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Royals
@ Orioles
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
August 26, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 26, 1997 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Glendon Rusch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Key |
| Ballpark | Oriole Park at Camden Yards |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 46,016 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Rocky Roe 2B: Dale Scott 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bip Roberts | Center Fielder |
| Jed Hansen | Second Baseman |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Chili Davis | DH |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Yamil Benitez | Left Fielder |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brady Anderson | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Alomar | Second Baseman |
| Geronimo Berroa | DH |
| Rafael Palmeiro | First Baseman |
| Cal Ripken | Third Baseman |
| B.J. Surhoff | Left Fielder |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | Right Fielder |
| Chris Hoiles | Catcher |
| Mike Bordick | Shortstop |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Orioles
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
August 26, 1997
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Key
Roberts 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 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Key
Hansen hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Hammonds. Hansen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Key
Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Key
Davis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Key
Palmer hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Key
Benitez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rusch
Anderson 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 -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Rusch
Alomar hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Berroa vs. Rusch
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rusch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Key
King hits a fly ball into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Key
Sweeney 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, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Key
Dye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Key
Roberts hits a line drive towards third. Ripken reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Rusch
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Rusch
Ripken hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Surhoff vs. Rusch
Surhoff takes first base on ball four. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Hammonds vs. Rusch
Hammonds hits a line drive into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hoiles vs. Rusch
Hoiles is hit by the pitch. Ripken moves to third. Surhoff moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Bordick vs. Rusch
Bordick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Key
Hansen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Key
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Key
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Key fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rusch
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Rusch
Alomar hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Rusch
Berroa is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Rusch
Palmeiro 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
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Key
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Key fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Key
Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bordick. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
King vs. Key
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Benitez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Sweeney vs. Key
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Benitez tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Key
Dye strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Rusch
Ripken hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Benitez. Ripken reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Surhoff vs. Rusch
Surhoff hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Surhoff for the out. Ripken moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Hammonds vs. Rusch
Hammonds hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hoiles vs. Rusch
Hoiles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Bordick vs. Rusch
Bordick takes first base on ball four. Hoiles moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Anderson vs. Rusch
Anderson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Rusch
Alomar 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
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Key
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Key
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Key
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Key
Davis takes first base on ball four. Hansen moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Key
Palmer 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
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Rusch
Berroa hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Rusch
Palmeiro hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, 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
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Key
Aaron Ledesma now playing second base.
Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Key
King strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Key
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sweeney for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Rusch
Surhoff hits a line drive towards the mound. Rusch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hammonds vs. Rusch
Hammonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hoiles vs. Rusch
Hoiles hits a fly ball into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bordick vs. Rusch
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Hansen fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Key
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Key
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Key
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Mills
Alan Mills now pitching.
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Hammonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Pichardo
Hipolito Pichardo now pitching.
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Pichardo
Ledesma 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 -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Pichardo
Berroa strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Mills
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Mills
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops it up and throws to first, with Mills covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Mills
Benitez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hammonds. Benitez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Mills
King is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Mills
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Pichardo
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Pichardo
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Surhoff vs. Whisenant
Matt Whisenant now pitching.
Surhoff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whisenant fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Benitez
Armando Benitez now pitching.
Dye hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Benitez
Johnny Damon pinch runs for Jermaine Dye.
There goes Damon. The throw from Hoiles and he is safe. Damon steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Benitez
Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Hansen vs. Benitez
There goes Damon. The throw from Hoiles and he is safe. Damon steals third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Hansen vs. Benitez
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Damon scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Benitez
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hammonds vs. Montgomery
Johnny Damon now playing center field. Shane Halter now playing right field. Jeff Montgomery now pitching.
Hammonds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hoiles vs. Montgomery
Hoiles strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Montgomery
Harold Baines pinch hits for Mike Bordick.
Baines hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1997 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Roberts B, cf 5 0 1 0 Anderson B, cf 4 1 1 4
Halter S, rf 0 0 0 0 Alomar R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Hansen J, 2b 5 1 2 1 Ledesma A, 2b 1 0 0 0
Bell J, ss 5 1 1 2 Berroa G, dh 3 0 0 0
Davis C, dh 3 1 1 1 Palmeiro R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Palmer D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Ripken C, 3b 4 1 3 0
Benitez Y, lf 4 1 1 0 Surhoff B, lf 3 0 0 0
King J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Hammonds J, rf 4 0 1 0
Sweeney M, c 3 0 0 1 Hoiles C, c 2 1 0 0
Dye J, rf 4 0 2 0 Bordick M, ss 2 1 0 0
Damon J, pr-cf 0 1 0 0 Baines H, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 9 5 31 4 6 4
Kansas City 300 100 001 -- 5
Baltimore 000 400 000 -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch G 6.0 5 4 4 3 1
Pichardo H 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Whisenant M (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Montgomery J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Key J 6.2 7 4 3 1 7
Mills A 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Benitez A (L) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
E -- Bordick M
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Baltimore 5
2B -- Hansen J, Ripken C, Benitez Y
HR -- Bell J, Davis C, Anderson B
SB -- Damon J 2
SF -- Sweeney M
HBP -- by Rusch G (Hoiles C), by Rusch G (Berroa G)
T -- 2:57
A -- 46016
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