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Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals

May 18, 1997
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
DET010020300615110
KC0013001005607
loss:Kansas City Royals logoT. Belcherwin:Detroit Tigers logoJ. Cummingssave:Detroit Tigers logoM. Myers

Scoring Summary

DETKC
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    2
    Bob Hamelin singles on a line drive to center fielder Tom Goodwin. Tony Clark scores. [1 run]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Jose Offerman hits a home run (2). [1 run]
    11
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Mike Sweeney hits a home run (3). Chili Davis scores. Scott Cooper scores. [3 runs]
    14
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    5
    Damion Easley doubles (10) on a line drive to left fielder Bip Roberts. Deivi Cruz scores. [1 run]
    24
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    5
    Bobby Higginson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Johnny Damon. Damion Easley scores. [1 run]
    34
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Tony Clark singles on a line drive to right fielder Johnny Damon. Brian L. Hunter scores. Bobby Higginson to 3rd. [1 run]
    44
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Travis Fryman singles on a line drive to center fielder Tom Goodwin. Bobby Higginson scores. Tony Clark to 2nd. [1 run]
    54
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Bob Hamelin singles on a fly ball to right fielder Johnny Damon. Tony Clark scores. Travis Fryman to 3rd. [1 run]
    64
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    7
    Mike Sweeney hits a home run (4). [1 run]
    65

Player Stats

Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Brian L. HunterCF15103001.232
2Damion Easley2B13111100.263
3Bobby HigginsonLF14110101.260
4Tony Clark1B45211001.296
5Travis Fryman3B35011002.288
6Melvin NievesRF14001103.286
7Bob HamelinDH24020003.258
Phil NevinPH00000000.292
Curtis PridePH01000002.261
8Brian JohnsonC14000005.202
9Deivi CruzSS14101001.215
TOTAL15396683019-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Felipe LiraRHP4.0444112705.24
John CummingsLHP2.2211021374.19
Todd JonesRHP2.0000130504.26
Mike MyersLHP0.100000024.97
TOTAL8.3655263159-
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Jose Offerman2B24110112.289
2Tom GoodwinCF13000001.248
Joe VitielloPH01000001.306
Shane HalterRF00000000.308
Jay BellPH00000100.322
3Bip RobertsLF05001005.362
4Jeff King1B03001101.221
5Chili DavisDH01100300.276
6Scott Cooper3B14100003.224
7Mike SweeneyC23240020.241
8David HowardSS04000001.300
9Johnny DamonRF-CF04000001.318
TOTAL6325526315-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Tim BelcherRHP6.113666201152.35
Randy VeresRHP2.1200200364.09
Jamie WalkerLHP0.000001046.97
Jeff MontgomeryRHP0.1000000310.64
TOTAL8.31566830158-

Play-by-Play

1st inningDETKC
  • TOP 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Brian L. Hunter called out on strikes. [1 out]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Damion Easley strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    FLYOUT — Bobby Higginson flies out to right fielder Johnny Damon. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    POP OUT — Jose Offerman pops out to shortstop Deivi Cruz. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Tom Goodwin singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brian L. Hunter.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Tom Goodwin steals (15) 2nd base.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    GROUNDOUT — Bip Roberts grounds out, second baseman Damion Easley to first baseman Tony Clark. Tom Goodwin to 3rd. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    POP OUT — Jeff King pops out to pitcher Felipe Lira. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

6Runs5
15Hits6
1Errors0
.385Batting Avg.188
39At Bats32
3Extra-base Hits5
0Home Runs3
6Runs-Batted-In5
3Walks6
1Stolen Bases2
8Strikeouts2
10Left on Base7
18Total Bases18

Game Details

Sunday, May 18, 1997 · 4:33 AM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
attendance: 15,333 (40.5%)
weather: 87 degrees, cloudy