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May 5, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 2 7 0
Red Sox 0 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 2 7 0
Red Sox 0 5 0

Mo Vaughn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .289
OBP .333 .440
At Bats 3 97
Hits 1 28
• Singles 1 18
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 18

Kevin Appier Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 0
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Fenway Park - May 5, 1997
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Kevin Appier
Tim Spehr
Jeff King
Jose Offerman
Craig Paquette
Jay Bell
Bip Roberts
Tom Goodwin
Jermaine Dye
Mo Vaughn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 2 7 0 9
Boston Red Sox 0 5 0 3
Winning Pitcher Kevin Appier
Losing Pitcher Chris Hammond
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jay Bell
Attendance 19,061
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
Count: 0-0, 2 Outs
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Vaughn hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bell strikes out.
Top 9 Offerman takes first base on ball four. Goodwin moves to second.
Top 9 Goodwin is hit by the pitch.
Top 9 Spehr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Jim Corsi now pitching. Dye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bragg strikes out.
Bottom 8 Haselman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Valentin hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 O'Leary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Roberts strikes out.
Top 8 Davis strikes out.
Top 8 King hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bragg. King reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Naehring strikes out.
Bottom 7 Jefferson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Vaughn strikes out.
Top 7 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Goodwin strikes out.
Top 7 Spehr strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cordero hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Bip Roberts now playing left field. Bragg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Dye hits a fly ball into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Paquette strikes out.
Top 6 Vitiello strikes out.
Bottom 5 Haselman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Valentin hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes O'Leary. The throw from Spehr to Offerman and they have O'Leary trapped. The throw over to King, who applies the tag for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Leary takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Naehring fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 King hits a line drive into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Naehring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jefferson hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Appier covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 4 Vaughn hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Goodwin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Spehr trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 4 Spehr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Dye hits a fly ball into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Appier covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Garciaparra hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bragg strikes out.
Top 3 Vitiello hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hammond fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Offerman moves to second.
Top 3 King hits a popup in front of the plate. Haselman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bell hits a line drive into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodwin tags and scores.
Top 3 Offerman bunts towards third. Naehring fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Goodwin moves to third.
Top 3 Goodwin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordero. Goodwin reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Haselman bunts towards the mound. Appier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Naehring moves to third.
Bottom 2 O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Appier fields it and throws to first for the out. Naehring moves to second.
Bottom 2 Naehring hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Jefferson hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Spehr hits a line drive towards short. Garciaparra reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dye strikes out.
Top 2 Paquette strikes out.
Bottom 1 Vaughn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Garciaparra hits a line drive into left field. Vitiello settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Vitiello strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Davis. The throw from Haselman and he is safe. Davis steals second.
Top 1 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Naehring fields it and throws to first for the out. Offerman moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Offerman. The throw from Haselman and he is safe. Offerman steals second.
Top 1 Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jefferson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Offerman takes first base on ball four.