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BOXSCORE: 2001 Kansas City Royals At 2001 Houston Astros            9/15/2001

  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Long CF           3  0  0  0 .298     D.Eckstein SS       5  1  1  0 .245  
  R.Sanchez SS        3  0  0  0 .263     C.Biggio 2B         5  1  2  0 .258  
  S.Sheldon 3B        3  0  0  0 .167     L.Walker RF         3  2  3  3 .308  
  D.Young 1B          3  0  0  0 .294     L.Berkman LF        4  0  1  0 .307  
  V.Wells RF          3  0  0  0 .234     J.Bagwell 1B        4  2  3  3 .317  
  J.Damon LF          3  0  0  0 .244     R.Hidalgo CF        4  0  0  0 .260  
  L.Rivas 2B          3  0  0  0 .277     B.Witt P            0  0  0  0 .500  
  H.Blanco C          3  0  0  0 .181     S.Halter 3B         3  0  1  0 .224  
  J.Suppan P          2  0  0  0 .250     W.Gonzalez C        2  0  1  0 .175  
  M.Lincoln P         0  0  0  0 ----     J.Anderson P        2  0  0  0 .162  
B-M.Sweeney PH        1  0  0  0 .326   A-C.Gipson CF         1  0  1  0 .500  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  0  0  0                 Totals      33  6 13  6

A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Anderson In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lincoln In 9th Inning

Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  0
Astros.......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  4 0    -  6 13  0

Royals (79-75)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Suppan LOSS(11-12)      6 1/3  11   5   5   2   3   2   5.30
M.Lincoln                 1 2/3   2   1   1   1   0   1   4.84
Totals                    8      13   6   6   3   3   3

Astros (90-61)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Anderson WIN(12-11)     7       0   0   0   0   2   0   5.00
B.Witt                    2       0   0   0   0   2   0   1.50
Totals                    9       0   0   0   0   4   0

ATTENDANCE- 38,761 DATE- Saturday, September 15th 2001 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Marvin Hudson, Gary Cederstrom, Dale Scott, Ian Lamplugh
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 0  Astros: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 1  Astros: 0
DOUBLES- L.Walker(31st), L.Berkman(48th), J.Bagwell(31st), W.Gonzalez(3rd)
HOME RUNS- L.Walker(28th), J.Bagwell-2(42nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Anderson
WALKS- S.Halter, W.Gonzalez-2
HIT BY PITCH- L.Walker
STRIKE OUTS- S.Sheldon, J.Damon, H.Blanco, J.Suppan, C.Biggio, J.Bagwell,
             S.Halter

The Houston Astros pitching staff gave the fans an evening that they'll never
forget by tossing a combined perfect game! The tension started to build
around the 6th inning.  By the 9th inning the crowd was electrified.  Houston
had 13 hits for the night.  

The victory was credited to Jimmy Anderson(12-11) who went 7 innings, allowing
no runs. Jeff Suppan(11-12) was the losing pitcher.  He allowed 11 hits and 2
walks in 6 and 1/3 innings.  

'You probably have a better chance of winning the lottery than this
happening,' said Anderson who got credit for the win, 'I don't expect it to
sink in for awhile.' he said. 'You know, it's hard to say who was better, the
starter or the bullpen!'