New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
June 2, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 2, Kansas City Royals 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 4 0 2 1
Womack lf 3 1 1 0
Sheffield rf 4 0 1 0
Matsui cf 3 0 1 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0
Posada c 3 1 2 0
Williams dh 3 0 0 0
Cano 2b 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,2b 1 0 0 0
  Sierra ph 1 0 0 0
Pavano p 0 0 0 0
  Sturtze p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Berroa ss 4 0 1 1
DeJesus cf 4 0 1 0
Sweeney dh 4 1 1 0
Stairs 1b 4 1 1 1
Long rf 4 2 2 1
Teahen 3b 3 0 1 1
Costa lf 3 0 1 1
Buck c 3 0 0 0
Gotay 2b 3 1 1 0
Jensen p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Sisco p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez p 0 0 0 0
  Burgos p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
New York 100 010 000270
Kansas City 001 202 00x591
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pavano  L (4-4) 5.1 9 5 5 0 2
  Sturtze   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Gordon   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
0
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jensen  W (2-1) 5.0 4 2 2 1 4
  Wood   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Sisco   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Nunez   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Burgos  SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
8

  E–Jensen (2).  DP–New York 1. Jeter-Cano-Martinez, Kansas City 2. DeJesus-Gotay, Stairs-Berroa-Stairs.  2B–New York Sheffield (14,off Jensen), Kansas City Berroa (11,off Pavano); Long (8,off Pavano); DeJesus (8,off Pavano).  HR–Kansas City Stairs (6,6th inning off Pavano 0 on 0 out); Long (2,6th inning off Pavano 0 on 0 out).  SF–Matsui (6,off Jensen).  HBP–Posada (1,by Burgos).  Team LOB–7.  Team–3.  U-HP–Ron Kulpa, 1B–Dan Iassogna, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–2:25.  A–25,590.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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