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Royals
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
May 9, 2001
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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 9, 2001 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 9, 2001 |
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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 9, 2001 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dan Reichert |
Home Starting Pitcher | CC Sabathia |
Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 32,664 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: CB Bucknor 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Dan Iassogna 3B: Jeff Kellogg |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
Mike Sweeney | First Baseman |
Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
Mark Quinn | DH |
Dee Brown | Left Fielder |
Hector Ortiz | Catcher |
Luis Ordaz | Second Baseman |
Tony Muser | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
Roberto Alomar | Second Baseman |
Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
Jim Thome | First Baseman |
Ellis Burks | Left Fielder |
Marty Cordova | DH |
Russell Branyan | Third Baseman |
Einar Diaz | Catcher |
Charlie Manuel | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
May 9, 2001
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Sabathia
Beltran strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Sabathia
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sabathia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Sabathia
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Sabathia
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Reichert
Lofton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Reichert
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Lofton for the double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Reichert
Alomar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Reichert
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Thome vs. Reichert
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops it up and throws to first, with Reichert covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Sabathia
Randa hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Quinn vs. Sabathia
Quinn strikes out. There goes Randa. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Sabathia
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Sabathia
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ortiz for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Reichert
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa juggles the ball. That's an error on Randa. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Reichert
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reichert fields it and throws to first for the out. Burks moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Branyan vs. Reichert
Branyan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Diaz vs. Reichert
Diaz hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lofton vs. Reichert
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ordaz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ordaz vs. Sabathia
Ordaz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Sabathia
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Branyan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Sabathia
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Reichert
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Reichert
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ordaz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Reichert
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ordaz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Sabathia
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sabathia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Sabathia
Dye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Sabathia
There goes Dye. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Dye steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Randa vs. Sabathia
There's a wild pitch. Dye moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Randa vs. Sabathia
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Quinn vs. Sabathia
Quinn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Reichert
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Reichert
Burks takes first base on ball four. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Cordova vs. Reichert
There's a wild pitch. Thome moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Cordova vs. Reichert
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Branyan vs. Reichert
Branyan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Reichert
Diaz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ortiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Reichert
Lofton strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Sabathia
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Branyan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Sabathia
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ordaz vs. Sabathia
Ordaz hits a line drive towards short. Vizquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Reichert
Vizquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Reichert
Alomar strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Reichert
There's a wild pitch. Vizquel moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Reichert
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Reichert
Thome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vizquel scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Reichert
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Sabathia
Beltran hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burks. Beltran reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Sanchez vs. Sabathia
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground that hits Beltran. Beltran is out and Sanchez is safe at first. There goes Beltran trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Sabathia
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Dye vs. Sabathia
Dye is hit by the pitch. Sanchez moves to third. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Randa vs. Sabathia
Randa hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sanchez tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Quinn vs. Reed
Steve Reed now pitching.
Quinn hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Stein
Blake Stein now pitching.
Cordova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beltran throws the ball in to Sanchez who tags Cordova trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branyan vs. Stein
Branyan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Stein
Diaz strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lofton vs. Stein
Lofton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Branyan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Vizquel vs. Stein
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vizquel for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Reed
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Reed
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Alicea vs. Shuey
Paul Shuey now pitching. Luis Alicea pinch hits for Luis Ordaz.
Alicea strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Beltran vs. Shuey
Beltran strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Shuey
Sanchez hits a line drive towards first. Thome reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Stein
Luis Alicea now playing second base.
Alomar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Stein
There goes Alomar. The throw from Ortiz and he is out, Alicea applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Stein
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Stein
Thome strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Shuey
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Shuey
Dye strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Shuey
Randa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Quinn vs. Shuey
Quinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez now pitching.
Burks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Hernandez
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Branyan vs. Hernandez
Branyan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Hernandez
Jolbert Cabrera pinch runs for Russell Branyan.
Diaz hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lofton vs. Hernandez
Lofton strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wickman
Jolbert Cabrera now playing third base. Bob Wickman now pitching.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Wickman
Dave McCarty pinch hits for Hector Ortiz.
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Wickman
Alicea strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/9/2001 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Beltran C, cf 4 0 1 0 Lofton K, cf 5 0 2 0 Sanchez R, ss 4 1 1 0 Vizquel O, ss 3 1 1 0 Sweeney M, 1b 3 0 1 0 Alomar R, 2b 3 0 1 0 Dye J, rf 3 0 1 0 Gonzalez J, rf 4 0 1 0 Randa J, 3b 3 0 2 1 Thome J, 1b 3 1 1 1 Quinn M, dh 4 0 0 0 Burks E, lf 3 2 1 1 Brown D, lf 4 0 1 0 Cordova M, dh 4 0 1 0 Ortiz H, c 3 0 1 0 Branyan R, 3b 2 1 2 3 McCarty D, ph 1 0 0 0 Cabrera J, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Ordaz L, 2b 2 0 0 0 Diaz E, c 4 0 0 0 Alicea L, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 1 8 1 31 5 10 5 Kansas City 000 001 000 -- 1 Cleveland 000 310 01x -- 5 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Reichert D (L) 5.0 6 4 4 4 4 Stein B 2.0 3 0 0 1 3 Hernandez R 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Sabathia C (W) 5.2 5 1 1 1 5 Reed S* 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 Shuey P 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 Wickman B 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Randa J DP -- Kansas City 2 LOB -- Kansas City 8, Cleveland 8 2B -- Beltran C HR -- Branyan R, Burks E SB -- Randa J, Dye J CS -- Alomar R SF -- Randa J HBP -- by Sabathia C (Dye J) WP -- Sabathia C, Reichert D 2 T -- 2:55 A -- 32664
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