Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
August 17, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 2008 at Yankee 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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Kansas City Royals 6, New York Yankees 15

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf,lf 5 2 2 0
Aviles ss,2b 4 1 1 1
Teahen lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Guillen rf 3 1 1 0
  Maier ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Butler dh 4 0 1 2
Gordon 3b 2 1 0 1
Gload 1b 4 1 2 2
Buck c 4 0 1 0
German 2b 2 0 1 0
  Pena ph,ss 2 0 1 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Newman p 0 0 0 0
  Fulchino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Damon dh,lf 4 2 0 0
Jeter ss 4 3 4 0
  Betemit ss 0 0 0 0
Abreu rf 3 2 1 1
  Christian rf 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 3 3 5
  Traber p 0 0 0 0
  Britton p 0 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 4 1 1 4
  Ransom ph,3b 1 1 1 2
Nady lf,1b 4 1 2 1
Cano 2b 5 1 2 0
Molina c 5 1 1 1
Gardner cf 5 0 2 1
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 15 17 15
Kansas City 300 000 0126101
New York 641 000 40x15170
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  L(7-12) 1.0 10 10 10 3 0
  Newman   4.0 3 1 1 4 1
  Fulchino   3.0 4 4 4 0 2
Totals
8.0
4
4
4
0
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina  W(16-7) 6.0 6 3 3 0 5
  Traber   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Britton   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
1
1

  E–Buck (6).  DP–Kansas City 2. German-Gload, German-Aviles-Gload, New York 1. Jeter-Cano-Giambi.  2B–Kansas City Butler (16,off Mussina); Buck (20,off Mussina), New York Molina (17,off Bannister); Abreu (31,off Fulchino).  3B–New York Gardner (1,off Bannister).  HR–Kansas City Gload (3,9th inning off Britton 1 on 1 out), New York A. Rodriguez (28,1st inning off Bannister 2 on 1 out); Nady (7,1st inning off Bannister 0 on 2 out); Giambi (24,2nd inning off Bannister 3 on 0 out); Ransom (1,7th inning off Fulchino 1 on 2 out).  SF–Gordon (5,off Mussina).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Jeter (8,by Fulchino).  Team–7.  SB–Damon (21,2nd base off Bannister/Buck); Jeter (9,2nd base off Bannister/Buck).  U-HP–Laz Diaz, 1B–Scott Barry, 2B–Kerwin Danley, 3B–Wally Bell.  T–3:07.  A–54,114.
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