Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals

May 15, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
DET	0	3	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	9	7	1	6
KC	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	3	10	15	1	10

loss:

D. Brocailwin: Kansas City Royals logo

J. Walker

Scoring Summary

DETKC

2
Melvin Nieves hits a home run (4). Tony Clark scores. Travis Fryman scores. [3 runs]
30
2
Tim Spehr singles on a line drive to right fielder Melvin Nieves. Chili Davis scores. Craig Paquette to 3rd. [1 run]
31
2
Jose Offerman singles on a line drive to left fielder Bobby Higginson. Craig Paquette scores. Tim Spehr to 2nd. [1 run]
32
2
Jay Bell doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Bobby Higginson. Tim Spehr scores. Jose Offerman to 3rd. [1 run]
33
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
4
Raul Casanova singles on a line drive to right fielder Jermaine Dye. Travis Fryman scores. Bob Hamelin to 2nd. [1 run]
53
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
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
6
Jay Bell singles on a ground ball to right fielder Melvin Nieves. Tom Goodwin scores. Jose Offerman to 3rd. [1 run]
65
6
Bip Roberts singles on a line drive to center fielder Brian L. Hunter. Jose Offerman scores. Jay Bell to 2nd. [1 run]
66
7
Tony Clark hits a home run (14). Brian L. Hunter scores. Jody Reed scores. [3 runs]
96
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
9
Johnny Damon hits a home run (2). [1 run]
98
9
Mike Sweeney hits a home run (2). Scott Cooper scores. [2 runs]
910

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Brian L. HunterCF	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	2	.233
2Jody Reed2B	0	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	.239
3Bobby HigginsonLF	0	4	1	0	2	1	0	4	.246
4Tony Clark1B	2	3	3	3	0	2	1	0	.283
5Travis Fryman3B	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	.272
6Melvin NievesRF	3	5	1	3	2	0	1	1	.287
7Bob HamelinDH	0	3	0	1	1	1	0	3	.217
8Raul CasanovaC	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.278
9Deivi CruzSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.202




TOTAL	7	33	9	8	7	8	2	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Omar OlivaresRHP	5.0	6	4	3	1	5	0	104	3.18
John CummingsLHP	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	4	4.32
Dan MiceliRHP	2.0	3	0	0	2	0	0	27	7.17
Todd JonesRHP	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	14	4.76
Doug BrocailRHP	0.0	3	3	3	0	0	2	13	6.84
TOTAL	8.0	15	10	9	3	6	2	162	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jose Offerman2B	2	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	.300
2Jay BellSS	2	3	1	2	0	2	0	1	.324
3Bip RobertsLF	3	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	.387
4Jeff King1B	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	.230
5Chili DavisDH	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	5	.299
6Craig Paquette3B	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	3	.197
Johnny DamonPH	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	.350
7Jermaine DyeRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.182
Scott CooperPH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.209
8Tim SpehrC	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.207
David HowardPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309
Mike SweeneyC	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	.231
9Tom GoodwinCF	2	4	2	0	1	0	0	3	.256
TOTAL	15	38	10	8	3	6	2	25	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kevin AppierRHP	5.0	4	6	5	5	4	1	105	2.70
Allen McDillLHP	1.1	2	3	3	1	2	1	24	20.25
Jeff MontgomeryRHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	11.57
Jim ConverseRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	19	3.60
Jamie WalkerLHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	5.40
TOTAL	9.0	7	9	8	7	8	2	179	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningDETKC

TOP 1
POP OUT — Brian L. Hunter pops out to first baseman Jeff King. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Jody Reed flies out to right fielder Jermaine Dye. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Bobby Higginson strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Jose Offerman walks.
00
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]
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SINGLE — Bip Roberts singles on a line drive to left fielder Bobby Higginson.
00
FLYOUT — Jeff King flies out to left fielder Bobby Higginson. [3 outs]
00

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Team Stats

DET

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