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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 6, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 6, 1997 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 6, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jose Rosado |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Gordon |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 20,178 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Brian O'Nora 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Ted Hendry |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Bip Roberts | Left Fielder |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Chili Davis | DH |
| Scott Cooper | Third Baseman |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Damon | Right Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| Wil Cordero | Left Fielder |
| Mo Vaughn | DH |
| Mike Stanley | First Baseman |
| Tim Naehring | Third Baseman |
| John Valentin | Second Baseman |
| Rudy Pemberton | Right Fielder |
| Bill Haselman | Catcher |
| Shane Mack | Center Fielder |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 6, 1997
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Gordon
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gordon
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Gordon
There goes Bell. The throw from Haselman and he is out, Garciaparra applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Gordon
Roberts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Rosado
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Rosado
Cordero hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Rosado
Vaughn hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Gordon
King hits a line drive into center field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gordon
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Gordon
Cooper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rosado
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Naehring vs. Rosado
Naehring hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Rosado
Valentin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roberts. Valentin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Pemberton vs. Rosado
Pemberton strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Gordon
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Gordon
Goodwin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Gordon
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stanley fields the ball and throws to Gordon covering. Safe. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Offerman vs. Gordon
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sweeney moves to third. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Gordon
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Pemberton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Rosado
Haselman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Rosado
Mack hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Rosado
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Gordon
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Gordon
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Naehring fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gordon
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Rosado
Cordero hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Rosado
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rosado
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Naehring vs. Rosado
Naehring hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Rosado
Valentin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roberts. Valentin reaches second base with a double. Naehring goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Pemberton vs. Rosado
Pemberton strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Gordon
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Gordon
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Goodwin vs. Gordon
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Damon vs. Gordon
Damon hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Cooper scores. Goodwin moves to third. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Offerman vs. Gordon
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Goodwin scores. Damon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Gordon
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Damon scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Gordon
Roberts hits a line drive into right field. Pemberton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Rosado
Haselman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Rosado
Mack hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Rosado
Garciaparra strikes out. There goes Haselman. The throw from Sweeney to second, and Haselman is out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Gordon
King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Gordon
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. King moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Gordon
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stanley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cooper for the out. King moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Sweeney vs. Gordon
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Goodwin vs. Gordon
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Rosado
Cordero hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Rosado
Vaughn hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rosado
Stanley hits a line drive towards third. Cooper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Gordon
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Gordon
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gordon
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Naehring vs. Rosado
Naehring strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Rosado
Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pemberton vs. Rosado
Pemberton hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Gordon
Roberts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Gordon
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gordon
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Rosado
Haselman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Rosado
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Rosado drops the ball. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Rosado
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cooper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cordero vs. Pichardo
Hipolito Pichardo now pitching.
Cordero strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Gordon
Cooper hits a line drive into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Gordon
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mack. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Gordon
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Slocumb
Heathcliff Slocumb now pitching.
Damon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Offerman vs. Slocumb
There goes Damon. The throw from Haselman and he is safe. Damon steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Offerman vs. Slocumb
Offerman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Slocumb
Bell is hit by the pitch. Goodwin scores. Damon moves to third. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Roberts vs. Slocumb
Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Damon scores. Offerman scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
King vs. Slocumb
King strikes out. There goes Bell. The throw from Haselman and Bell is out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Pichardo
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Pichardo
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Naehring vs. Pichardo
Naehring takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Pichardo
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valentin for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/1997 -- Kansas City at Boston (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Offerman J, 2b 4 1 0 1 Garciaparra N, ss 4 0 0 0
Bell J, ss 3 0 1 2 Cordero W, lf 4 1 1 1
Roberts B, lf 5 0 2 2 Vaughn M, dh 4 0 0 0
King J, 1b 5 0 1 0 Stanley M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Davis C, dh 4 0 1 0 Naehring T, 3b 3 1 1 0
Cooper S, 3b 4 1 1 0 Valentin J, 2b 4 0 2 1
Sweeney M, c 3 1 1 0 Pemberton R, rf 3 0 0 0
Goodwin T, cf 3 2 1 1 Haselman B, c 3 0 1 0
Damon J, rf 4 2 3 1 Mack S, cf 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 11 7 32 2 5 2
Kansas City 000 030 004 -- 7
Boston 000 200 000 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado J (W) 7.2 5 2 2 0 7
Pichardo H (S) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Gordon T (L) 8.1 9 5 5 3 9
Slocumb H 0.2 2 2 2 1 1
E -- Rosado J
DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Boston 4
2B -- Valentin J 2, Cooper S, Sweeney M
HR -- Cordero W
SB -- Damon J
CS -- Bell J 2, Haselman B
HBP -- by Slocumb H (Bell J)
T -- 2:51
A -- 20178
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