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Royals
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
May 22, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 22, 1997 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 22, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 22, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jose Rosado |
Home Starting Pitcher | Albie Lopez |
Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 42,962 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Chuck Meriwether 3B: Terry Craft |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
Jay Bell | Shortstop |
Bip Roberts | Left Fielder |
Jeff King | First Baseman |
Chili Davis | DH |
Craig Paquette | Third Baseman |
Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
Johnny Damon | Right Fielder |
Bob Boone | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
Jim Thome | First Baseman |
Julio Franco | DH |
David Justice | Left Fielder |
Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
Pat Borders | Catcher |
Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
Mike Hargrove | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
May 22, 1997
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Lopez
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lopez
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Lopez
Roberts hits a line drive into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Rosado
Grissom hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Rosado
Seitzer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Rosado
Thome hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Rosado
Franco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Justice vs. Rosado
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rosado fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Lopez
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lopez
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Lopez
Paquette strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Rosado
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Rosado
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Rosado
Borders 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 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Lopez
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Lopez
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Lopez
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Borders and he is out, Vizquel applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Lopez
Damon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Lopez
There goes Damon. The throw from Borders and he is safe. Damon steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Lopez
Offerman hits a line drive towards third. Seitzer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Rosado
Vizquel hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Rosado
Grissom hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Rosado
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rosado fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lopez
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Justice. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Lopez
Roberts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Lopez
There goes Roberts. The throw from Borders and he is safe. Roberts steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
King vs. Lopez
King hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Lopez
Davis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Paquette vs. Lopez
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Rosado
Thome hits a line drive into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Rosado
Franco hits a line drive towards short. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Rosado
Justice hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Rosado
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Lopez
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Lopez
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Lopez
Damon hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Lopez
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Borders and he is safe. Goodwin steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Lopez
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Rosado
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Borders vs. Rosado
Borders takes first base on ball four. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vizquel vs. Rosado
Vizquel bunts towards the mound. Rosado fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fernandez moves to third. Borders moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Grissom vs. Rosado
Grissom strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Seitzer vs. Rosado
Seitzer takes first base on ball four. Fernandez scores. Borders moves to third. Vizquel moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Thome vs. Rosado
The ball gets by Sweeney for a passed ball. Borders scores. Vizquel moves to third. Seitzer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Thome vs. Rosado
There's a wild pitch. Vizquel scores. Seitzer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Thome vs. Rosado
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Franco vs. Williams
Mike Williams now pitching.
Franco strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Justice vs. Williams
Justice is walked intentionally. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Ramirez vs. Williams
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Seitzer scores. Thome scores. Justice moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Williams
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Damon. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. Justice scores. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Borders vs. Williams
Borders hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ramirez scores. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Williams
Vizquel strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lopez
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Lopez
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Lopez
King strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Williams
Grissom hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Williams
Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Williams
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Williams
Kevin Mitchell pinch hits for Julio Franco.
Mitchell strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lopez
Damian Jackson now playing second base.
Davis hits a popup in front of the plate. Borders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Lopez
Paquette strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Lopez
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Williams
Justice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Williams
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Justice moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Williams
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Borders vs. Williams
Borders 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 8
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodwin for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Assenmacher
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Assenmacher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Assenmacher
David Howard pinch hits for Jose Offerman.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. McDill
David Howard now playing second base. Shane Halter now playing left field. Allen McDill now pitching.
Vizquel hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. McDill
Grissom hits a line drive towards short. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. McDill
Seitzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. McDill
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howard misplays the ball. That's an error on Howard. Seitzer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Mitchell vs. McDill
Mitchell 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, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mesa
Jose Mesa now pitching.
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Mesa
Halter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Mesa
King strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Mesa
Davis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Halter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Paquette vs. Mesa
Paquette strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/22/1997 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Offerman J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Grissom M, cf 5 0 1 0 Howard D, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Seitzer K, 3b 3 1 0 1 Bell J, ss 4 1 1 0 Thome J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Roberts B, lf 3 0 1 1 Franco J, dh 3 0 1 0 Halter S, lf 1 0 1 0 Mitchell K, ph 2 0 0 0 King J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Justice D, lf 3 2 2 1 Davis C, dh 3 0 1 0 Ramirez M, rf 4 1 3 2 Paquette C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Fernandez T, 2b 3 2 2 1 Sweeney M, c 2 0 0 0 Jackson D, 2b 1 0 0 0 Goodwin T, cf 3 0 1 0 Borders P, c 3 1 1 2 Damon J, rf 3 0 1 0 Vizquel O, ss 4 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 6 1 35 9 12 7 Kansas City 000 100 000 -- 1 Cleveland 000 180 00x -- 9 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Rosado J (L) 4.1 6 6 6 3 2 Williams M 2.2 6 3 3 1 5 McDill A 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Lopez A (W) 7.0 4 1 1 2 6 Assenmacher P 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Mesa J 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 E -- Howard D DP -- Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Cleveland 7 2B -- Bell J, Fernandez T HR -- Justice D SB -- Damon J, Roberts B, Goodwin T CS -- Goodwin T WP -- Rosado J PB -- Sweeney M T -- 2:51 A -- 42962
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