Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
August 7, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 2005 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 11, Kansas City Royals 0

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Ellis 2b 4 3 3 1
Kotsay cf 2 1 2 1
  Scutaro lf 3 0 0 0
Crosby ss 5 1 3 3
Chavez 3b 3 0 1 0
  Ginter ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 5 0 0 0
Payton lf,cf 5 1 1 3
Swisher rf 5 0 0 0
Kielty dh 4 2 1 0
Melhuse c 4 3 3 3
Haren p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 11 15 11
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 3 0 0 0
Long lf 4 0 0 0
Sweeney 1b 4 0 1 0
Stairs dh 3 0 0 0
Brown rf 4 0 1 0
Teahen 3b 4 0 1 0
Berroa ss 4 0 1 0
Phillips c 3 0 2 0
Murphy 2b 3 0 2 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Burgos p 0 0 0 0
  Sisco p 0 0 0 0
  Bayliss p 0 0 0 0
  Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  MacDougal p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 8 0
Oakland 431 001 02011150
Kansas City 000 000 000080
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haren  W (10-7) 7.0 4 0 0 2 6
  Calero   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Duchscherer   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
2
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  L (8-10) 1.0 6 7 7 2 1
  Camp   3.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Burgos   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Sisco   1.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Bayliss   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Affeldt   1.0 4 2 2 0 1
  MacDougal   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
11
11
4
8

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 3. Crosby-Ellis-Johnson, Haren-Crosby-Johnson, Ellis-Crosby-Johnson, Kansas City 1. Berroa.  2B–Oakland Kotsay (25,off Hernandez); Melhuse (6,off Camp), Kansas City Murphy (3,off Haren).  3B–Oakland Ellis (3,off Affeldt).  HR–Oakland Payton (11,1st inning off Hernandez 2 on 2 out); Melhuse (1,2nd inning off Hernandez 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  U-HP–Jerry Meals, 1B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B–Mike Winters, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:38.  A–15,228.
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