Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
May 9, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 2007 at Kauffman Stadium. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 2, Kansas City Royals 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 3 0 1 0
Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 2 0 0 0
Swisher rf 3 1 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 1 2
Crosby ss 4 0 0 0
Cust dh 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 3 0
Snelling cf 3 0 1 0
Haren p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 0 0
Teahen rf 3 1 2 0
Sweeney 1b 4 1 2 1
  German 3b 0 0 0 0
Gordon 3b,1b 3 1 0 0
Butler dh 3 0 1 1
Costa lf 3 0 1 1
Buck c 3 0 1 0
Pena ss 3 0 1 0
Meche p 0 0 0 0
  Riske p 0 0 0 0
  Gobble p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
Oakland 000 200 000260
Kansas City 010 100 01x381
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haren   6.0 6 2 2 1 7
  Calero   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer  L (3-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
1
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Meche   6.0 3 2 1 4 7
  Riske   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Gobble  W (1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Soria  SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
5
8

  E–Gordon (7).  DP–Oakland 1. Ellis-Haren, Kansas City 2. Teahen-Buck, Gobble-Pena-Sweeney.  2B–Kansas City Teahen 2 (6,off Haren,off Duchscherer); Butler (2,off Haren).  HR–Oakland Johnson (2,4th inning off Meche 1 on 0 out), Kansas City Sweeney (4,8th inning off Duchscherer 0 on 2 out).  SH–Stewart (1,off Riske).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Gordon (8,by Haren).  Team–5.  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Marty Foster, 2B–Paul Schrieber, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:41.  A–10,974.
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