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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 27, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 27, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 27, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 27, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tim Belcher |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Mohler |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 16,294 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dan Morrison 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Al Clark |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bip Roberts | Left Fielder |
Jay Bell | Shortstop |
Jeff King | First Baseman |
Chili Davis | DH |
Joe Vitiello | Right Fielder |
Craig Paquette | Third Baseman |
Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
Shane Halter | Second Baseman |
Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
Bob Boone | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Damon Mashore | Center Fielder |
Dave Magadan | Third Baseman |
Jose Canseco | DH |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Matt Stairs | Right Fielder |
Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
Jason Giambi | Left Fielder |
Tony Batista | Shortstop |
Brent Mayne | Catcher |
Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 27, 1997
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Mohler
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mohler
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Mohler
King hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Mohler
Davis hits a line drive into center field. Mashore picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mashore. King moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Vitiello vs. Mohler
There goes Davis. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Vitiello vs. Mohler
Vitiello hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. King scores. Davis scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Mohler
Paquette hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mashore vs. Belcher
Mashore hits a line drive into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Belcher
Magadan hits a popup into right field. Vitiello settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Belcher
Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Mohler
Macfarlane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Halter vs. Mohler
Halter bunts towards the mound. Mohler fields it and throws to first for the out. Macfarlane moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Mohler
Damon strikes out. Mayne drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Damon out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Mohler
Roberts hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Stairs. Roberts reaches second base with a double. Macfarlane scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Mohler
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Belcher
McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Belcher
Stairs 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 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Belcher
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Belcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Mohler
King strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Mohler
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Mohler
Vitiello strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Belcher
Giambi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Paquette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Belcher
Batista hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Belcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Belcher
Mayne hits a popup into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Mohler
Paquette hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giambi. Paquette reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Macfarlane vs. Mohler
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Paquette moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Halter vs. Mohler
Halter bunts towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. Paquette scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Mohler
Damon hits a line drive into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mashore vs. Belcher
Mashore strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Belcher
Magadan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Belcher
Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Belcher
McGwire hits a line drive towards third. Paquette reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Mohler
Roberts hits a line drive into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mohler
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Mohler
There goes Bell. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Bell steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
King vs. Mohler
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Mohler
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Vitiello vs. Mohler
Vitiello hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Mohler, and towards Spiezio, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Belcher
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Belcher
Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field. Vitiello settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Belcher
Giambi hits a fly ball into right field. Vitiello settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Mohler
Paquette strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Mohler
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Mohler
Halter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Mohler
There goes Halter. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Halter steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Mohler
Damon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Belcher
Batista hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Belcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayne vs. Belcher
Mayne hits a popup into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mashore vs. Belcher
Mashore 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 7
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Mohler
David Howard pinch hits for Bip Roberts.
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wengert
Don Wengert now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Wengert
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Wengert
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. King moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Vitiello vs. Acre
Mark Acre now pitching.
Vitiello takes first base on ball four. King moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Paquette vs. Acre
Tom Goodwin pinch runs for Joe Vitiello.
Paquette strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Belcher
Tom Goodwin now playing center field. Johnny Damon now playing right field. David Howard now playing second base. Shane Halter now playing left fi
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Belcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Belcher
Canseco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Belcher
McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Belcher
There goes Canseco. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Canseco steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Stairs vs. Belcher
Stairs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Spiezio vs. Belcher
Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Acre
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Acre
Halter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Groom
Buddy Groom now pitching.
Halter is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Groom
Damon hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Belcher
Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Halter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Belcher
Batista hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Belcher
Geronimo Berroa pinch hits for Brent Mayne.
Berroa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mashore vs. Belcher
Izzy Molina pinch runs for Geronimo Berroa.
Mashore 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, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Groom
Izzy Molina now catching.
Howard hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Giambi who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Taylor
Billy Taylor now pitching.
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Taylor
King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Taylor
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bell scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Taylor
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Taylor
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Macfarlane vs. Taylor
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields the ball and throws to Taylor covering. Safe. Goodwin scores. Paquette moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Halter vs. Taylor
Halter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Belcher
Magadan hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Belcher
Canseco hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Damon. Canseco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Belcher
McGwire hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Macfarlane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Stairs vs. Belcher
Stairs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Canseco scores. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Belcher
Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/27/1997 -- Kansas City at Oakland (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Roberts B, lf 3 0 1 1 Mashore D, cf 4 0 0 0 Howard D, ph-2b 2 1 1 0 Magadan D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Bell J, ss 4 1 1 0 Canseco J, dh 4 1 2 0 King J, 1b 3 1 2 1 McGwire M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Davis C, dh 5 1 2 0 Stairs M, rf 3 0 1 1 Vitiello J, rf 3 0 1 2 Spiezio S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Goodwin T, pr-cf 1 1 1 0 Giambi J, lf 3 0 0 0 Paquette C, 3b 5 1 2 0 Batista T, ss 3 0 1 0 Macfarlane M, c 4 1 1 1 Mayne B, c 2 0 0 0 Halter S, 2b-lf 2 0 1 1 Berroa G, ph 1 0 1 0 Damon J, cf-rf 4 0 0 0 Molina I, pr-c 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 7 13 6 32 1 6 1 Kansas City 210 100 003 -- 7 Oakland 000 000 001 -- 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Belcher T (W) 9.0 6 1 1 1 2 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Mohler M (L) 6.1 6 4 3 3 9 Wengert D 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 Acre M 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 Groom B* 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 Taylor B 1.0 4 2 2 1 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- Mashore D DP -- Kansas City 1, Oakland 1 LOB -- Kansas City 10, Oakland 5 2B -- Roberts B, Paquette C, Canseco J 3B -- Howard D SB -- Davis C, Bell J, Halter S, Canseco J CS -- Halter S SH -- Halter S 2 T -- 2:55 A -- 16294
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