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FINAL
Apr 17, 1997

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
TEX0000130015905
KC1000000001513
win:D. Oliver (TEX)loss:T. Belcher (KC)

Scoring Summary

TEXKC
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Jeff King singles on a line drive to left fielder Rusty Greer. Bip Roberts scores. Jay Bell to 3rd. [1 run]
    01
  • Texas Rangers logo
    5
    Marc Sagmoen hits an inside-the-park home run (1) on a fly ball . [1 run]
    11
  • Texas Rangers logo
    6
    Lee Stevens singles on a ground ball to right fielder Johnny Damon. Benji Gil scores. Damon Buford scores. Rusty Greer to 3rd. [2 runs]
    31
  • Texas Rangers logo
    6
    Dean Palmer grounds into a force out, third baseman Craig Paquette to second baseman David Howard. Rusty Greer scores. Lee Stevens out at 2nd. Dean Palmer to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
    41
  • Texas Rangers logo
    9
    Dean Palmer hits a home run (1). [1 run]
    51

Player Stats

Texas Rangers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Damon BufordCF15101002.167
2Ivan RodriguezC24000002.320
3Rusty GreerLF13101101.333
4Lee Stevens1B14020003.289
5Dean Palmer3B14121011.209
6Mike SimmsDH24001000.231
7Marc SagmoenRF14110011.091
8Billy Ripken2B03000100.188
9Benji GilSS04102002.143
TOTAL9355562212-
Texas Rangers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Darren OliverLHP8.0511410945.25
Xavier HernandezRHP1.0000210244.26
TOTAL9.0511620118-
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Bip RobertsLF23100100.380
2Tom GoodwinCF04002003.157
3Jay BellSS14001002.333
4Jeff King1B13011101.311
5Chili DavisDH13000003.357
6Craig Paquette3B03000002.265
7Joe VitielloRF02001000.292
Johnny DamonRF01000000.278
8Mike MacfarlaneC03001000.000
9David Howard2B03000000.259
TOTAL5291162011-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Tim BelcherRHP8.07424111053.74
Jeff MontgomeryRHP1.02112112116.62
TOTAL9.0953622126-

Play-by-Play

1st inningTEXKC
  • TOP 1
  • Texas Rangers logo
    POP OUT — Damon Buford pops out to second baseman David Howard. [1 out]
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    DOUBLE — Ivan Rodriguez doubles (3) on a ground ball to center fielder Tom Goodwin.
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Rusty Greer strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    GROUNDOUT — Lee Stevens grounds out, second baseman David Howard to first baseman Jeff King. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Bip Roberts singles on a line drive to center fielder Damon Buford.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Tom Goodwin strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Jay Bell singles on a ground ball to left fielder Rusty Greer. Bip Roberts to 3rd.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Jeff King singles on a line drive to left fielder Rusty Greer. Bip Roberts scores. Jay Bell to 3rd. [1 run]
    01
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    GROUNDED INTO DP — Chili Davis grounds into a double play, shortstop Benji Gil to second baseman Billy Ripken to first baseman Lee Stevens. Jeff King out at 2nd. Chili Davis out at 1st. [3 outs]
    01
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Team Stats

5Runs1
9Hits5
0Errors1
.257Batting Avg.172
35At Bats29
6Extra-base Hits0
2Home Runs0
5Runs-Batted-In1
2Walks2
0Stolen Bases1
6Strikeouts6
5Left on Base3
19Total Bases5

Game Details

Thursday, April 17, 1997 · 8:05 PM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
attendance: 13,790 (36.4%)
weather: 60 degrees, unknown