Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
May 8, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 2004 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox 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 1, Boston Red Sox 9

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Berroa ss 4 0 1 0
Beltran cf 4 0 0 0
Sweeney dh 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez rf 3 0 0 0
  Guiel rf 1 0 0 0
Stairs lf 3 0 0 0
  DeJesus ph 1 0 0 0
Randa 3b 3 0 0 0
Harvey 1b 3 0 1 0
Santiago c 3 1 2 1
Relaford 2b 2 0 1 0
Gobble p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Field p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 1 2 0
Bellhorn 2b 4 0 1 1
Millar dh 4 1 1 0
Ramirez lf 4 1 1 1
  Crespo lf 0 0 0 0
Varitek c 3 1 2 1
Mueller 3b 3 1 1 1
McCarty 1b 4 1 1 2
Kapler rf 4 1 0 0
Reese ss 4 2 2 3
Schilling p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 11 9
Kansas City 000 010 000151
Boston 001 015 02x9110
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gobble  L (1-1) 5.0 8 6 6 1 3
  Grimsley   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Camp   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Field   1.0 1 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
9
9
2
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Schilling  W (4-2) 9.0 5 1 1 0 8
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
8

  E–Randa (4).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Boston Bellhorn (6,off Gobble); Millar (6,off Gobble); Ramirez (9,off Gobble).  HR–Kansas City Santiago (3,5th inning off Schilling 0 on, 2 out), Boston Reese 2 (2,5th inning off Gobble 0 on, 1 out,6th inning off Grimsley 1 on, 2 out); McCarty (1,8th inning off Field 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Relaford (1,off Schilling).  Team LOB–4.  Team–4.  SB–Varitek 2 (3,2nd base off Gobble/Santiago 2).  U-HP–Terry Craft, 1B–Mike DiMuro, 2B–Paul Emmel, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:44.  A–34,929.
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