Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
August 20, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 2005 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Oakland Athletics 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Ambres cf 4 0 0 0
Long lf 3 1 1 0
Sweeney dh 4 1 1 0
Brown rf 4 0 1 1
Stairs 1b 3 0 1 1
Berroa ss 4 0 0 0
Teahen 3b 3 0 0 0
Phillips c 3 0 0 0
Murphy 2b 2 0 0 0
Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Sisco p 0 0 0 0
  Burgos p 0 0 0 0
  Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  MacDougal p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 5 0 0 0
Kotsay cf 3 0 1 0
Crosby ss 5 0 0 1
Chavez 3b 3 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 2 0
Payton lf 3 0 0 0
Hatteberg dh 2 0 0 0
  Kielty ph,dh 1 0 1 0
Swisher rf 4 0 0 0
Ellis 2b 4 1 1 0
Zito p 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Kansas City 000 200 000242
Oakland 001 000 000160
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (4-4) 5.0 4 1 1 2 4
  Sisco   0.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Burgos   1.2 0 0 0 2 2
  Affeldt   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  MacDougal  SV (16) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
6
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zito  L (11-10) 7.0 4 2 2 3 5
  Duchscherer   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
6

  E–Berroa (16), Teahen (18).  DP–Kansas City 2. Phillips-Murphy, Wood-Berroa-Stairs, Oakland 1. Crosby-Ellis-Johnson.  2B–Kansas City Brown (23,off Zito), Oakland Chavez (28,off Sisco); Kielty (18,off Affeldt).  Team LOB–4.  Team–11.  SB–Chavez (5,3rd base off Sisco/Phillips).  CS–Kotsay (4,2nd base by Wood/Phillips).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Bill Miller, 2B–Jeff Nelson, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:56.  A–27,648.
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