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Royals
@ Orioles
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
April 2, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 2, 1997 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Game Summary
Date | April 2, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 2, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Appier |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Key |
Ballpark | Oriole Park at Camden Yards |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 46,588 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 36 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: John Shulock 2B: Rick Reed 3B: Tim Tschida |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
Bip Roberts | Left Fielder |
Jeff King | First Baseman |
Jay Bell | Shortstop |
Joe Vitiello | DH |
Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
Craig Paquette | Third Baseman |
Tim Spehr | Catcher |
Bob Boone | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brady Anderson | DH |
Mike Bordick | Shortstop |
Rafael Palmeiro | First Baseman |
Eric Davis | Right Fielder |
Cal Ripken | Third Baseman |
B.J. Surhoff | Left Fielder |
Jeffrey Hammonds | Center Fielder |
Chris Hoiles | Catcher |
Jeff Reboulet | Second Baseman |
Davey Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Orioles
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
April 2, 1997
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Key
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Hammonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Key
Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Key
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roberts for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Appier
Anderson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bordick vs. Appier
Bordick strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Appier
Palmeiro strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Appier
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Key
King strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Key
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Key
Vitiello strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Appier
Ripken hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Ripken reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Surhoff vs. Appier
Surhoff hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Surhoff for the out. Ripken moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Hammonds vs. Appier
Hammonds strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Hoiles vs. Appier
Hoiles hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Key
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Key
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reboulet scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spehr vs. Key
Spehr strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Appier
Reboulet hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Appier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Appier
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bordick vs. Appier
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Appier
Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bordick moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Appier
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Key
Offerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Key
Goodwin bunts towards the mound. Key fields it and throws to first for the out. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Key
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Key fields it and throws to first for the out. Offerman moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
King vs. Key
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Appier
Ripken hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Appier
Surhoff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hammonds vs. Appier
Hammonds hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Surhoff moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Hoiles vs. Appier
Hoiles takes first base on ball four. Surhoff moves to third. Hammonds moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Reboulet vs. Appier
Reboulet takes first base on ball four. Surhoff scores. Hammonds moves to third. Hoiles moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Anderson vs. Appier
Anderson hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Bordick vs. Appier
Bordick hits a popup towards third. Paquette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Palmeiro vs. Appier
Palmeiro strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Key
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Key
Vitiello hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Davis. Vitiello reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Dye vs. Key
Dye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Paquette vs. Key
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Key fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Appier
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Appier
Ripken hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Roberts. Ripken reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Surhoff vs. Appier
Surhoff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Hammonds vs. Appier
Hammonds takes first base on ball four. Ripken moves to third. Surhoff moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Hoiles vs. Appier
Hoiles strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Reboulet vs. Appier
Reboulet hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spehr vs. Key
Spehr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Key
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bordick. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Key
Goodwin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Key
Roberts hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Offerman scores. Goodwin moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Key
King hits a fly ball into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodwin tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Key
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Vitiello vs. Key
Vitiello strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Walker
Jamie Walker now pitching.
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bordick vs. Walker
Bordick bunts towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Offerman covering, for the out. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Palmeiro vs. Walker
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Palmeiro for the out. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Veres
Randy Veres now pitching.
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roberts. Davis reaches second base with a double. Anderson scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ripken vs. Veres
Ripken takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Surhoff vs. Jacome
Jason Jacome now pitching.
Surhoff 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 7
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Mills
Alan Mills now pitching.
Dye strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Mills
Paquette hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reboulet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Orosco
Scott Cooper pinch hits for Tim Spehr. Jesse Orosco now pitching. Mike Sweeney pinch hits for Scott Cooper.
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Orosco
Offerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Orosco
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodwin for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hammonds vs. Jacome
Mike Sweeney now catching.
Hammonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hoiles vs. Jacome
Jacome fires to first and has Hammonds trapped. There's the throw to Offerman who tags Hammonds for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hoiles vs. Jacome
Hoiles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Hoiles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Reboulet vs. Jacome
Reboulet takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Jacome
Anderson hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Hoiles scores. Reboulet moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Bordick vs. Jacome
Bordick hits a fly ball towards right. Dye catches it and throws to home to double up Reboulet. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Benitez
Lenny Webster now catching. Armando Benitez now pitching.
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Benitez
King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reboulet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Benitez
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vitiello vs. Benitez
Vitiello strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Jacome
Palmeiro strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Pichardo
Hipolito Pichardo now pitching.
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Pichardo
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Myers
Randy Myers now pitching.
Dye strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Myers
Paquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Myers
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Myers
Offerman strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/2/1997 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Offerman J, 2b 5 1 2 0 Anderson B, dh 4 1 3 1 Goodwin T, cf 2 1 0 0 Bordick M, ss 4 0 0 0 Roberts B, lf 4 0 1 1 Palmeiro R, 1b 5 0 1 0 King J, 1b 3 0 0 1 Davis E, rf 5 0 1 1 Bell J, ss 4 0 2 0 Ripken C, 3b 4 1 3 1 Vitiello J, dh 4 0 1 0 Surhoff B, lf 2 1 0 0 Dye J, rf 3 0 0 0 Hammonds J, cf 2 0 1 0 Paquette C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hoiles C, c 3 1 1 0 Spehr T, c 2 0 0 0 Webster L, c 0 0 0 0 Cooper S, ph 0 0 0 0 Reboulet J, 2b 2 0 0 1 Sweeney M, ph-c 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 7 2 31 4 10 4 Kansas City 000 002 000 -- 2 Baltimore 000 201 10x -- 4 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Appier K 5.0 6 2 2 5 6 Walker J (L) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 Veres R* 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 Jacome J 1.2 2 1 1 2 1 Pichardo H 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Key J (W) 6.0 4 2 0 1 4 Mills A 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Orosco J 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 Benitez A 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Myers R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th E -- Bordick M DP -- Kansas City 1, Baltimore 1 LOB -- Kansas City 8, Baltimore 13 2B -- Ripken C 2, Vitiello J, Davis E, Hoiles C HR -- Ripken C CS -- Hammonds J SH -- Goodwin T, Bordick M SF -- King J HBP -- by Appier K (Anderson B), by Key J (Goodwin T) T -- 3:36 A -- 46588
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