Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
May 16, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 2004 at Kauffman Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kotsay cf 4 0 1 1
Kielty lf 5 0 1 0
Chavez 3b 4 0 1 0
Dye rf 4 0 0 0
Hatteberg 1b 4 0 0 0
Durazo dh 4 2 2 1
Miller c 3 2 1 1
Crosby ss 4 2 3 2
McLemore 2b 4 0 1 1
Zito p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Relaford 2b 2 1 0 0
Beltran cf 4 0 1 0
Sweeney 1b 4 0 0 0
Harvey dh 3 1 0 0
Randa 3b 4 0 2 2
Stairs rf 3 0 0 0
Stinnett c 4 0 1 0
Berroa ss 4 0 1 0
Brown lf 4 0 0 0
Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Cerda p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Oakland 000 010 3026100
Kansas City 200 000 000250
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zito  W (3-3) 6.0 4 2 2 2 3
  Mecir   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Bradford   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Rhodes   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson  L (1-5) 6.1 7 4 4 0 2
  Grimsley   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Leskanic   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Camp   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Cerda   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
1
4

  E–None.  PB–Miller (4).  2B–Oakland Durazo (4,off Anderson); Miller (6,off Anderson); McLemore (1,off Grimsley); Crosby (4,off Camp), Kansas City Randa (9,off Zito).  3B–Kansas City Randa (1,off Zito).  HR–Oakland Crosby (5,5th inning off Anderson 0 on, 1 out); Durazo (6,9th inning off Camp 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Kotsay (2,off Cerda).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Relaford (1,by Zito); Stairs (3,by Zito).  Team–7.  SB–Crosby (1,2nd base off Grimsley/Stinnett); Relaford (1,2nd base off Zito/Miller).  HBP–Zito 2 (5,Relaford,Stairs).  U-HP–Ron Kulpa, 1B–Bill Miller, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:46.  A–25,054.
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