Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
April 11, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 2000 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Royals 7

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 5 1 3 3
DeShields 2b 5 1 1 0
Surhoff lf 6 0 0 0
Belle rf 6 0 3 1
Baines dh 6 0 2 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 5 1 1 1
Clark 1b 3 1 0 0
Johnson c 4 0 0 0
Bordick ss 5 1 1 0
Ponson p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 5 11 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon lf 3 0 0 0
Febles 2b 6 0 2 0
Beltran cf 5 1 1 0
Dye rf 3 1 0 0
Sweeney 1b 6 2 1 2
Randa 3b 6 2 4 3
Quinn dh 6 0 2 0
Johnson c 5 1 1 2
Sanchez ss 5 0 0 0
Durbin p 0 0 0 0
  Fussell p 0 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  Santiago p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 7 11 7
Baltimore 030 010 100 0005112
Kansas City 000 101 030 0027110
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Ponson   7.0 5 2 2 3 0
  Reyes   1.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Ryan   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  McElroy   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Worrell  L (1-1) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
11.1
11
7
7
8
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Durbin   5.2 5 4 4 4 2
  Fussell   3.1 5 1 1 0 4
  Bottalico   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Santiago  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
11
5
5
5
6

  E–Ripken (3), Bordick (2).  DP–Baltimore 2, Kansas City 1.  2B–Baltimore Bordick (1,off Durbin); Belle (3,off Fussell), Kansas City Febles 2 (3,off Ponson,off Reyes); Quinn (4,off Ponson); Beltran (4,off Ponson).  HR–Baltimore Ripken (2,2nd inning off Durbin 0 on, 1 out); Anderson (1,5th inning off Durbin 0 on, 1 out), Kansas City Sweeney (5,4th inning off Ponson 0 on, 1 out); Randa (3,8th inning off Reyes 2 on, 2 out); Johnson (2,12th inning off Worrell 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Clark (1,by Durbin); Beltran (1,by Ryan); Dye (1,by Worrell).  CS–Anderson (1,2nd base by Bottalico/Johnson).  SB–Randa (1,2nd base off Ponson/C Johnson); Sweeney (2,2nd base off Ponson/C Johnson); Damon (2,2nd base off McElroy/C Johnson).  WP–Durbin (1).  BK–Ryan (1).  IBB–Ryan (1,Beltran); Worrell (1,Dye); Durbin (1,Clark).  U-HP–Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B–Mark Hirschbeck, 2B–C.B. Bucknor, 3B–Al Clark.  T–3:52.  A–13,080.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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