New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
September 8, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 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 11, Kansas City Royals 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Damon dh 6 2 3 2
Jeter ss 3 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ss 3 1 0 1
Abreu rf 4 1 2 2
  Mientkiewicz ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 2 2 3
  Duncan pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Matsui lf 4 1 0 0
Posada c 3 1 0 0
  Molina ph,c 1 0 0 0
Cano 2b 4 0 2 0
Betemit 1b,3b 4 2 2 3
Cabrera cf 4 1 2 0
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Britton p 0 0 0 0
  Bruney p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 11 14 11
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
German 3b 4 0 2 0
  Brazell ph 0 1 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 0 0
  Smith 2b 2 0 0 0
Butler 1b 4 2 2 0
Sweeney dh 4 1 3 1
Teahen rf 3 0 0 0
  Costa rf 2 0 0 2
Brown lf 5 0 2 2
Pena ss 3 0 1 0
LaRue c 4 0 0 0
Gathright cf 2 1 0 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Braun p 0 0 0 0
  Hochevar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
New York 002 207 00011140
Kansas City 000 200 0125101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W (13-8) 6.1 7 2 2 2 4
  Britton   1.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Bruney   0.1 0 2 2 3 0
  Ramirez   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
6
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  L (12-8) 5.0 7 7 7 3 1
  Braun   1.0 4 4 4 0 0
  Hochevar   3.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
11
11
4
2

  E–Pena (22).  DP–New York 1. Jeter-Cano-Betemit.  2B–New York Abreu 2 (31,off Bannister,off Braun); Cano (36,off Bannister); Damon (21,off Braun); Cabrera (22,off Hochevar), Kansas City Butler 2 (21,off Pettitte,off Britton); Brown (12,off Pettitte); German (13,off Pettitte).  HR–New York Damon (10,3rd inning off Bannister 1 on 2 out); Rodriguez 2 (51,4th inning off Bannister 1 on 0 out,6th inning off Bannister 0 on 0 out); Betemit (4,6th inning off Braun 2 on 1 out).  SH–Cano (1,off Braun).  HBP–Matsui (3,by Bannister); Rodriguez (19,by Hochevar).  Team LOB–9.  Team–10.  CS–Rodriguez (3,2nd base by Bannister/LaRue).  SB–German (10,3rd base off Pettitte/Posada).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Marty Foster.  T–3:14.  A–35,518.
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