), New York Alomar (11,off Byrd); Alfonzo (14,off Roberto Hernandez).  HR–Kansas City Ibanez (4,4th inning off Astacio 2 on, 2 out); Beltran (12,8th inning off Jones 0 on, 0 out), New York Tarasco (2,2nd inning off Byrd 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Beltran (3,2nd base by Astacio/Wilson).  U-HP–Angel Hernandez, 1B–Lazaro Diaz, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Larry Vanover.  T–2:38.  A–44,790.
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