New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
May 31, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 2005 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Royals 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 4 0 0 0
Womack lf 4 0 0 0
  Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0
Martinez 1b 3 0 0 0
  Sheffield ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Posada c 3 1 0 0
Matsui rf,lf 3 1 1 2
Williams cf 3 1 2 0
Giambi dh 3 0 1 1
  Sierra ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Cano 2b 3 0 1 0
Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Sturtze p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Berroa ss 5 0 1 0
DeJesus cf 3 1 1 0
Sweeney 1b 4 0 0 0
Stairs dh 3 2 2 0
Brown rf 4 0 2 1
Long lf 3 0 0 2
Teahen 3b 4 1 2 0
Buck c 3 0 1 0
Gotay 2b 3 1 1 1
Greinke p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Sisco p 0 0 0 0
  MacDougal p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 4
New York 020 100 000352
Kansas City 012 110 00x5101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  L (4-5) 7.0 9 5 4 3 7
  Sturtze   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
5
4
3
9
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Greinke  W (1-6) 5.0 3 3 3 3 2
  Wood   1.2 2 0 0 2 0
  Sisco   1.1 0 0 0 1 2
  MacDougal  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
6
5

  E–Cano (4), Brown (1), Teahen (4).  2B–New York Williams 2 (9,off Greinke,off Wood), Kansas City Brown (9,off Brown); Stairs (8,off Brown).  HR–New York Matsui (4,2nd inning off Greinke 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Long (1,off Brown).  HBP–DeJesus (3,by Brown).  Team–8.  SB–Teahen (1,2nd base off Sturtze/Posada).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Ron Kulpa, 3B–Dan Iassogna.  T–2:57.  A–18,680.
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