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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 29, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on April 29, 1997 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 29, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 29, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Hentgen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Glendon Rusch |
Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 12,533 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tim Tschida 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: John Shulock 3B: Rick Reed |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
Joe Carter | First Baseman |
Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
Carlos Delgado | DH |
Jacob Brumfield | Left Fielder |
Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
Tilson Brito | Shortstop |
Cito Gaston | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
Jay Bell | Shortstop |
Jeff King | First Baseman |
Chili Davis | DH |
Joe Vitiello | Right Fielder |
Craig Paquette | Third Baseman |
Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
Johnny Damon | Left Fielder |
Bob Boone | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 29, 1997
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Rusch
Nixon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Rusch
Garcia hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Offerman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Rusch
Merced hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Rusch
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Hentgen
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Offerman for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Hentgen
Goodwin hits a line drive into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hentgen
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Rusch
Sprague hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Rusch
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Rusch
Brumfield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Rusch
O'Brien strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Hentgen
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Hentgen
Davis strikes out. There goes King. The throw from O'Brien to Brito, and King is out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Hentgen
Vitiello hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Rusch
Brito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Rusch
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Rusch
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Rusch
Merced hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Rusch
Carter hits a line drive into right field. Vitiello settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Hentgen
Paquette hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Hentgen
Macfarlane hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Hentgen
Damon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Macfarlane moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Offerman vs. Hentgen
Offerman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Hentgen
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hentgen
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
King vs. Hentgen
King hits a line drive into left field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Rusch
Sprague hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Rusch
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Delgado for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Rusch
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Damon. Brumfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Rusch
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brumfield scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brito vs. Rusch
Brito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hentgen
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vitiello vs. Hentgen
Vitiello hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Merced. Vitiello reaches second base with a double. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Paquette vs. Hentgen
Paquette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Macfarlane vs. Hentgen
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Damon vs. Hentgen
Damon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis scores. Vitiello scores. Paquette moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Offerman vs. Hentgen
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Offerman for the out. Paquette moves to third. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Goodwin vs. Hentgen
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Rusch
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Rusch
Garcia hits a popup towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Rusch
Merced hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hentgen
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Hentgen
King hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hentgen
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Rusch
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Rusch
Sprague hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Rusch
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Rusch
Brumfield hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Hentgen
Vitiello hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Hentgen
Bip Roberts pinch runs for Joe Vitiello.
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Hentgen
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Veres
Bip Roberts now playing left field. Johnny Damon now playing right field. Randy Veres now pitching.
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Veres
Brito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Veres
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Hentgen
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia misplays the ball. That's an error on Garcia. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Hentgen
Offerman bunts towards the mound. Hentgen fields it and throws to first for the out. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Hentgen
Goodwin bunts towards the mound. Hentgen fields it and throws to first for the out. Damon moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Hentgen
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Hentgen
Damon is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Veres
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Veres
Merced 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 -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Veres
Carter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Veres
Sprague hits a line drive towards short. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Hentgen
King strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hentgen
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Hentgen
Shane Halter pinch hits for Bip Roberts.
Halter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Hentgen
Paquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Halter moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Macfarlane vs. Hentgen
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Veres
Shane Halter now playing left field.
Delgado hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Veres
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Veres
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching.
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter fields the ball and throws to Plesac covering. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Plesac
Offerman bunts towards first. Carter scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Quantrill
Mike Sweeney pinch hits for Tom Goodwin. Paul Quantrill now pitching. David Howard pinch hits for Mike Sweeney.
Howard is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Quantrill
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
King vs. Quantrill
King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Pichardo
David Howard now playing right field. Johnny Damon now playing center field. Hipolito Pichardo now pitching.
Brito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Pichardo
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Pichardo
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Pichardo covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 10
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Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Quantrill
Davis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/29/1997 -- Toronto at Kansas City (N) Toronto AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Nixon O, cf 5 0 2 0 Offerman J, 2b 3 1 1 3 Garcia C, 2b 5 1 0 0 Goodwin T, cf 4 0 0 0 Merced O, rf 4 1 2 2 Sweeney M, ph 0 0 0 0 Carter J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Howard D, ph-rf 0 0 0 0 Sprague E, 3b 4 2 2 2 Bell J, ss 4 0 1 0 Delgado C, dh 4 0 0 0 King J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Brumfield J, lf 4 1 1 0 Davis C, dh 4 2 1 1 O'Brien C, c 4 0 1 1 Vitiello J, rf 3 1 2 0 Brito T, ss 4 0 0 0 Roberts B, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Halter S, ph-lf 0 0 0 0 Paquette C, 3b 3 0 1 0 Macfarlane M, c 4 1 1 0 Damon J, lf-rf-cf 4 1 3 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 5 8 5 33 6 10 6 Toronto 012 101 000 0 -- 5 Kansas City 003 200 000 1 -- 6 0 outs when winning run was scored. Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Hentgen P 8.0 8 5 5 5 5 Plesac D 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Quantrill P (L) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Rusch G 6.0 7 5 5 0 4 Veres R 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 Pichardo H (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Garcia C DP -- Toronto 2, Kansas City 1 LOB -- Toronto 3, Kansas City 8 2B -- Brumfield J, Vitiello J HR -- Sprague E 2, Merced O, Offerman J, Davis C CS -- King J, Damon J SH -- Offerman J 2 T -- 2:42 A -- 12533
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