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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 1, 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 May 1, 1997 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 1, 1997 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 1, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Woody Williams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jose Rosado |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 12,046 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Shulock 1B: Rick Reed 2B: Tim Tschida 3B: Don Denkinger |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jacob Brumfield | Center Fielder |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Joe Carter | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Juan Samuel | DH |
| Benito Santiago | Catcher |
| Robert Perez | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Bip Roberts | Left Fielder |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Chili Davis | DH |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Craig Paquette | Third Baseman |
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Damon | Right Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 1, 1997
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Rosado
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rosado
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Rosado
Merced strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Rosado
Carter hits a line drive into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Williams
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Williams
Roberts takes first base on ball four. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Williams
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Offerman moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Williams
King strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Williams
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Brumfield 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. Rosado
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Rosado
Samuel hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Rosado
Santiago hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Rosado
Perez hits a fly ball towards left field. Roberts drops the ball. He retrieves the ball and throws it towards home. Macfarlane tags Santiago out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Williams
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Macfarlane for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Williams
Paquette strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Williams
Goodwin hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Rosado
Garcia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brumfield vs. Rosado
Brumfield hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Rosado
There goes Garcia. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Garcia steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Rosado
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Merced vs. Rosado
Merced hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garcia moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Carter vs. Rosado
Carter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Williams
Damon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Williams
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Williams
Roberts hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Williams
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Perez. Bell reaches second base with a double. Damon scores. Roberts goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
King vs. Williams
King hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Williams
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Rosado
Sprague takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Samuel vs. Rosado
Samuel hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Rosado
There's a wild pitch. Sprague moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Santiago vs. Rosado
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Rosado
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Williams
Macfarlane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Williams
Paquette strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Williams
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Macfarlane moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Williams
Damon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Macfarlane moves to third. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Offerman vs. Williams
Offerman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Merced who is chasing the ball. Offerman reaches third base with a triple. Macfarlane scores. Goodwin scores. Damon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Roberts vs. Flener
Huck Flener now pitching.
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Flener
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Rosado
Garcia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brumfield vs. Rosado
Brumfield hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Rosado
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Offerman fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Bell covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Flener
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Flener
Davis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Flener
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Flener
Paquette 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 -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Flener
Goodwin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Flener
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Rosado
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Rosado covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Rosado
Carter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin who is chasing the ball. Carter reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Sprague vs. Rosado
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Samuel vs. Rosado
Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Flener
Offerman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Merced. Offerman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Flener
Mike Sweeney pinch hits for Bip Roberts.
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Offerman moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Flener
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Offerman scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Flener
King hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Flener
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Rosado
Shane Halter now playing right field. Johnny Damon now playing left field.
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Rosado
Perez hits a popup into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Rosado
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Timlin
Mike Timlin now pitching.
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Timlin
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Timlin
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Timlin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Rosado
Brumfield hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rosado
Gonzalez 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, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Williams
Mitch Williams now pitching.
Merced hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Offerman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Crabtree
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Crabtree
Halter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Crabtree
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Halter moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Crabtree
King hits a line drive into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Converse
Jim Converse now pitching.
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Converse
Sprague hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Samuel vs. Converse
Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/1/1997 -- Toronto at Kansas City (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Brumfield J, cf 4 0 0 0 Offerman J, 2b 4 1 2 3
Gonzalez A, ss 3 0 1 0 Roberts B, lf 2 1 1 0
Merced O, rf 4 0 0 0 Sweeney M, ph 1 0 0 0
Carter J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Halter S, rf 1 0 1 0
Sprague E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Bell J, ss 5 0 3 3
Samuel J, dh 4 0 0 0 King J, 1b 4 1 0 0
Santiago B, c 3 0 1 0 Davis C, dh 4 1 1 2
Perez R, lf 3 0 0 0 Macfarlane M, c 3 1 0 0
Garcia C, 2b 1 0 0 0 Paquette C, 3b 4 0 0 0
Goodwin T, cf 4 1 2 0
Damon J, rf-lf 4 2 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 4 0 36 8 12 8
Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City 002 321 00x -- 8
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Williams W (L) 3.1 6 5 5 3 4
Flener H 2.2 4 3 3 1 1
Timlin M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Crabtree T 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado J (W) 7.2 3 0 0 4 5
Williams M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Converse J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Roberts B
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Toronto 6, Kansas City 8
2B -- Bell J, Offerman J
3B -- Offerman J, Carter J
HR -- Davis C
SB -- Garcia C
WP -- Rosado J
T -- 2:46
A -- 12046
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