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Orioles
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 20, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 20, 1997 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 20, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Key |
Home Starting Pitcher | Glendon Rusch |
Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 16,225 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ray DiMuro 1B: Marty Foster 2B: Tim Tschida 3B: John Shulock |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brady Anderson | Center Fielder |
Jeff Reboulet | Second Baseman |
B.J. Surhoff | Left Fielder |
Geronimo Berroa | DH |
Rafael Palmeiro | First Baseman |
Cal Ripken | Third Baseman |
Jeffrey Hammonds | Right Fielder |
Chris Hoiles | Catcher |
Mike Bordick | Shortstop |
Davey Johnson | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
Jed Hansen | Second Baseman |
Jay Bell | Shortstop |
Chili Davis | DH |
Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
Jeff King | First Baseman |
Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
Yamil Benitez | Left Fielder |
Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 20, 1997
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rusch
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Anderson for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Rusch
Reboulet 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 -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Rusch
Surhoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Key
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Key
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reboulet scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Key
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Rusch
Berroa hits a line drive into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Rusch
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Rusch
Ripken strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hammonds vs. Rusch
Hammonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Palmeiro moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Hoiles vs. Rusch
Hoiles hits a line drive towards third. Palmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Key
Davis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hammonds. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Key
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Palmer for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
King vs. Key
King hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Key
Dye hits a fly ball into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Rusch
Bordick 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 -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rusch
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Rusch
Reboulet strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Key
Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Key
Sweeney hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hammonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Key
Damon hits a line drive into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Rusch
Surhoff hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Rusch covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Rusch
Berroa hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Rusch
Palmeiro hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Rusch
Ripken hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hammonds vs. Rusch
Hammonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Key
Hansen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Key
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hansen moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Key
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Hansen moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Palmer vs. Key
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hoiles vs. Rusch
Hoiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Rusch
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rusch
Anderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Key
Tony Tarasco now playing right field.
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Key
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reboulet fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Key
Benitez hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Key
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Rusch
Reboulet hits a line drive into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Rusch
Surhoff hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Dye fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Dye. Surhoff moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Berroa vs. Rusch
Berroa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Palmeiro vs. Rusch
Palmeiro hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Rusch
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tarasco vs. Rusch
Tarasco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Key
Damon hits a fly ball into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Key
Hansen strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Key
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hoiles vs. Rusch
Hoiles strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Rusch
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rusch
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields the ball and throws to Rusch covering. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reboulet vs. Rusch
Reboulet strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Key
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Key
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Key
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Olson
Gregg Olson now pitching.
Surhoff hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Olson
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Olson
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Olson
Ripken hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Benitez
Armando Benitez now pitching.
Dye strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Benitez
Benitez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Benitez
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Benitez
Damon strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tarasco vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching.
Tarasco 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 -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hoiles vs. Montgomery
Hoiles hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Montgomery covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Montgomery
Bordick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Myers
Randy Myers now pitching.
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reboulet scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Myers
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Myers
Davis strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/20/1997 -- Baltimore at Kansas City (N) Baltimore AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Anderson B, cf 4 0 1 0 Damon J, cf 4 0 0 0 Reboulet J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hansen J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Surhoff B, lf 4 1 1 0 Bell J, ss 4 0 1 0 Berroa G, dh 3 1 0 0 Davis C, dh 4 1 2 0 Palmeiro R, 1b 4 2 4 4 Palmer D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Ripken C, 3b 4 0 1 0 King J, 1b 1 0 0 1 Hammonds J, rf 2 0 1 0 Dye J, rf 3 0 0 0 Tarasco T, rf 2 0 0 0 Benitez Y, lf 3 1 2 1 Hoiles C, c 4 0 0 0 Sweeney M, c 3 0 0 0 Bordick M, ss 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 8 4 28 2 5 2 Baltimore 000 103 000 -- 4 Kansas City 010 000 010 -- 2 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Key J (W) 7.0 4 1 1 2 5 Benitez A 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 Myers R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Rusch G (L) 7.0 7 4 4 1 6 Olson G 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Montgomery J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Dye J DP -- Baltimore 3 LOB -- Baltimore 5, Kansas City 2 2B -- Davis C, Surhoff B HR -- Palmeiro R 2, Benitez Y SF -- King J T -- 2:19 A -- 16225
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