New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
August 14, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Royals 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Soriano 2b 7 1 1 0
Jeter ss 7 0 4 0
Giambi 1b 7 1 2 1
Williams cf 6 0 2 1
Ventura 3b 4 0 2 0
  Wilson pr,3b 2 0 0 0
Posada c 5 0 1 0
Mondesi rf 5 1 2 0
White dh 5 0 0 0
  Vander Wal ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Spencer lf 5 0 0 1
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Karsay p 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 54 3 14 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch lf 6 0 1 0
Perez ss 7 0 2 0
Beltran cf 6 1 2 0
Sweeney dh 6 1 2 1
Randa 3b 3 0 2 0
Pellow 1b 4 0 0 0
  Ibanez ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Guiel rf 6 0 0 0
Mayne c 6 0 1 0
  Tucker pr 0 0 0 0
Ordaz 2b 5 0 1 0
Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Bukvich p 0 0 0 0
  Stein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 51 2 11 1
New York 100 000 100 000 013141
Kansas City 000 002 000 000 002111
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte   8.0 7 2 2 1 6
  Stanton   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Karsay   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Mendoza  W (8-3) 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Rivera  SV (26) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
14.0
11
2
2
3
11
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd   9.0 8 2 1 0 5
  Hernandez   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Grimsley   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Bukvich   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Stein  L (0-3) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
14.0
14
3
2
3
7

  E–Soriano (16), Perez (15).  DP–New York 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–New York Ventura (12,off Byrd), Kansas City Beltran (33,off Pettitte); Sweeney (28,off Pettitte); Ordaz (1,off Stanton).  HR–New York Giambi (29,1st inning off Byrd 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Wilson (5,off Bukvich); Randa (2,off Pettitte); Ordaz (1,off M Rivera).  SF–Spencer (4,off Byrd).  IBB–Posada (6,by Bukvich); Knoblauch (1,by Stanton).  SB–Mondesi 2 (13,2nd base off Byrd/Mayne,3rd base off Byrd/Mayne); Sweeney (5,Home off Pettitte/Posada).  WP–Roberto Hernandez (2), Grimsley (7).  IBB–Stanton (3,Knoblauch); Bukvich (2,Posada).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Larry Vanover, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Lazaro Diaz.  T–4:32.  A–26,383.
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