Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
September 29, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 2009 at Yankee Stadium II. 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 3, New York Yankees 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Maier lf 5 0 0 1
Betancourt ss 4 0 1 0
Butler 1b 4 0 1 1
Jacobs dh 3 0 0 0
  Pena ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Callaspo 2b 1 0 0 0
Teahen rf 3 1 1 0
Buck c 4 0 0 0
Gordon 3b 3 1 1 0
Anderson cf 4 1 1 0
Lerew p 0 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 3 0 1 0
  Cano 2b 0 0 0 1
Damon lf 4 0 0 0
Teixeira 1b 4 1 2 1
  Miranda 1b 1 0 1 1
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 0
  Hairston pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Matsui dh 3 0 0 0
  Cabrera pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Swisher rf 4 1 1 1
Gardner cf 4 0 0 0
Molina c 2 0 1 0
  Guzman pr 0 0 0 0
  Cervelli c 1 1 1 0
Pena 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
  Hinske ph 1 1 1 0
Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Coke p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson p 0 0 0 0
  Bruney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Kansas City 001 000 200352
New York 000 001 102491
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Lerew   6.0 5 2 2 2 3
  Hughes   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Cruz   1.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Farnsworth  L(1-5) 0.2 3 2 1 1 1
Totals
8.2
9
4
3
5
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Burnett   6.1 3 2 1 3 8
  Coke   0.2 1 1 0 0 0
  Robertson   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Bruney  W(5-0) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
3
1
5
11

  E–Buck (8), Gordon (10), Coke (2).  DP–Kansas City 2. Callaspo-Betancourt-Butler, Lerew-Butler, New York 1. Hairston-Pena-Cano.  HR–New York Teixeira (39,6th inning off Lerew 0 on 2 out); Swisher (28,7th inning off Lerew 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Cano (4,off Farnsworth).  IBB–Damon (1,by Farnsworth).  Team–9.  SB–Anderson (23,2nd base off Burnett/Molina); Hinske (1,2nd base off Farnsworth/Buck).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Tony Randazzo, 3B–Chris Guccione.  T–3:17.  A–44,794.
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