Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
August 21, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 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 5, Oakland Athletics 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Ambres cf 4 1 1 0
Hocking 2b 6 2 3 0
Sweeney dh 5 1 1 0
Stairs 1b 4 0 2 2
  McEwing pr,1b 1 1 0 0
Brown rf 5 0 1 2
Long lf 4 0 1 1
Teahen 3b 4 0 1 0
Berroa ss 5 0 1 0
Buck c 4 0 0 0
  DeJesus pr 0 0 0 0
  Phillips c 1 0 0 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Sisco p 0 0 0 0
  Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  MacDougal p 0 0 0 0
  Gobble p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 5 11 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 5 1 1 0
Kotsay cf 6 1 1 0
Crosby ss 6 2 2 1
Chavez 3b 5 0 3 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 0 1
Payton lf 5 0 1 2
Swisher rf 5 0 1 0
Melhuse dh 4 0 0 0
  Kielty ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Scutaro 2b 5 0 1 0
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 4 10 4
Kansas City 000 000 040 0015110
Oakland 000 003 010 0004102
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Camp   3.0 5 3 3 0 1
  Sisco   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Affeldt   0.2 1 1 1 1 1
  MacDougal   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Gobble  W (1-0) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
12.0
10
4
4
1
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton   7.0 5 0 0 2 6
  Witasick   0.0 0 3 2 1 0
  Kennedy   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Street   2.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Duchscherer   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Calero  L (2-1) 0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Rincon   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
11
5
4
5
7

  E–Crosby (6), Chavez (14).  DP–Oakland 1. Crosby-Scutaro-Johnson.  2B–Kansas City Stairs (20,off Kennedy), Oakland Chavez 2 (30,off Hernandez,off Camp); Swisher (25,off Camp); Kendall (19,off Camp); Crosby (22,off Affeldt); Scutaro (15,off MacDougal).  SH–McEwing (2,off Calero).  SF–Long (3,off Kennedy); Johnson (6,off Sisco).  HBP–Sweeney (4,by Witasick); Kendall (14,by MacDougal).  Team LOB–10.  Team–8.  U-HP–Bill Miller, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Adam Dowdy, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–3:46.  A–25,834.
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