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Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals

May 15, 1997
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
DET0302103009716
KC0301020131015110
loss:Detroit Tigers logoD. Brocailwin:Kansas City Royals logoJ. Walker

Scoring Summary

DETKC
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    2
    Melvin Nieves hits a home run (4). Tony Clark scores. Travis Fryman scores. [3 runs]
    30
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Tim Spehr singles on a line drive to right fielder Melvin Nieves. Chili Davis scores. Craig Paquette to 3rd. [1 run]
    31
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Jose Offerman singles on a line drive to left fielder Bobby Higginson. Craig Paquette scores. Tim Spehr to 2nd. [1 run]
    32
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Jay Bell doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Bobby Higginson. Tim Spehr scores. Jose Offerman to 3rd. [1 run]
    33
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    4
    Bob Hamelin grounds into a force out, first baseman Jeff King to shortstop Jay Bell. Tony Clark scores. Travis Fryman to 3rd. Melvin Nieves out at 2nd. Bob Hamelin to 1st. [1 run] [1 out]
    43
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    4
    Raul Casanova singles on a line drive to right fielder Jermaine Dye. Travis Fryman scores. Bob Hamelin to 2nd. [1 run]
    53
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Jeff King reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Travis Fryman. Tom Goodwin scores. Jay Bell to 3rd. Bip Roberts to 2nd. [1 run]
    54
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    5
    Travis Fryman grounds into a force out, shortstop Jay Bell to second baseman Jose Offerman. Bobby Higginson scores. Tony Clark out at 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Jose Offerman. [1 run] [2 outs]
    64
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    6
    Jay Bell singles on a ground ball to right fielder Melvin Nieves. Tom Goodwin scores. Jose Offerman to 3rd. [1 run]
    65
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    6
    Bip Roberts singles on a line drive to center fielder Brian L. Hunter. Jose Offerman scores. Jay Bell to 2nd. [1 run]
    66
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Tony Clark hits a home run (14). Brian L. Hunter scores. Jody Reed scores. [3 runs]
    96
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    8
    Jeff King grounds into a double play, third baseman Travis Fryman to second baseman Jody Reed to first baseman Tony Clark. Jay Bell scores. Bip Roberts out at 2nd. Jeff King out at 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
    97
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    9
    Johnny Damon hits a home run (2). [1 run]
    98
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    9
    Mike Sweeney hits a home run (2). Scott Cooper scores. [2 runs]
    910

Player Stats

Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL7339878214-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Omar OlivaresRHP5.06431501043.18
John CummingsLHP0.022200044.32
Dan MiceliRHP2.0300200277.17
Todd JonesRHP1.0111010144.76
Doug BrocailRHP0.0333002136.84
TOTAL8.015109362162-
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL153810836225-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Kevin AppierRHP5.04655411052.70
Allen McDillLHP1.12331212420.25
Jeff MontgomeryRHP0.21000001611.57
Jim ConverseRHP0.2000020193.60
Jamie WalkerLHP1.1000100155.40
TOTAL9.0798782179-

Play-by-Play

1st inningDETKC
  • TOP 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    POP OUT — Brian L. Hunter pops out to first baseman Jeff King. [1 out]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    FLYOUT — Jody Reed flies out to right fielder Jermaine Dye. [2 outs]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Bobby Higginson strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    WALK — Jose Offerman walks.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    GROUNDED INTO DP — Jay Bell grounds into a double play, shortstop Deivi Cruz to second baseman Jody Reed to first baseman Tony Clark. Jose Offerman out at 2nd. Jay Bell out at 1st. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Bip Roberts singles on a line drive to left fielder Bobby Higginson.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FLYOUT — Jeff King flies out to left fielder Bobby Higginson. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

9Runs10
7Hits15
1Errors1
.212Batting Avg.395
33At Bats38
2Extra-base Hits3
2Home Runs2
8Runs-Batted-In8
8Walks6
2Stolen Bases2
7Strikeouts3
6Left on Base10
13Total Bases22

Game Details

Thursday, May 15, 1997 · 8:05 PM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
attendance: 18,160 (47.9%)
weather: 62 degrees, unknown