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Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals

1999-05-12 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 13073 · 65°F, night · Wind 5 mph L to R · 2:24

Kansas City Royals defeated Toronto Blue Jays 7–1. Kansas City Royals put up 5 in the 4th. Kevin Appier earned the win. Tim Spehr went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TOR	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
KCA	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0		7	11

W: Kevin Appier L: Chris Carpenter SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry McCoy · 1B: Chuck Meriwether · 2B: Dale Ford · 3B: Jim Evans · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Shannon Stewart	4	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Shawn Green	4	1	3	1	0	0
Carlos Delgado	4	0	0	0	0	2
Tony Fernandez	2	0	0	0	1	1
Mark Dalesandro	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Cruz	3	0	0	0	0	1
Pat Kelly	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Matheny	3	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carlos Beltran	5	1	2	0	0	1
Joe Randa	5	1	2	1	0	0
Johnny Damon	4	0	1	0	1	1
Jeff King	3	0	0	0	1	1
Mike Sweeney	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jermaine Dye	4	3	3	1	0	0
Tim Spehr	4	1	1	2	0	1
Carlos Febles	4	1	1	0	0	0
Rey Sanchez	4	0	0	0	0	1

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Carpenter	6.0	9	2	5
Paul Spoljaric	1.0	1	0	0
Billy Koch	1.0	1	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Appier	9.0	3	1	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Shannon Stewart: 9/F9D
Alex Gonzalez: 8/F8RD
Shawn Green: S8/L4D
Carlos Delgado: K

Bot 1

Carlos Beltran: 63/G6
Joe Randa: 63/G6S
Johnny Damon: 9/F89D

Top 2

Tony Fernandez: 63/G6
Mark Dalesandro: 53/G5
Jose Cruz: K

Bot 2

Jeff King: HP
Mike Sweeney: 9/L9D
Jermaine Dye: S9/G34.1-3
Tim Spehr: K
Carlos Febles: 43/G4

Top 3

Pat Kelly: 53/G56
Mike Matheny: 31/G34S
Shannon Stewart: 53/G56S

Bot 3

Rey Sanchez: 31/G34S
Carlos Beltran: 3/G3
Joe Randa: S8/L8RS
Johnny Damon: W.1-2
Jeff King: 6/P6D

Top 4

Alex Gonzalez: 7/F7D
Shawn Green: HR/L9LD
Carlos Delgado: 9/F89D
Tony Fernandez: W
Mark Dalesandro: 7/F7LMF

Bot 4

Mike Sweeney: S8/G6M
Jermaine Dye: 64(1)/FO/G6M
Tim Spehr: HR/L78XD.1-H
Carlos Febles: S8/G6M
Rey Sanchez: K
Carlos Beltran: S6/G6.1-3
Joe Randa: D8/L7D.3-H;1-3
Johnny Damon: 3E1/G34S.3-H(UR)(NR);2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Jeff King: W
Mike Sweeney: K

Top 5

Jose Cruz: 2/P23F
Pat Kelly: 5/L5
Mike Matheny: 53/G5S

Bot 5

Jermaine Dye: D7/G5
Tim Spehr: E5/TH/BG15S.2-H(NR)(UR)
Carlos Febles: 43/G6MS.1-3
Rey Sanchez: 63/G6S
Carlos Beltran: K

Top 6

Shannon Stewart: K
Alex Gonzalez: 7/L7D
Shawn Green: S8/L4MD
Carlos Delgado: 64(1)/FO/G56

Bot 6

Joe Randa: 13/G15
Johnny Damon: T9/G3
Jeff King: K
Mike Sweeney: 7/L78D

Top 7

Tony Fernandez: K
Mark Dalesandro: 9/L9LM
Jose Cruz: 9/F89S

Bot 7

Jermaine Dye: HR/L7LD
Tim Spehr: 5/P5SF
Carlos Febles: 63/G6
Rey Sanchez: 9/F89S

Top 8

Pat Kelly: 7/F78XD
Mike Matheny: 63/G6
Shannon Stewart: 9/F9D

Bot 8

Carlos Beltran: D7/G5
Joe Randa: 43/G4S.2-3
Johnny Damon: K
Jeff King: 63/G6

Top 9

Alex Gonzalez: 53/G56
Shawn Green: 7/F7LM
Carlos Delgado: K