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Royals
@ Orioles
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
April 3, 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 3, 1997 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Game Summary
Date | April 3, 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 3, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jose Rosado |
Home Starting Pitcher | Scott Kamieniecki |
Ballpark | Oriole Park at Camden Yards |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 43,031 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Shulock 1B: Rick Reed 2B: Tim Tschida 3B: Don Denkinger |
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 |
Mike Sweeney | 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 3, 1997
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Kamieniecki
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Kamieniecki
Goodwin bunts in front of the plate. Hoiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Kamieniecki
There goes Offerman. The throw from Hoiles and he is safe. Offerman steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Kamieniecki
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up 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. Kamieniecki
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Kamieniecki
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Offerman scores. King moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Vitiello vs. Kamieniecki
Vitiello takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dye vs. Kamieniecki
Dye hits a line drive towards third. Ripken reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rosado
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Rosado
Bordick 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 -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Rosado
Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Rosado
Davis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Palmeiro moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ripken vs. Rosado
The umpire calls a balk on Rosado Palmeiro moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Ripken vs. Rosado
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette juggles the ball. That's an error on Paquette. Palmeiro scores. Davis scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Surhoff vs. Rosado
Surhoff strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Kamieniecki
Paquette hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Reboulet reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Kamieniecki
Sweeney hits a popup towards short. Bordick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Kamieniecki
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kamieniecki, and towards Reboulet, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hammonds vs. Rosado
Hammonds hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hoiles vs. Rosado
Hoiles strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Rosado
Reboulet hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Kamieniecki
Goodwin 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, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Kamieniecki
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken juggles the ball. That's an error on Ripken. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
King vs. Kamieniecki
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Kamieniecki
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. King moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Vitiello vs. Kamieniecki
Vitiello strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rosado
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Rosado covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Rosado
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Rosado
Palmeiro strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Kamieniecki
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Kamieniecki
Paquette strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Kamieniecki
Sweeney 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
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Rosado
Davis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Rosado
Ripken hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Surhoff vs. Rosado
Surhoff takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hammonds vs. Rosado
Hammonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hammonds for the out. Davis moves to third. Surhoff moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Hoiles vs. Rosado
Hoiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Kamieniecki
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops it up and throws to first, with Kamieniecki covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Kamieniecki
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Kamieniecki
Roberts hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Kamieniecki
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it and throws to second for the out. Goodwin scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Kamieniecki
There goes King. The throw from Hoiles and he is safe. King steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Kamieniecki
There's a wild pitch. King moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Kamieniecki
Bell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Mathews
Terry Mathews now pitching.
Vitiello strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Rosado
Reboulet hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Rosado
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reboulet moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bordick vs. Rosado
Bordick bunts towards the mound. Rosado fields it and throws to first for the out. Reboulet moves to third. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Palmeiro vs. Rosado
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reboulet scores. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Rosado
Davis 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, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Mathews
Dye strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Mathews
Paquette hits a line drive towards first. Palmeiro reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Mathews
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Rosado
Ripken hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Surhoff vs. Rosado
Surhoff hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hammonds vs. Rosado
Hammonds hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hoiles vs. Rosado
Hoiles hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Rhodes
Arthur Rhodes now pitching.
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Rhodes
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Rhodes
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Hoiles and he is safe. Goodwin steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Rhodes
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Rhodes to Ripken and back to Reboulet, and Goodwin is out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Rhodes
Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Rhodes
King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reboulet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Walker
Jamie Walker now pitching.
Reboulet hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Walker
Anderson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bordick vs. Walker
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rhodes
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Hammonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Rhodes
Vitiello hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Rhodes
Johnny Damon pinch runs for Joe Vitiello.
Dye hits a fly ball into center field. Hammonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Rhodes
Paquette hits a fly ball into center field. Hammonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching. Tim Spehr now catching.
Palmeiro hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Montgomery
Davis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Montgomery
Ripken strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Surhoff vs. Montgomery
There goes Davis. The throw from Spehr and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Surhoff vs. Montgomery
Surhoff is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hammonds vs. Montgomery
Hammonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to third. Surhoff moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Hoiles vs. Montgomery
Hoiles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis scores. Surhoff scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reboulet vs. Montgomery
Reboulet hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Spehr vs. Myers
Randy Myers now pitching. Lenny Webster now catching.
Spehr hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Myers
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Myers
Goodwin hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Davis who is chasing the ball. Goodwin reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Roberts vs. Myers
Roberts 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/3/1997 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Offerman J, 2b 4 1 0 0 Anderson B, dh 3 0 1 0 Goodwin T, cf 4 1 2 0 Bordick M, ss 3 0 0 0 Roberts B, lf 5 0 2 0 Palmeiro R, 1b 4 2 2 2 King J, 1b 3 1 0 1 Davis E, rf 4 2 3 0 Bell J, ss 4 1 3 3 Ripken C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Vitiello J, dh 3 0 1 0 Surhoff B, lf 2 1 0 0 Damon J, pr 0 0 0 0 Hammonds J, cf 4 0 0 0 Dye J, rf 4 0 0 0 Hoiles C, c 4 0 1 2 Paquette C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Webster L, c 0 0 0 0 Sweeney M, c 3 0 0 0 Reboulet J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Spehr T, c 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 8 4 32 6 9 4 Kansas City 100 030 000 -- 4 Baltimore 200 010 03x -- 6 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Rosado J 6.0 6 3 1 1 4 Walker J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Montgomery J (L) 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Kamieniecki S 4.2 5 4 4 3 2 Mathews T 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 Rhodes A (W) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 Myers R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Paquette C, Ripken C DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 8, Baltimore 6 3B -- Goodwin T HR -- Bell J, Palmeiro R SB -- Offerman J, King J, Goodwin T, Davis E CS -- Goodwin T SH -- Bordick M HBP -- by Walker J (Anderson B) WP -- Kamieniecki S Balk -- Rosado J T -- 3:10 A -- 43031
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