Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
May 2, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 2006 at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 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

Kansas City Royals 1, Detroit Tigers 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Robinson cf 4 1 1 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 1 0
Sanders rf 4 0 1 1
Brown lf 4 0 0 0
Graffanino dh 3 0 0 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 4 0 1 0
Berroa ss 4 0 1 0
Teahen 3b 3 0 0 0
Buck c 3 0 0 0
Redman p 0 0 0 0
  Peralta p 0 0 0 0
  Sisco p 0 0 0 0
  Andrade p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 3 0 0 0
Polanco 2b 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 3 0 1 0
Ordonez rf 4 0 0 1
Guillen ss 4 0 1 0
Shelton 1b 3 0 0 0
Monroe lf 3 1 1 1
Thames dh 3 1 2 0
Inge 3b 3 2 2 2
Maroth p 0 0 0 0
  Zumaya p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 8 4
Kansas City 000 001 000150
Detroit 002 001 10x481
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Redman  L (0-2) 5.1 5 3 3 2 1
  Peralta   1.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Sisco   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Andrade   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
2
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Maroth  W (4-1) 6.0 4 1 1 1 2
  Zumaya   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Rodney   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Jones  SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
4

  E–Guillen (7), Guillen (7).  2B–Kansas City Sanders (5,off Maroth); Mientkiewicz (6,off Jones), Detroit Thames (2,off Redman).  HR–Detroit Inge (5,3rd inning off Redman 1 on 1 out); Monroe (7,7th inning off Peralta 0 on 1 out)..  Team LOB–6.  SH–Polanco (4,off Redman).  IBB–Rodriguez (1,by Redman).  Team–4.  CS–Rodriguez (1,2nd base by Redman/Buck); Rodriguez (1,2nd base by Redman/Buck).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Bill Welke, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Marty Foster.  T–2:17.  A–12,415.
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