Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
June 7, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 11, New York Yankees 12

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus lf 4 2 2 1
Aviles ss,3b 4 2 1 1
Teahen 1b,rf 4 2 1 0
Guillen rf 4 2 3 7
  Gload 1b 1 0 0 0
Olivo dh 4 0 0 0
Buck c 3 0 1 1
Callaspo 2b 4 1 2 0
German 3b 4 1 1 0
  Pena ss 0 0 0 0
Gathright cf 4 1 1 1
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Peralta p 0 0 0 0
  Tomko p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Gobble p 0 0 0 0
  Yabuta p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 11 12 11
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Damon lf 6 1 6 4
Jeter ss 4 0 1 0
Abreu rf 5 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 2 2 2
Giambi dh 4 2 2 2
Posada c 4 2 2 2
Cano 2b 5 2 2 1
Betemit 1b 3 1 0 1
Cabrera cf 5 1 3 0
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Veras p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 12 19 12
Kansas City 203 000 50111120
New York 100 410 22212190
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  3.1 8.0 5 5 2 1 0
  Peralta  1.1 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Tomko  1.2 3.0 2 2 0 0 1
  Ramirez  1 3.0 2 2 0 2 0
  Gobble  0.1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Yabuta  0.1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Soria  L (0-1) 0.2 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
16.2
19
12
12
4
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  6.2 10.0 10 10 2 3 2
  Veras  1.1 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Rivera  W (2-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
12.0
12
11
11
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2. Aviles-Callaspo-Teahen, Guillen-Buck, New York 1. Cano-Jeter-Betemit.  2B–Kansas City Teahen (9,off Pettitte); Callaspo (2,off Pettitte)., New York Damon (19,off Bannister); Posada (7,off Bannister).  3B–Kansas City Aviles (1,off Pettitte).  HR–Kansas City Guillen 2 (9,1st inning off Pettitte 1 on 2 out,7th inning off Pettitte 3 on 2 out); DeJesus (5,9th inning off Rivera 0 on 0 out)., New York Giambi (13,5th inning off Peralta 0 on 2 out); A. Rodriguez (9,7th inning off Tomko 1 on 1 out); Posada (2,9th inning off Soria 0 on 1 out)..  SH–DeJesus (1,off Pettitte); Jeter (2,off Bannister).  HBP–Teahen (1,by Pettitte).  IBB–Aviles (1,by Pettitte).  Team LOB–2.  SF–Betemit (1,off Bannister).  Team–8.  SB–Callaspo (1,2nd base off Veras/Posada); Damon (10,2nd base off Peralta/Buck).  U–Jerry Layne, Phil Cuzzi, Jim Wolf.  T–3:50.  A–53,611.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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