New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals

71-47, 38-23 Away

Final

64-55, 33-28 Home


NYY
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
3	0	0	1	2	0	3	2	-	11	16	0

K. Appier8-8

6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

J. Weaver6-9

6.1 IP, 13 H, 9 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

YankeesTop 1st
- K. Appier pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Strike Looking
  5
  Ball
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Weaver pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- D Brown hit sacrifice fly to center, R Ibanez scored, M Sweeney to third on throwing error by shortstop D Jeter.
  0
  3
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
YankeesTop 2nd
- K. Appier pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Weaver pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 3rd
- K. Appier pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Weaver pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- J Randa safe at first on error by third baseman A Boone.
  0
  3
- D Brown stole second.
  0
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
YankeesTop 4th
- K. Appier pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Weaver pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 5th
- K. Appier pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Weaver pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 6th
- K. Appier pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Weaver pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 7th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Weaver pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- B. Prinz pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 8th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- R Sierra hit for K Garcia.
  0
  9
- R Sierra in right field.
  0
  9
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- B. Prinz pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 9th
- C. Leskanic pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- B Williams to second on wild pitch by C Leskanic.
  0
  11
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Yankees
9
Royals
12

Game 1

12/8

Yankees
6
Royals
0

Game 2

13/8

Yankees
0
Royals
11

Game 3

14/8

Kauffman Stadium

1:05 AM, 14 August 2003

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 35,596

Game Time:2:58

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jim Joyce
First Base Umpire - Dale Scott
Second Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
Third Base Umpire - Laz Diaz

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Toronto	94	68	.580	-	W4
New York	94	68	.580	-	W8
Boston	89	73	.549	5	W1
Tampa Bay	77	85	.475	17	L4
Baltimore	75	87	.463	19	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals

K. Appier8-8

J. Weaver6-9

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