New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
September 7, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 2007 at Kauffman Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Royals 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Damon lf 5 0 1 0
Jeter ss 4 1 1 0
Abreu rf 5 0 1 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 3 1
Matsui dh 4 0 0 0
Posada c 4 1 1 1
Giambi 1b 2 0 0 0
  Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 0 0
Cano 2b 4 0 0 0
Cabrera cf 4 0 2 0
Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Chamberlain p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 9 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Gathright lf 4 0 1 0
Grudzielanek 2b 5 0 2 1
Gload 1b 3 0 1 0
Butler dh 4 0 1 0
Teahen rf 3 0 0 0
DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0
Gordon 3b 4 1 2 0
Smith ss 4 1 1 1
Buck c 3 0 1 0
  Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0
Meche p 0 0 0 0
  Musser p 0 0 0 0
  Peralta p 0 0 0 0
  Gobble p 0 0 0 0
  Riske p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
New York 020 000 100390
Kansas City 020 000 000292
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy   5.0 7 2 2 3 2
  Farnsworth  W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Chamberlain   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Rivera  SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Meche   6.0 5 2 2 2 3
  Musser  L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 2 1
  Peralta   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Gobble   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Riske   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
5

  E–Meche 2 (3).  PB–Posada (10).  2B–New York Abreu (29,off Musser), Kansas City Gordon (30,off Kennedy).  HR–New York Rodriguez (49,2nd inning off Meche 0 on 0 out); Posada (19,2nd inning off Meche 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Jeter (13,by Riske).  IBB–Rodriguez (8,by Musser).  Team LOB–12.  Team–9.  SB–Cabrera (13,2nd base off Meche/Buck); Damon (23,2nd base off Riske/Buck).  CS–Gathright (5,2nd base by Kennedy/Posada).  U-HP–Marty Foster, 1B–Paul Schrieber, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Travis Reininger.  T–3:25.  A–27,462.
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