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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 13, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 13, 1997 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 13, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 13, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tim Belcher |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hideki Irabu |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 31,418 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 13 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Dale Scott 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Brian O'Nora |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
Jay Bell | Shortstop |
Chili Davis | DH |
Jeff King | First Baseman |
Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
Yamil Benitez | Left Fielder |
Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
David Howard | Third Baseman |
Tony Muser | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
Tim Raines | DH |
Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
Chad Curtis | Left Fielder |
Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Luis Sojo | Second Baseman |
Joe Girardi | Catcher |
Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 13, 1997
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Irabu
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Irabu
Damon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Irabu
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Irabu
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Belcher
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Belcher
Raines 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 -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Belcher
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Belcher
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Neill vs. Belcher
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Curtis vs. Belcher
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Irabu
King strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Irabu
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Irabu
Benitez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Irabu
There goes Benitez. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Benitez steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Macfarlane vs. Irabu
Macfarlane hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Belcher
Shane Halter now playing third base.
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sojo vs. Belcher
Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Belcher
Bip Roberts now playing third base. Shane Halter now playing second base.
Girardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sojo moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Jeter vs. Belcher
Jeter takes first base on ball four. Sojo moves to third. Girardi moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Raines vs. Belcher
Raines takes first base on ball four. Sojo scores. Girardi moves to third. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Belcher
Williams hits a line drive towards short. Bell catches it and throws to second to double up Jeter. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Irabu
Halter hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Irabu
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Irabu
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez fields the ball and throws to Irabu covering. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Irabu
There goes Damon. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Damon steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Irabu
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Belcher
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Belcher
O'Neill hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Belcher
Curtis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Belcher
There goes Curtis. The throw from Macfarlane and he is out, Bell applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Belcher
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Irabu
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Irabu
King hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Irabu
Dye hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Belcher
Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Belcher
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Belcher
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Irabu
Benitez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Irabu
Macfarlane hits a line drive beyond second. Sojo can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Halter vs. Irabu
Halter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Curtis who is chasing the ball. Halter reaches third base with a triple. Macfarlane goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Roberts vs. Irabu
Roberts hits a line drive into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Halter tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Irabu
Damon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Curtis. Damon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Irabu
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Belcher
Raines hits a line drive into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Belcher
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Belcher
Martinez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Belcher
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Curtis vs. Belcher
Curtis strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Irabu
Davis hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Irabu
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Irabu
Dye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Benitez vs. Mendoza
Ramiro Mendoza now pitching.
Benitez hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Mendoza
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Dye moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Halter vs. Mendoza
Halter hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Belcher
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sojo vs. Belcher
Sojo bunts towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sojo for the out. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Girardi vs. Belcher
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Jeter vs. Belcher
Jeter hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Jeter reaches second base with a double. Boggs scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Raines vs. Whisenant
Matt Whisenant now pitching.
Raines hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Mendoza
Roberts hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Roberts reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Mendoza
Damon hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Mendoza
Bell hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Roberts moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Nelson
Jeff Nelson now pitching.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Whisenant
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Whisenant
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whisenant fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Whisenant. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Whisenant
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Curtis vs. Whisenant
Curtis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Martinez scores. O'Neill moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Whisenant
Boggs takes first base on ball four. O'Neill moves to third. Curtis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Sojo vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. O'Neill scores. Curtis moves to third. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Sojo vs. Carrasco
Sojo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Curtis scores. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Girardi vs. Carrasco
Girardi hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Boggs scores. Sojo moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Jeter vs. Carrasco
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carrasco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Raines vs. Carrasco
Raines takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Carrasco
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Nelson
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Nelson
Dye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Benitez vs. Nelson
Benitez hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Nelson
Macfarlane hits a line drive into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Walker
Jamie Walker now pitching.
Martinez hits a popup towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Walker
O'Neill hits a line drive into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Walker
Curtis hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Lloyd
Graeme Lloyd now pitching.
Halter hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Lloyd
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Lloyd
Damon hits a line drive towards third. Boggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/13/1997 -- Kansas City at New York (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Offerman J, 2b 1 0 0 0 Jeter D, ss 4 0 1 1 Roberts B, 3b 3 0 1 1 Raines T, dh 3 0 0 1 Damon J, cf 4 0 2 0 Williams B, cf 4 1 0 0 Bell J, ss 4 0 1 0 Martinez T, 1b 5 2 2 1 Davis C, dh 4 1 1 1 O'Neill P, rf 4 2 3 2 King J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Curtis C, lf 4 1 1 1 Dye J, rf 3 0 1 0 Boggs W, 3b 3 2 2 0 Benitez Y, lf 4 0 1 0 Sojo L, 2b 3 1 1 1 Macfarlane M, c 4 1 2 0 Girardi J, c 4 0 2 1 Howard D, 3b 0 0 0 0 Halter S, 3b-2b 4 1 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 11 3 34 9 12 8 Kansas City 000 021 000 -- 3 New York 111 011 40x -- 9 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Belcher T (L) 5.2 9 5 5 4 2 Whisenant M 0.2 1 4 3 2 0 Carrasco H 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 Walker J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Irabu H (W) 5.1 6 3 3 2 5 Mendoza R 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 Nelson J 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 Lloyd G 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Whisenant M DP -- Kansas City 1, New York 2 LOB -- Kansas City 8, New York 9 2B -- Damon J, Jeter D, Roberts B, Girardi J 3B -- Halter S HR -- O'Neill P, Martinez T, Davis C SB -- Benitez Y, Damon J CS -- Curtis C SH -- Sojo L SF -- Roberts B WP -- Carrasco H PB -- Macfarlane M T -- 3:13 A -- 31418
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