Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
May 8, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 2007 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 6, Kansas City Royals 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 5 0 1 0
Ellis 2b 4 1 1 0
Chavez 3b 5 1 3 0
Swisher rf,1b 2 1 1 2
Johnson 1b 3 1 2 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Putnam rf 0 0 0 0
Crosby ss 5 1 2 1
Cust dh 3 0 1 1
Kendall c 4 0 0 1
Snelling cf 4 1 2 0
Gaudin p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 13 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 4 1 1 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 0 0
Teahen rf 4 0 3 1
Sweeney dh 4 0 1 0
Gload 1b 4 0 0 0
Butler lf 3 0 0 0
Gordon 3b 3 0 1 0
Pena ss 3 0 0 0
LaRue c 3 0 0 0
De La Rosa p 0 0 0 0
  Gobble p 0 0 0 0
  Musser p 0 0 0 0
  Riske p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Oakland 012 120 0006131
Kansas City 001 000 000161
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Gaudin  W (2-1) 8.0 5 1 1 1 8
  Witasick   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
9
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
De La Rosa  L (3-3) 4.1 10 6 5 2 1
  Gobble   1.2 1 0 0 3 0
  Musser   2.0 2 0 0 2 1
  Riske   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
8
3

  E–Stewart (2), Butler (1).  DP–Oakland 1. Crosby-Ellis-Johnson, Kansas City 3. Pena-Grudzielanek-Gload, Grudzielanek-Pena-Gload, Riske-Pena-Gload.  PB–Kendall (6).  2B–Oakland Johnson (3,off de la Rosa); Crosby 2 (6,off de la Rosa,off Musser); Chavez 2 (10,off Gobble,off Musser).  3B–Kansas City Teahen (1,off Gaudin).  SF–Kendall (1,off Gobble).  IBB–Swisher 2 (4,by Gobble,by Musser).  Team LOB–12.  Team–5.  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–Marty Foster, 3B–Paul Schrieber.  T–2:57.  A–10,989.
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