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Royals
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
June 15, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Kansas City Royals, played on June 15, 1997 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 15, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 15, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Appier |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Cooke |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 35,774 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Reliford 1B: Scott Potter 2B: Joe West 3B: Bob Davidson |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
Jay Bell | Shortstop |
Jeff King | First Baseman |
Craig Paquette | Third Baseman |
Johnny Damon | Left Fielder |
David Howard | Right Fielder |
Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
Kevin Appier | Pitcher |
Bob Boone | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Womack | Second Baseman |
Adrian Brown | Center Fielder |
Midre Cummings | Left Fielder |
Kevin Young | First Baseman |
Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
Keith Osik | Catcher |
Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
Kevin Polcovich | Shortstop |
Steve Cooke | Pitcher |
Gene Lamont | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
June 15, 1997
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Cooke
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Cooke
Goodwin bunts towards first. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Cooke
There's a wild pitch. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Cooke
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
King vs. Cooke
King is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Paquette vs. Cooke
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Appier
Womack hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Appier
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cummings vs. Appier
Cummings hits a line drive towards short. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Cooke
Damon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Cooke
Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cummings. Howard reaches second base with a double. Damon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Macfarlane vs. Cooke
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into left field. Cummings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Appier vs. Cooke
Appier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Offerman vs. Cooke
Offerman hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Damon scores. Howard scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Cooke
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Offerman scores. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Wainhouse
Dave Wainhouse now pitching.
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Cummings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Appier
Scott Cooper now playing first base.
Young hits a line drive into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Appier
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Appier
Osik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Appier
Guillen hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Osik moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Polcovich vs. Appier
Polcovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Wainhouse
Cooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Wainhouse
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Wainhouse
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Wainhouse covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wainhouse vs. Appier
Wainhouse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Appier
Womack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Womack for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Appier
Brown hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Wainhouse
Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Wainhouse
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Appier vs. Wainhouse
Appier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Appier for the out. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Offerman vs. Wainhouse
Offerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Wainhouse
There goes Offerman. The throw from Osik and he is out, Polcovich applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cummings vs. Appier
Cummings hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Appier
Young hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Appier
Randa hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Ruebel
Matt Ruebel now pitching.
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ruebel
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Ruebel
Cooper hits a line drive towards short. Polcovich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Appier
Osik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Appier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Appier
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Polcovich vs. Appier
Polcovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Ruebel
Paquette hits a fly ball into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Ruebel
Damon bunts towards the mound. Ruebel fields it and throws to first for the out. Paquette moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Ruebel
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Paquette scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Macfarlane vs. Ruebel
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howard scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vitiello vs. Ruebel
Joe Vitiello pinch hits for Kevin Appier.
Vitiello strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Ruebel
Offerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Macfarlane moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Ruebel
Goodwin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Macfarlane moves to third. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Sodowsky
Clint Sodowsky now pitching. Dale Sveum now playing shortstop.
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Macfarlane scores. Offerman scores. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Sodowsky
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sveum scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Rusch
Glendon Rusch now pitching.
Sveum hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Rusch
Womack hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rusch
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rusch
Mark Smith pinch hits for Midre Cummings.
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Sodowsky
Mark Smith now playing left field.
Paquette hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Sodowsky
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Paquette moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Sodowsky
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howard for the out. Paquette moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Macfarlane vs. Sodowsky
Macfarlane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Rusch vs. Sodowsky
Rusch strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Rusch
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Rusch
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Rusch
Osik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Rusch
Guillen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Osik moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Rusch
Emil Brown pinch hits for Clint Sodowsky.
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Peters
Emil Brown now playing right field. Chris Peters now pitching.
Offerman hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Peters
Goodwin hits a line drive towards short. Sveum reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Peters
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Peters
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Paquette vs. Peters
Paquette hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Rusch
Sveum strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Rusch
Womack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Rusch covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rusch
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Wilkins
Marc Wilkins now pitching.
Damon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Wilkins
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Wilkins
Macfarlane hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Wilkins
Chili Davis pinch hits for Glendon Rusch.
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Santiago
Jose Santiago now pitching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Santiago
Young is hit by the pitch. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Randa vs. Santiago
Randa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Osik vs. Santiago
Osik hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Santiago
Mark Johnson pinch hits for Marc Wilkins.
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/15/1997 -- Kansas City at Pittsburgh (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Offerman J, 2b 4 2 4 3 Womack T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Goodwin T, cf 5 0 2 1 Brown A, cf 4 0 0 0 Bell J, ss 4 0 1 2 Cummings M, lf 2 0 0 0 King J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Smith M, ph-lf 2 0 1 0 Cooper S, 1b 3 0 0 0 Young K, 1b 3 0 0 0 Paquette C, 3b 5 1 2 0 Randa J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Damon J, lf 3 1 1 0 Osik K, c 3 0 1 0 Howard D, rf 5 3 3 1 Guillen J, rf 3 0 3 0 Macfarlane M, c 4 1 1 1 Peters C, p 0 0 0 0 Appier K, p 2 0 0 0 Wilkins M, p 0 0 0 0 Vitiello J, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson M, ph 1 0 0 0 Rusch G, p 1 0 0 0 Polcovich K, ss 2 0 0 0 Davis C, ph 1 0 0 0 Sodowsky C, p 0 0 0 0 Santiago J, p 0 0 0 0 Brown E, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Cooke S, p 0 0 0 0 Wainhouse D, p 1 0 0 0 Ruebel M, p 0 0 0 0 Sveum D, ss 2 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 8 14 8 32 1 6 1 Kansas City 030 104 000 -- 8 Pittsburgh 000 001 000 -- 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Appier K (W) 5.0 2 0 0 1 0 Rusch G 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 Santiago J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Cooke S (L) 1.2 3 3 3 2 1 Wainhouse D 2.1 2 1 1 1 0 Ruebel M 1.2 5 4 4 0 2 Sodowsky C 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 Peters C 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Wilkins M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 DP -- Kansas City 1, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Kansas City 10, Pittsburgh 6 2B -- Howard D 2, Offerman J 2, Paquette C HR -- Sveum D CS -- Offerman J SH -- Damon J HBP -- by Cooke S (Damon J), by Santiago J (Young K) WP -- Cooke S T -- 2:41 A -- 35774
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