Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
May 17, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 2005 at Kauffman Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 12, Kansas City Royals 8

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 5 1 1 1
Newhan lf 4 2 2 0
Mora 3b 5 2 2 1
Tejada ss 3 1 1 0
Palmeiro 1b 5 2 4 5
Lopez c 5 1 1 0
  Gil c 0 0 0 0
Surhoff dh 4 1 1 1
  Fasano ph,dh 1 1 1 1
Gibbons rf 4 1 2 3
  Reed K. pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Fiorentino cf 5 0 0 0
Ponson p 0 0 0 0
  Parrish p 0 0 0 0
  Reed S. p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Julio p 0 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 12 15 12
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Berroa ss 5 2 2 0
Long lf 5 1 2 0
Graffanino 1b 5 1 1 1
Stairs dh 3 2 1 1
Brown rf 4 1 2 1
Marrero cf 4 1 1 1
Buck c 3 0 0 1
Teahen 3b 4 0 1 1
Gotay 2b 3 0 2 0
Lima p 0 0 0 0
  Cerda p 0 0 0 0
  MacDougal p 0 0 0 0
  Sisco p 0 0 0 0
  Oviedo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 6
Baltimore 201 600 20112151
Kansas City 530 000 0008120
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Ponson   1.1 8 8 6 0 0
  Parrish  W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 3 4
  Reed   2.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Kline   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Julio   1.2 2 0 0 1 3
  Ryan  SV (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
6
5
9
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Lima   3.0 8 7 7 0 1
  Cerda  L (1-3) 2.2 3 2 2 1 1
  MacDougal   1.1 3 2 2 0 1
  Sisco   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Oviedo   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
12
12
3
5

  E–Ponson (2).  DP–Baltimore 3. J. Lopez-Roberts, Tejada-Roberts-Palmeiro, Mora-Roberts-Palmeiro.  2B–Baltimore Mora 2 (11,off Lima,off Cerda); Surhoff (1,off Lima); Gibbons (11,off MacDougal), Kansas City Stairs (6,off Ponson); Marrero (4,off Ponson); Teahen (4,off Ponson); Gotay (4,off Julio).  HR–Baltimore Roberts (11,3rd inning off Lima 0 on 0 out); Palmeiro (4,4th inning off Lima 0 on 0 out); Gibbons (6,4th inning off Lima 1 on 0 out); Fasano (2,9th inning off Nunez 0 on 1 out).  IBB–Tejada 2 (3,by Cerda,by Sisco).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Buck (1,off Ponson).  Team–7.  SB–Palmeiro (2,2nd base off MacDougal/Buck); Newhan (3,2nd base off Sisco/Buck).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Mark Wegner, 3B–Paul Nauert.  T–3:21.  A–13,274.
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