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Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals

May 16, 1997
FINAL

Box Score

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DET000020008101406
KC0000020002404
loss:Kansas City Royals logoJ. Rosadowin:Detroit Tigers logoJ. Thompson

Scoring Summary

DETKC
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    5
    Damion Easley walks. Bobby Higginson scores. Deivi Cruz to 3rd. Brian L. Hunter to 2nd. [1 run]
    10
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    5
    Travis Fryman out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Tom Goodwin. Deivi Cruz scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    20
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    6
    Jeff King singles on a fly ball to right fielder Melvin Nieves. Jose Offerman scores. Jay Bell to 3rd. [1 run]
    21
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    6
    Chili Davis out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brian L. Hunter. Jay Bell scores. [1 run] [1 out]
    22
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    9
    Deivi Cruz singles on a line drive to center fielder Tom Goodwin. Melvin Nieves scores. Bobby Higginson to 3rd. Deivi Cruz to 2nd. [1 run]
    32
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    9
    Damion Easley singles on a ground ball to left fielder Johnny Damon. Bobby Higginson scores. Deivi Cruz scores. Brian L. Hunter to 2nd. [2 runs]
    52
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    9
    Travis Fryman singles on a line drive to center fielder Tom Goodwin. Brian L. Hunter scores. Damion Easley to 3rd. [1 run]
    62
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    9
    Curtis Pride singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jermaine Dye. Damion Easley scores. Tony Clark to 2nd. [1 run]
    72
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    9
    Melvin Nieves hits a home run (5). Tony Clark scores. Curtis Pride scores. [3 runs]
    102

Player Stats

Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Brian L. HunterCF04100103.228
2Damion Easley2B23130200.264
3Travis Fryman3B24020001.278
4Tony Clark1B05100005.273
5Phil NevinLF12001000.292
Curtis PridePH-LF23110000.265
6Melvin NievesRF25232012.292
7Brian JohnsonC15000003.200
8Bobby HigginsonDH24200002.254
9Deivi CruzSS24210000.212
TOTAL1439101033116-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Justin ThompsonLHP8.04223301123.63
Jose BautistaRHP1.0000100125.40
TOTAL9.0422430124-
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Jose Offerman2B03100101.289
2Jay BellSS14100000.322
3Jeff King1B13010100.232
4Chili DavisDH03012001.290
5Joe VitielloLF03000002.300
Johnny DamonLF01000000.346
6Mike SweeneyC03001000.218
Scott CooperPH01000000.205
7Craig Paquette3B13000000.200
8Jermaine DyeRF12000101.191
9Tom GoodwinCF03001003.250
TOTAL429224308-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Jose RosadoLHP8.110663301092.93
Randy VeresRHP0.122200094.58
Jamie WalkerLHP0.1222001116.97
TOTAL8.3141010331129-

Play-by-Play

1st inningDETKC
  • TOP 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    GROUNDOUT — Brian L. Hunter grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King. [1 out]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    LINEOUT — Damion Easley lines out to third baseman Craig Paquette. [2 outs]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    SINGLE — Travis Fryman singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jay Bell.
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    GROUNDOUT — Tony Clark grounds out, pitcher Jose Rosado to first baseman Jeff King. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    GROUNDOUT — Jose Offerman grounds out, second baseman Damion Easley to first baseman Tony Clark. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    POP OUT — Jay Bell pops out to first baseman Tony Clark. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FLYOUT — Jeff King flies out to left fielder Phil Nevin. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

10Runs2
14Hits4
0Errors0
.359Batting Avg.138
39At Bats29
2Extra-base Hits1
1Home Runs0
10Runs-Batted-In2
3Walks3
0Stolen Bases2
3Strikeouts4
6Left on Base4
18Total Bases5

Game Details

Friday, May 16, 1997 · 8:05 PM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
attendance: 17,787 (46.9%)
weather: 79 degrees, unknown