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Royals
@ Reds
Cinergy Field
September 3, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 3, 1997 at Cinergy Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ricky Bones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brett Tomko |
| Ballpark | Cinergy Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 16,285 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Nauert 1B: Jeff Kellogg 2B: Randy Marsh 3B: Rich Rieker |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Rod Myers | Right Fielder |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Larry Sutton | First Baseman |
| Yamil Benitez | Left Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Jed Hansen | Second Baseman |
| Ricky Bones | Pitcher |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Deion Sanders | Left Fielder |
| Pokey Reese | Shortstop |
| Chris Stynes | Second Baseman |
| Eduardo Perez | First Baseman |
| Willie Greene | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Sanders | Right Fielder |
| Ed Taubensee | Catcher |
| Jon Nunnally | Center Fielder |
| Brett Tomko | Pitcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Reds
Cinergy Field
September 3, 1997
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Tomko
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Tomko
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Tomko covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tomko
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Tomko
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Bones
Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bones
Reese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Bones
Stynes strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Bones
Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Myers. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Greene vs. Bones
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Tomko
Sutton hits a fly ball into left field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Tomko
Benitez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sanders. Benitez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Tomko
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hansen vs. Tomko
Hansen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Bones
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Taubensee vs. Bones
Taubensee hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nunnally vs. Bones
Nunnally takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Tomko vs. Bones
Tomko bunts towards the mound. Bones fields it and throws to first for the out. Nunnally moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Bones
Sanders hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nunnally scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Bones
Reese takes first base on ball four. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Stynes vs. Bones
There goes Sanders. The throw from Sweeney and he is out, Palmer applying the tag. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Stynes vs. Bones
Stynes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Bones
Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Myers. Perez reaches second base with a double. Myers throws the ball in to Palmer who tags Perez trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Reese scores. Stynes goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Tomko
Felix Martinez pinch hits for Ricky Bones.
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Tomko
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Tomko
Myers hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Haney
Chris Haney now pitching.
Greene hits a fly ball into right field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Haney
Sanders hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Taubensee vs. Haney
Taubensee hits a line drive into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Nunnally vs. Haney
There's a wild pitch. Sanders moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Nunnally vs. Haney
Nunnally strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tomko
Bell hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Sanders. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Tomko
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Sutton vs. Tomko
Sutton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Benitez vs. Tomko
Benitez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sweeney vs. Tomko
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stynes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tomko vs. Haney
Tomko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Haney
Sanders hits a line drive towards center. Damon chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Damon. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Haney
Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stynes vs. Haney
Stynes hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Tomko
Hansen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Tomko
Shane Halter pinch hits for Chris Haney.
Halter hits a line drive into center field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Tomko
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stynes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Service
Scott Service now pitching. Scott Cooper now playing third base.
Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Greene vs. Service
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sutton fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Perez for the double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Service
Sanders hits a fly ball into right field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Tomko
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stynes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tomko
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stynes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Tomko
Cooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sutton vs. Tomko
Sutton hits a fly ball into center field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Service
Taubensee strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nunnally vs. Service
Nunnally hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tomko vs. Service
Tomko strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Service
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Tomko
Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stynes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Tomko
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Tomko
Hansen takes first base on ball four. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Tomko
David Howard pinch hits for Scott Service.
Howard takes first base on ball four. Sweeney moves to third. Hansen moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Damon vs. Tomko
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stynes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sweeney scores. Hansen moves to third. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Myers vs. Tomko
Myers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Tomko
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hansen scores. Howard scores. Myers moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Martinez
Pedro Martinez now pitching. Jeff King pinch hits for Scott Cooper.
King hits a fly ball into left field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Olson
Gregg Olson now pitching. David Howard now playing third base.
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Olson
Stynes strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Olson
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Martinez
Sutton hits a fly ball into center field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Sullivan
Scott Sullivan now pitching.
Benitez hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Sullivan
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Whisenant
Matt Whisenant now pitching.
Greene is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Whisenant
Sanders takes first base on ball four. Greene moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Taubensee vs. Whisenant
Taubensee is hit by the pitch. Greene moves to third. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Kelly vs. Bevil
Mike Kelly pinch hits for Jon Nunnally. Brian Bevil now pitching.
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to home to get Greene. Sanders moves to third. Taubensee moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Harris vs. Bevil
Lenny Harris pinch hits for Scott Sullivan.
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Sanders vs. Bevil
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sutton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanders for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Shaw
Jeff Shaw now pitching. Mike Kelly now playing center field.
Hansen hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Shaw
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Shaw
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Shaw
Myers hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1997 -- Kansas City at Cincinnati (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Damon J, cf 5 0 0 1 Sanders D, lf 5 0 1 1
Myers R, rf 4 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 3 2 1 1
Bell J, ss 3 0 2 2 Stynes C, 2b 3 1 0 0
Palmer D, 3b 2 0 0 0 Perez E, 1b 4 0 3 2
Cooper S, 3b 0 0 0 0 Greene W, 3b 3 0 0 0
King J, ph 1 0 0 0 Sanders R, rf 2 1 1 0
Olson G, p 0 0 0 0 Taubensee E, c 3 1 1 2
Whisenant M, p 0 0 0 0 Nunnally J, cf 2 1 1 0
Bevil B, p 0 0 0 0 Kelly M, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Sutton L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Tomko B, p 2 0 0 0
Benitez Y, lf 4 0 1 0 Martinez P, p 0 0 0 0
Sweeney M, c 4 1 1 0 Sullivan S, p 0 0 0 0
Hansen J, 2b 3 1 0 0 Harris L, ph 1 0 0 0
Bones R, p 0 0 0 0 Shaw J, p 0 0 0 0
Martinez F, ph 1 0 0 0
Haney C, p 0 0 0 0
Halter S, ph 1 0 0 0
Service S, p 0 0 0 0
Howard D, ph-3b 1 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 5 3 29 6 8 6
Kansas City 000 000 300 -- 3
Cincinnati 150 000 00x -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bones R (L) 2.0 5 6 6 4 1
Haney C 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Service S 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Olson G 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Whisenant M* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Bevil B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Tomko B (W) 6.2 5 3 3 5 9
Martinez P 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Sullivan S 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Shaw J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Damon J, Reese P
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Cincinnati 7
2B -- Perez E 2, Benitez Y, Sanders R, Bell J
HR -- Reese P, Taubensee E
CS -- Sanders D
SH -- Tomko B
HBP -- by Whisenant M (Greene W), by Whisenant M (Taubensee E)
WP -- Haney C
T -- 2:50
A -- 16285
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