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Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 31, 2003
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 31, 2003 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 2003 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 2003 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ted Lilly |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Darrell May |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 31,650 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Timmons 1B: Matt Hollowell 2B: Bill Hohn 3B: Eric Cooper |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric Byrnes | Center Fielder |
| Scott Hatteberg | First Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Erubiel Durazo | DH |
| Ramon Hernandez | Catcher |
| Mark Ellis | Second Baseman |
| Adam Piatt | Left Fielder |
| Terrence Long | Right Fielder |
| Frank Menechino | Third Baseman |
| Ken Macha | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brent Abernathy | Second Baseman |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Mike Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Ken Harvey | DH |
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Mendy Lopez | Left Fielder |
| Michael Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Angel Berroa | Shortstop |
| Brent Mayne | Catcher |
| Tony Pena | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 31, 2003
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. May
Byrnes hits a popup towards short. Berroa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. May
Hatteberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. May
Tejada hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Durazo vs. May
Durazo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Durazo for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abernathy vs. Lilly
Abernathy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Lilly
Randa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Lilly
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. Randa moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Harvey vs. Lilly
Harvey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. May
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. May
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Piatt vs. May
Piatt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Lilly
Beltran hits a fly ball into left field. Piatt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Lilly
Lopez hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Lilly
Tucker hits a line drive into right field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. May
Long hits a line drive into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Menechino vs. May
Menechino hits a line drive into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. May
Byrnes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Lilly
Berroa bunts towards the mound. Lilly fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Lilly
Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menechino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Abernathy vs. Lilly
Abernathy strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. May
Hatteberg hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. May
Tejada hits a popup towards first. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Durazo vs. May
Durazo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Lilly
Randa hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Lilly
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harvey vs. Lilly
Harvey hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Beltran vs. Lilly
Beltran hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to third. Harvey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Lilly
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. Harvey moves to third. Beltran moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Tucker vs. Lilly
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hatteberg fields the ball and throws to Lilly covering. Safe. Harvey scores. Beltran moves to third. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Berroa vs. Lilly
Berroa hits a fly ball into right field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Beltran tags and scores. Lopez tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Mayne vs. Lilly
There goes Lopez, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Lopez steals home. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mayne vs. Lilly
Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. May
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. May
Ellis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Abernathy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Piatt vs. May
Piatt hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Long vs. May
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abernathy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Abernathy vs. Lilly
Abernathy hits a fly ball into center field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Lilly
Randa hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ellis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Lilly
Sweeney hits a line drive towards third. Menechino reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Menechino vs. May
Menechino hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. May
Byrnes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa misplays the ball. That's an error on Berroa. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hatteberg vs. May
Hatteberg takes first base on ball four. Byrnes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Tejada vs. May
Tejada hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Durazo vs. May
Durazo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. May
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abernathy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. May
Ellis hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Harvey vs. Lilly
Harvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menechino fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Menechino. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Beltran vs. Lilly
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Lilly
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Beltran moves to third. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Tucker vs. Lilly
Tucker hits a fly ball into right field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Beltran tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Berroa vs. Lilly
Berroa is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Mayne vs. Lilly
Mayne strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Grimsley
Jason Grimsley now pitching. Chris Singleton pinch hits for Adam Piatt.
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abernathy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Grimsley
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Menechino vs. Grimsley
Menechino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Abernathy vs. Lilly
Eric Byrnes now playing left field. Chris Singleton now playing center field.
Abernathy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Menechino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Lilly
Randa hits a fly ball into right field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Lilly
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menechino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Lowe
Sean Lowe now pitching.
Byrnes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Byrnes for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Lowe
Hatteberg hits a fly ball towards center. Beltran settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Beltran. Hatteberg moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Lowe
Tejada hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Durazo vs. Lowe
Durazo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Lowe
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Hatteberg trying to get to home. Tucker throws the ball in to Mayne who tags Hatteberg who's trying to score from second, for the out. Durazo moves to second. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harvey vs. Mecir
Jim Mecir now pitching.
Harvey strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Mecir
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Mecir
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Mecir
There goes Beltran. The throw from Hernandez and he is safe. Beltran steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Mecir
Tucker strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. MacDougal
Aaron Guiel now playing left field. Mike MacDougal now pitching.
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. MacDougal
Singleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Long vs. MacDougal
Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa misplays the ball. That's an error on Berroa. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
McMillon vs. MacDougal
Billy McMillon pinch hits for Frank Menechino.
McMillon strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Byrnes vs. MacDougal
Byrnes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. MacDougal
Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Foulke
Eric Chavez now playing third base. Keith Foulke now pitching.
Berroa strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Foulke
Mayne hits a popup towards the mound. Foulke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Relaford vs. Foulke
Desi Relaford pinch hits for Brent Abernathy.
Relaford hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Long who is chasing the ball. Relaford reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Randa vs. Foulke
Randa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Relaford scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Foulke
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randa moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Harvey vs. Foulke
Harvey hits a line drive towards short. Tejada reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/2003 -- Oakland at Kansas City (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Byrnes E, cf-lf 5 2 1 3 Abernathy B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hatteberg S, 1b 4 1 1 0 Relaford D, ph 1 1 1 0
Tejada M, ss 4 1 1 3 Randa J, 3b 4 0 1 1
Durazo E, dh 3 0 0 0 Sweeney M, 1b 4 1 2 0
Hernandez R, c 4 0 1 0 Harvey K, dh 5 1 1 0
Ellis M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Beltran C, cf 4 2 2 0
Piatt A, lf 2 0 1 0 Lopez M, lf 4 1 2 1
Singleton C, ph-cf 2 1 1 0 Guiel A, lf 0 0 0 0
Long T, rf 4 1 0 0 Tucker M, rf 3 0 1 2
Menechino F, 3b 3 1 1 1 Berroa A, ss 2 0 0 1
McMillon B, ph 1 0 0 0 Mayne B, c 4 0 0 0
Chavez E, 3b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 7 7 35 6 10 5
Oakland 000 004 003 -- 7
Kansas City 000 401 001 -- 6
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Lilly T 7.0 6 5 4 3 3
Mecir J (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Foulke K (S) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
May D 6.0 4 4 3 1 3
Grimsley J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Lowe S 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
MacDougal M (L) 1.0 2 3 0 0 1
E -- Berroa A 2, Menechino F, Beltran C
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 4, Kansas City 7
3B -- Relaford D
HR -- Menechino F, Tejada M, Byrnes E
SB -- Lopez M, Beltran C
SF -- Berroa A, Tucker M
T -- 2:39
A -- 31650
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