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Royals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
June 23, 2002
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals, played on June 23, 2002 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Shawn Sedlacek |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff D'Amico |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 41,406 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Laz Diaz 1B: Randy Marsh 2B: Larry Vanover 3B: Angel Hernandez |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alexis Gomez | Right Fielder |
| Neifi Perez | Shortstop |
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Raul Ibanez | Left Fielder |
| Luis Alicea | Second Baseman |
| Brent Mayne | Catcher |
| Shawn Sedlacek | Pitcher |
| Tony Pena | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roberto Alomar | Second Baseman |
| Timo Perez | Center Fielder |
| Mike Piazza | Catcher |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Third Baseman |
| Jeromy Burnitz | Right Fielder |
| John Valentin | Shortstop |
| Roger Cedeno | Left Fielder |
| Jeff D'Amico | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
June 23, 2002
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. D'Amico
Gomez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. D'Amico
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. D'Amico
Beltran is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Sedlacek
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alomar for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Sedlacek
Perez bunts towards first. Sweeney fields the ball and throws to Sedlacek covering. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Piazza vs. Sedlacek
Piazza hits a fly ball towards right. Gomez catches it and throws to first to double up Perez. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. D'Amico
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. D'Amico
Randa hits a fly ball into right field. Burnitz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ibanez vs. D'Amico
Ibanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Sedlacek
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Sedlacek
Alfonzo is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Burnitz vs. Sedlacek
Burnitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Sedlacek
Valentin strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. D'Amico
Alicea strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. D'Amico
Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sedlacek vs. D'Amico
Sedlacek is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Sedlacek
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
D'Amico vs. Sedlacek
D'Amico is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Sedlacek
Alomar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Sedlacek
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Piazza vs. Sedlacek
Piazza hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alomar scores. There goes Perez trying to get to third. Ibanez throws the ball in to Randa, who tags Perez for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. D'Amico
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. D'Amico
Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Beltran vs. D'Amico
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn juggles the ball. That's an error on Vaughn. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Sweeney vs. D'Amico
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Sedlacek
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Sedlacek
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burnitz vs. Sedlacek
Burnitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alicea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. D'Amico
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ibanez vs. D'Amico
Ibanez hits a fly ball into right field. Burnitz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. D'Amico
Alicea hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mayne vs. D'Amico
Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Sedlacek
Valentin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Sedlacek
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sedlacek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
D'Amico vs. Sedlacek
D'Amico hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sedlacek vs. D'Amico
Sedlacek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. D'Amico
Gomez hits a popup towards short. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. D'Amico
Perez hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Beltran vs. D'Amico
Beltran hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burnitz. Beltran reaches second base with a double. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Sweeney vs. D'Amico
Sweeney is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Randa vs. D'Amico
Randa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez scores. Beltran scores. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ibanez vs. D'Amico
Ibanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. Randa moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Alicea vs. D'Amico
Alicea takes first base on ball four. Randa moves to third. Ibanez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Mayne vs. Guthrie
Mark Guthrie now pitching.
Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo juggles the ball. That's an error on Alfonzo. Randa scores. Ibanez moves to third. Alicea moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Sedlacek vs. Guthrie
Sedlacek is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Sedlacek
Alomar hits a popup towards third. Randa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Sedlacek
Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gomez. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Piazza vs. Sedlacek
Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Vaughn vs. Sedlacek
Vaughn is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Alfonzo vs. Sedlacek
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into left field. Ibanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Guthrie
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guthrie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Guthrie
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Guthrie
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burnitz vs. Bailey
Cory Bailey now pitching.
Burnitz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ibanez. Burnitz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Valentin vs. Bailey
Valentin hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Bailey
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tarasco vs. Bailey
Tony Tarasco pinch hits for Mark Guthrie.
Tarasco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Bailey
Alomar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Bailey
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Strickland
Tony Tarasco now playing center field. Scott Strickland now pitching.
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Tarasco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Strickland
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ibanez vs. Strickland
Ibanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Piazza vs. Grimsley
Jason Grimsley now pitching.
Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Grimsley
Vaughn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Grimsley
Joe McEwing pinch runs for Mo Vaughn.
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into right field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Burnitz vs. Grimsley
Burnitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McEwing moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Valentin vs. Grimsley
Valentin takes first base on ball four. Burnitz moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Cedeno vs. Grimsley
Rey Ordonez pinch runs for John Valentin.
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McEwing scores. Burnitz scores. Ordonez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Tarasco vs. Voyles
Brad Voyles now pitching.
Tarasco is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Benitez
Joe McEwing now playing first base. Rey Ordonez now playing shortstop. Armando Benitez now pitching.
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards first. McEwing scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alicea for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Benitez
Mayne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Guiel vs. Benitez
Aaron Guiel pinch hits for Brad Voyles. Carlos Febles pinch runs for Brent Mayne.
Guiel strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Benitez
Michael Tucker pinch hits for Alexis Gomez.
Tucker is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/2002 -- Kansas City at New York (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Gomez A, rf 4 0 0 0 Alomar R, 2b 3 1 1 0
Tucker M, ph 1 0 0 0 Perez T, cf 4 0 3 0
Perez N, ss 4 1 2 0 Strickland S, p 0 0 0 0
Beltran C, cf 4 1 1 0 Benitez A, p 0 0 0 0
Sweeney M, 1b 3 1 1 0 Piazza M, c 4 0 1 1
Randa J, 3b 4 1 1 2 Vaughn M, 1b 2 0 0 0
Ibanez R, lf 4 0 1 1 McEwing J, pr-1b 0 1 0 0
Alicea L, 2b 3 0 1 0 Alfonzo E, 3b 3 0 0 0
Mayne B, c 4 0 1 0 Burnitz J, rf 4 2 2 0
Febles C, pr 0 0 0 0 Valentin J, ss 2 1 1 2
Sedlacek S, p 3 0 0 0 Ordonez R, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Bailey C, p 0 0 0 0 Cedeno R, lf 4 0 1 2
Grimsley J, p 0 0 0 0 D'Amico J, p 2 0 0 0
Voyles B, p 0 0 0 0 Guthrie M, p 0 0 0 0
Guiel A, ph 1 0 0 0 Tarasco T, ph-cf 2 0 0 0
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35 4 8 3 30 5 9 5
Kansas City 000 004 000 -- 4
New York 001 000 22x -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Sedlacek S 6.0 5 1 1 1 4
Bailey C 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
Grimsley J (L) 0.2 2 2 2 2 0
Voyles B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
D'Amico J 5.2 7 4 3 2 6
Guthrie M 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Strickland S (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Benitez A (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Vaughn M, Alfonzo E
DP -- Kansas City 2, New York 2
LOB -- Kansas City 6, New York 7
2B -- Beltran C, Perez T, Burnitz J
HR -- Valentin J
HBP -- by Sedlacek S (Alfonzo E), by Sedlacek S (Vaughn M)
T -- 3:04
A -- 41406
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