Athletics (9) vs Royals (6) · Sep 5, 1997 · MLB Scores

FINAL

Sep 5, 1997

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
ATH	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	2	1	9	16	0	11
KC	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6	15	0	11

win:M. Oquist (ATH)loss:H. Carrasco (KC)save:B. Taylor (ATH)

ATHKC

1
Jeff King hits a home run (21). Shane Halter scores. Jay Bell scores. [3 runs]
03
2
Rod Myers doubles (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Ben Grieve. Mike Sweeney scores. [1 run]
04
3
Brian Lesher hits a home run (4). Ben Grieve scores. [2 runs]
24
5
Scott Brosius singles on a ground ball to center fielder Rod Myers. Brian Lesher scores. Jason Giambi to 2nd. [1 run]
34
5
Izzy Molina singles on a ground ball to left fielder Yamil Benitez. Jason Giambi scores. Scott Brosius to 3rd. Izzy Molina to 2nd. [1 run]
44
6
Brian Lesher singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jermaine Dye, deflected by pitcher Hector Carrasco. Scott Spiezio scores. Matt Stairs to 3rd. [1 run]
54
6
Jason Giambi out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jermaine Dye. Matt Stairs scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
64
7
Jay Bell singles on a line drive to left fielder Brian Lesher. Rod Myers scores. [1 run]
65
8
Wild pitch by pitcher Matt Whisenant. Scott Spiezio scores. Brian Lesher to 2nd. [1 run]
75
8
Jason Giambi singles on a ground ball to center fielder Rod Myers. Brian Lesher scores. [2 runs]
85
8
Rod Myers singles on a line drive to left fielder Brian Lesher. Yamil Benitez scores. Mike Sweeney to 2nd. [1 run]
86
9
Izzy Molina hits a home run (1). [1 run]
96

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Miguel TejadaSS	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	4	.154
2Scott Spiezio2B	2	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	.232
3Ben GrieveRF	2	5	1	0	3	0	0	4	.467
4Matt StairsDH	2	5	1	0	2	0	0	3	.323
5Brian LesherLF	3	4	3	3	0	1	1	2	.211
Jason McDonaldLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239
6Jason Giambi1B	3	4	1	2	0	0	0	3	.288
7Scott Brosius3B	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	3	.202
8Ernie YoungCF	0	4	0	0	2	1	0	2	.205
9Izzy MolinaC	3	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	.200


TOTAL	16	42	9	8	10	4	2	22	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Mike OquistRHP	6.1	8	5	5	5	3	1	107	5.20
Aaron SmallRHP	1.1	4	1	1	0	0	0	32	4.02
Tim KubinskiLHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	2.08
Billy TaylorRHP	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	4.48

TOTAL	8.3	15	6	6	6	3	1	164	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Rod MyersCF	2	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	.241
2Shane Halter2B	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.287
Larry SuttonPH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313
Mike MacfarlanePH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.221
Jed Hansen2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262
3Jay BellSS	3	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	.288
4Chili DavisDH	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	.296
5Jeff King1B	1	5	1	3	2	0	1	6	.231
6Scott Cooper3B	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.210
7Jermaine DyeRF	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	.221
8Yamil BenitezLF	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	3	.276
9Mike SweeneyC	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.242
TOTAL	15	41	6	6	6	3	1	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Glendon RuschLHP	4.2	9	4	4	4	4	1	107	5.66
Hector CarrascoRHP	1.1	3	2	2	1	0	0	31	4.38
Scott ServiceRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	5.73
Matt WhisenantLHP	0.2	3	2	2	1	0	0	18	5.82
Brian BevilRHP	1.1	1	1	1	2	0	1	25	9.72
TOTAL	9.0	16	9	9	10	4	2	192	-

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1st inningATHKC

TOP 1
POP OUT — Miguel Tejada pops out to catcher Mike Sweeney. [1 out]
00
WALK — Scott Spiezio walks.
00
SINGLE — Ben Grieve singles on a line drive to center fielder Rod Myers. Scott Spiezio to 2nd.
00
STRIKEOUT — Matt Stairs called out on strikes. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Brian Lesher walks. Scott Spiezio to 3rd. Ben Grieve to 2nd.
00
GROUNDOUT — Jason Giambi grounds out, second baseman Shane Halter to first baseman Jeff King. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
POP OUT — Rod Myers pops out to shortstop Miguel Tejada. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE — Shane Halter doubles (4) on a line drive to right fielder Ben Grieve.
00
WALK — Jay Bell walks.
00
FLYOUT — Chili Davis flies out to center fielder Ernie Young. [2 outs]
00
HOME RUN — Jeff King hits a home run (21). Shane Halter scores. Jay Bell scores. [3 runs]
03
GROUNDOUT — Scott Cooper grounds out, shortstop Miguel Tejada to first baseman Jason Giambi. [3 outs]
03

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ATH

9Runs6

16Hits15

0Errors0

.381Batting Avg.366

42At Bats41

3Extra-base Hits4

2Home Runs1

8Runs-Batted-In6

4Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

10Strikeouts6

11Left on Base11

23Total Bases21

Friday, September 5, 1997 · 8:05 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 13,299 (35.1%)

weather: 78 degrees, unknown