New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
April 12, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, Kansas City Royals 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Gardner cf 4 1 1 0
Jeter ss 4 0 0 0
Swisher 1b 4 1 1 0
Matsui dh 3 1 1 0
Nady rf 4 1 1 1
Cano 2b 4 0 1 1
Cabrera lf 3 0 0 0
Ransom 3b 2 0 0 0
Molina c 3 0 1 0
Chamberlain p 0 0 0 0
  Bruney p 0 0 0 0
  Marte p 0 0 0 0
  Veras p 0 0 0 0
  Coke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Crisp cf 4 0 1 0
Aviles ss,3b 4 0 0 0
DeJesus lf 2 1 0 0
Teahen 3b,1b 3 1 1 0
Jacobs 1b 3 0 0 0
  Butler ph 0 0 0 0
  Pena T. pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Pena B. dh 4 1 1 1
Callaspo 2b 4 1 1 1
Buck c 4 1 3 3
Bloomquist rf 4 0 0 0
Meche p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 7 5
New York 100 000 300461
Kansas City 001 200 03x671
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Chamberlain   6.0 4 3 1 1 5
  Bruney   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Marte   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Veras   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Coke  L(0-1) 0.1 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
6
4
2
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Meche   7.0 6 4 4 2 6
  Cruz  W(1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Soria  SV(3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
2
9

  E–Swisher (1), Jacobs (1).  DP–Kansas City 3. Aviles-Callaspo-Jacobs, Aviles-Callaspo-Jacobs, Aviles-Jacobs.  2B–New York Nady (3,off Meche), Kansas City Teahen (2,off Chamberlain); B. Pena (1,off Coke); Buck (1,off Coke).  3B–Kansas City Crisp (1,off Chamberlain).  HR–Kansas City Buck (1,3rd inning off Chamberlain 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–2.  HBP–Teahen (2,by Chamberlain); DeJesus (2,by Chamberlain).  Team–6.  SB–Gardner (2,2nd base off Meche/Buck).  U-HP–Mark Wegner, 1B–Tim Timmons, 2B–Rob Drake, 3B–Jeff Kellogg.  T–2:45.  A–17,629.
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