Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
September 16, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 2003 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 12, Cleveland Indians 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Berroa ss 5 3 5 1
Beltran cf 3 1 1 0
Sweeney dh 5 1 0 1
Ibanez rf,lf 5 2 3 2
Randa 3b 5 2 2 4
White lf 5 2 2 3
  Guiel rf 0 0 0 0
Harvey 1b 5 0 1 1
Lopez 2b 5 1 1 0
Mayne c 3 0 0 0
May p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Levine p 0 0 0 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 12 15 12
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Crisp cf 5 0 2 4
Blake 3b 4 0 0 0
Gerut lf 5 0 0 0
Escobar rf 5 1 1 1
Martinez dh 4 2 1 0
Broussard 1b 4 1 0 0
Bard c 3 2 3 1
Peralta ss 3 1 1 1
Phillips 2b 4 1 2 1
Traber p 0 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Durbin p 0 0 0 0
  Santiago p 0 0 0 0
  Baez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 10 8
Kansas City 420 510 00012152
Cleveland 040 004 0008104
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
May  W (9-7) 5.2 7 7 1 2 8
  Grimsley   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Levine   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Leskanic   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
2
3
9
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Traber  L (6-9) 1.2 7 6 6 1 1
  Lee   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Durbin   1.1 6 6 1 1 4
  Santiago   2.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Baez   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
12
7
3
8

  E–Berroa 2 (24), Blake (18), Bard (5), Peralta (6), Durbin (1).  DP–Kansas City 1, Cleveland 3.  2B–Kansas City White (3,off Traber); M Lopez (5,off Durbin), Cleveland Peralta (8,off May); Crisp 2 (15,off May,off Grimsley); Bard (11,off May).  3B–Kansas City Berroa (7,off Durbin).  HR–Kansas City Randa (16,1st inning off Traber 2 on, 2 out); White (2,4th inning off Durbin 2 on, 2 out), Cleveland Escobar (4,2nd inning off May 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Berroa 2 (18,2nd base off Traber/Bard,3rd base off Traber/Bard); Beltran (37,2nd base off Traber/Bard).  CS–Blake (9,2nd base by May/Mayne).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–C.B. Bucknor, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Tony Randazzo.  T–2:54.  A–16,145.
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