Royals (11) vs Rangers (9) · Sep 15, 1997

FINAL

Sep 15, 1997

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	3	3	1	0	1	0	0	2	11	19	2
TEX	2	0	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	9	16	1

win:H. Pichardo (KC)loss:D. Patterson (TEX)save:J. Montgomery (KC)

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	AVG
1Jose Offerman2B	4	5	2	4	0	1	0	.313
Jed HansenPR-2B	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.282
2Johnny DamonCF	2	6	0	0	1	0	0	.279
3Jay BellSS	3	5	1	2	1	1	0	.293
4Jeff King1B	1	4	0	4	1	1	0	.230
5Dean Palmer3B	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	.256
6Larry SuttonDH	2	6	2	0	2	0	0	.298
7Yamil BenitezLF	0	6	0	0	4	0	0	.263
8Rod MyersRF	4	4	3	0	0	0	0	.311
9Mike SweeneyC	2	3	2	1	1	1	0	.248

TOTAL	19	44	11	11	10	5	0

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	ERA
Glendon RuschLHP	3.1	9	6	5	2	1	1	5.83
Ricky BonesRHP	3.0	4	2	1	1	0	0	7.16
Matt WhisenantLHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.30
Hipolito PichardoRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	4.70
Jeff MontgomeryRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.56
TOTAL	9.0	16	9	7	5	1	2

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	AVG
1Tom GoodwinCF	3	5	1	2	1	0	0	.260
2Domingo Cedeno2B	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	.287
3Rusty GreerLF	3	5	3	1	0	0	0	.322
4Juan GonzalezDH	3	5	2	2	0	0	1	.296
5Ivan RodriguezC	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	.313
6Lee Stevens1B	2	5	1	1	1	0	0	.288
7Fernando Tatis3B	1	3	2	1	0	1	1	.247
8Alex DiazRF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	.193
9Benji GilSS	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.224
Jim LeyritzPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.279
Hanley FriasPR-SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	16	40	9	8	5	1	2

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	ERA
Rick HellingRHP	2.1	9	7	7	2	2	0	4.16
Wilson HerediaRHP	2.2	3	1	1	2	3	0	2.84
Matt WhitesideRHP	2.2	3	1	1	3	0	0	5.09
Danny PattersonRHP	1.1	4	2	2	3	0	0	3.62

TOTAL	9.0	19	11	11	10	5	0

Scoring Summary

kctex

1
Jay Bell singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tom Goodwin. Jose Offerman scores. Johnny Damon to 3rd.[1 run]
10
1
Rusty Greer doubles (36) on a line drive to right fielder Rod Myers. Tom Goodwin scores.[1 run]
11
1
Juan Gonzalez singles on a ground ball to third baseman Dean Palmer. Rusty Greer scores. Juan Gonzalez to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Dean Palmer.[1 run]
12
2
Jose Offerman singles on a line drive to right fielder Alex Diaz. Rod Myers scores. Mike Sweeney to 3rd.[1 run]
22
2
Jay Bell doubles (27) on a line drive to left fielder Rusty Greer. Mike Sweeney scores. Jose Offerman to 3rd.[1 run]
32
2
Jeff King out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Rusty Greer. Jose Offerman scores.[1 run]
42
3
Jose Offerman doubles (21) on a line drive to right fielder Alex Diaz. Larry Sutton scores. Rod Myers scores. Mike Sweeney to 3rd.[2 runs]
62
3
Jeff King walks. Mike Sweeney scores. Jose Offerman to 3rd. Jay Bell to 2nd.[1 run]
72
3
Juan Gonzalez hits a home run (38). Rusty Greer scores.[2 runs]
74
4
Mike Sweeney out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Alex Diaz. Larry Sutton scores.[1 run]
84
4
Tom Goodwin singles on a line drive to right fielder Rod Myers. Lee Stevens scores. Fernando Tatis scores. Alex Diaz to 3rd.[2 runs]
86
5
Lee Stevens singles on a line drive to left fielder Yamil Benitez. Juan Gonzalez scores. Ivan Rodriguez to 2nd.[1 run]
87
6
Jose Offerman grounds out, shortstop Benji Gil to first baseman Lee Stevens. Rod Myers scores. Mike Sweeney to 3rd.[1 run]
97
7
Ivan Rodriguez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Rod Myers. Rusty Greer scores.[1 run]
98
8
Fernando Tatis hits a home run (7).[1 run]
99
9
Jeff King doubles (27) on a line drive to left fielder Rusty Greer. Jed Hansen scores. Jay Bell scores.[2 runs]
119

Play-by-Play

1st inningkctex

TOP 1
SINGLE — Jose Offerman singles on a ground ball to right fielder Alex Diaz.
00
SINGLE — Johnny Damon singles on a line drive to left fielder Rusty Greer. Jose Offerman to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — Jay Bell singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tom Goodwin. Jose Offerman scores. Johnny Damon to 3rd.[1 run]
10
FIELDERS CHOICE OUT — Jeff King reaches on a fielder's choice out, pitcher Rick Helling to third baseman Fernando Tatis to catcher Ivan Rodriguez. Johnny Damon out at home. Jay Bell to 3rd. Jeff King to 2nd.[1 out]
10
WALK — Dean Palmer walks.
10
STRIKEOUT — Larry Sutton called out on strikes.[2 outs]
10
GROUNDOUT — Yamil Benitez grounds out, second baseman Domingo Cedeno to first baseman Lee Stevens.[3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
DOUBLE — Tom Goodwin doubles (23) on a line drive to right fielder Rod Myers.
10
GROUNDOUT — Domingo Cedeno grounds out, first baseman Jeff King to pitcher Glendon Rusch. Tom Goodwin to 3rd.[1 out]
10
DOUBLE — Rusty Greer doubles (36) on a line drive to right fielder Rod Myers. Tom Goodwin scores.[1 run]
11
SINGLE — Juan Gonzalez singles on a ground ball to third baseman Dean Palmer. Rusty Greer scores. Juan Gonzalez to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Dean Palmer.[1 run]
12
SINGLE — Ivan Rodriguez singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jose Offerman. Juan Gonzalez to 3rd.
12
GROUNDED INTO DP — Lee Stevens grounds into a double play, shortstop Jay Bell to first baseman Jeff King. Ivan Rodriguez out at 2nd. Lee Stevens out at 1st.[3 outs]
12

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Team Stats

TEX

11Runs9

19Hits16

2Errors1

.432Batting Avg.400

44At Bats40

3Extra-base Hits7

0Home Runs2

11Runs-Batted-In8

5Walks1

1Stolen Bases0

10Strikeouts5

14Left on Base6

22Total Bases27

Game Details

Monday, September 15, 1997 · 8:05 PM

Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX

attendance: 25,377 (63.0%)

weather: 91 degrees, cloudy