Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
May 2, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 2004 at Yankee 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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Kansas City Royals 2, New York Yankees 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Berroa ss 4 0 0 0
Beltran cf 3 2 2 0
Sweeney dh 4 0 1 2
Gonzalez rf 4 0 2 0
Harvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Randa 3b 3 0 0 0
Santiago c 3 0 2 0
  Stairs ph 1 0 0 0
Relaford 2b 4 0 1 0
DeJesus lf 4 0 0 0
Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 4 0 0 0
Williams cf 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 4 1 2 1
  Clark 1b 0 0 0 0
Sheffield rf 4 0 1 0
Posada c 3 1 1 0
Matsui lf 3 2 2 1
Sierra dh 2 0 1 1
Cairo 2b 1 0 1 1
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 8 4
Kansas City 101 000 000290
New York 001 100 20x480
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Affeldt  L (0-3) 6.1 8 4 4 2 3
  Grimsley   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Sullivan   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
2
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina  W (2-4) 7.0 8 2 2 0 2
  Gordon   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Rivera  SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
5

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, New York 2.  PB–Santiago (2).  2B–Kansas City Santiago (4,off Mussina); Beltran (6,off Mussina), New York Matsui (5,off Affeldt); Sierra (4,off Affeldt); Posada (6,off Affeldt).  3B–Kansas City Beltran (2,off Mussina).  HR–New York Giambi (5,4th inning off Affeldt 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Randa (1,by Rivera).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Cairo (1,off Affeldt); Sierra (2,off Affeldt).  Team–4.  SB–Cairo (1,2nd base off Grimsley/Santiago).  WP–Affeldt (2).  HBP–Rivera (3,Randa).  U-HP–Lance Barksdale, 1B–Sam Holbrook, 2B–Paul Nauert, 3B–Larry Vanover.  T–2:45.  A–49,208.
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