Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

May 7, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	9	1	10
DET	2	4	0	1	5	0	0	0	-	12	11	2	7

loss:

J. Pittsleywin: Detroit Tigers logo

F. Lira

KCDET

1
Craig Paquette reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Travis Fryman. Jay Bell scores. Jeff King scores. Chili Davis to 2nd. [2 runs]
20
1
Tony Clark hits a home run (10). Brian L. Hunter scores. [2 runs]
22
2
Deivi Cruz singles on a fly ball to center fielder Tom Goodwin. Melvin Nieves scores. Raul Casanova to 3rd. Deivi Cruz to 2nd. Fielding error by center fielder Tom Goodwin. [1 run]
23
2
Brian L. Hunter singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tom Goodwin. Raul Casanova scores. Deivi Cruz scores. [2 runs]
25
2
Travis Fryman singles on a line drive to left fielder Bip Roberts. Brian L. Hunter scores. Travis Fryman to 2nd. [1 run]
26
4
Travis Fryman hits a home run (7). [1 run]
27
5
Raul Casanova singles on a line drive to left fielder Bip Roberts. Melvin Nieves scores. Damion Easley to 2nd. [1 run]
28
5
Brian L. Hunter singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jay Bell, deflected by third baseman Craig Paquette. Damion Easley scores. Raul Casanova to 2nd. [1 run]
29
5
Bobby Higginson hits a home run (4). Raul Casanova scores. Brian L. Hunter scores. [3 runs]
212
6
Tom Goodwin singles on a line drive to center fielder Brian L. Hunter. Jermaine Dye scores. Tom Goodwin to 2nd. [1 run]
312

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Jose Offerman2B	1	5	0	0	1	0	2	.260
2Jay BellSS	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	.331
David HowardSS	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.302
3Bip RobertsLF	2	3	0	0	1	0	1	.390
Johnny DamonLF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.345
Joe VitielloPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.321
4Jeff King1B	0	2	1	0	1	1	3	.263
Scott Cooper1B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.222
Mike SweeneyPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.222
5Chili DavisDH	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	.278
6Craig Paquette3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	5	.220
7Jermaine DyeRF	1	4	1	0	1	0	6	.192
8Tim SpehrC	1	3	0	0	2	0	1	.174
9Tom GoodwinCF	1	4	0	1	0	0	3	.200
TOTAL	9	36	3	1	9	3	25	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jim PittsleyRHP	1.2	5	6	6	0	3	1	51	7.08
Randy VeresRHP	3.0	4	5	5	3	2	1	56	4.60
Mitch WilliamsLHP	1.1	1	1	1	2	3	1	33	9.53
Jeff MontgomeryRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	17.05
Jamie WalkerLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	7.71
TOTAL	8.0	11	12	12	7	8	3	163	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Brian L. HunterCF	2	4	3	3	1	1	0	0	.250
2Bobby HigginsonLF	1	4	1	3	1	1	1	1	.243
3Travis Fryman3B	2	3	1	2	0	1	1	2	.293
Phil Nevin3B	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
4Tony Clark1B	1	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	.283
5Bob HamelinDH	0	4	0	0	3	1	0	0	.000
6Melvin NievesRF	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	3	.277
Bubba TrammellRF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239
7Damion Easley2B	0	4	1	0	1	1	0	2	.273
8Raul CasanovaC	2	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	.250
9Deivi CruzSS	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	4	.202



TOTAL	11	34	12	11	7	8	3	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Felipe LiraRHP	6.0	7	3	1	6	3	0	101	6.75
Jose BautistaRHP	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	23	5.74
Mike MyersLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	5.40


TOTAL	9.0	9	3	1	9	3	0	138	-

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1st inningKCDET

TOP 1
POP OUT — Jose Offerman pops out to shortstop Deivi Cruz. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE — Jay Bell doubles (5) on a ground ball to left fielder Bobby Higginson.
00
PICKOFF ERROR 2B — Missed catch error by pitcher Felipe Lira on the pickoff attempt.
00
STRIKEOUT — Bip Roberts strikes out swinging, catcher Raul Casanova to first baseman Tony Clark. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Jeff King walks.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Jeff King steals (4) 2nd base.
00
WALK — Chili Davis walks.
00
FIELD ERROR — Craig Paquette reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Travis Fryman. Jay Bell scores. Jeff King scores. Chili Davis to 2nd. [2 runs]
20
STRIKEOUT — Jermaine Dye strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Brian L. Hunter walks.
20
WALK — Bobby Higginson walks. Brian L. Hunter to 2nd.
20
GROUNDED INTO DP — Travis Fryman grounds into a double play, third baseman Craig Paquette to second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King. Brian L. Hunter to 3rd. Bobby Higginson out at 2nd. Travis Fryman out at 1st. [2 outs]
20
HOME RUN — Tony Clark hits a home run (10). Brian L. Hunter scores. [2 runs]
22
FLYOUT — Bob Hamelin flies out to left fielder Bip Roberts. [3 outs]
22

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DET

3Runs12

9Hits11

1Errors2

.250Batting Avg.324

36At Bats34

2Extra-base Hits4

0Home Runs3

1Runs-Batted-In11

3Walks8

3Stolen Bases1

9Strikeouts7

10Left on Base7

11Total Bases21

Wednesday, May 7, 1997 · 7:05 PM

Comerica Park · Detroit, MI

attendance: 7,949 (19.3%)

weather: 54 degrees, unknown