Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
September 23, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 2005 at Kauffman Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Royals 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 4 2 0 0
Crisp lf 5 0 2 0
Peralta ss 4 2 2 2
Hafner dh 4 1 1 2
Martinez c 4 2 2 1
Belliard 2b 5 0 2 1
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 1
  Broussard 1b 0 0 0 0
Boone 3b 4 0 0 0
Blake rf 4 0 0 0
Sabathia p 0 0 0 0
  Cabrera p 0 0 0 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 10 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Ambres cf 3 2 1 1
  Guiel ph 1 0 0 0
Diaz lf 2 1 0 0
  Long ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Brown rf 4 1 3 1
Stairs dh 2 0 0 1
Berroa ss 3 0 0 0
Buck c 4 0 1 1
Teahen 3b 4 1 1 1
Huber 1b 4 0 1 0
  McEwing 1b 0 0 0 0
Blanco 2b 3 1 1 0
  Hocking ph 1 0 0 0
Lima p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  MacDougal p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 8 5
Cleveland 014 010 0017100
Kansas City 101 030 010682
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Sabathia   5.0 7 5 5 3 5
  Cabrera   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Howry  W (7-3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Wickman  SV (45) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
3
9
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Lima   2.2 5 5 5 1 4
  Camp   3.1 1 1 1 1 4
  Affeldt   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  MacDougal  L (4-6) 1.0 2 1 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
6
3
12

  E–Blanco (2), MacDougal (2).  DP–Cleveland 1. Peralta-Belliard-Hernandez.  2B–Cleveland Martinez 2 (29,off Lima,off Camp).  HR–Cleveland Hafner (32,3rd inning off Lima 1 on 2 out), Kansas City Ambres (4,1st inning off Sabathia 0 on 0 out); Teahen (6,8th inning off Howry 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Sizemore (6,by Lima); Diaz (2,by Sabathia).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Stairs (4,off Sabathia).  Team–5.  SB–Sizemore (22,2nd base off Lima/Buck); Brown (9,2nd base off Sabathia/Martinez).  U-HP–Tony Randazzo, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Paul Emmel, 3B–Ed Montague.
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