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September 19, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 6 16 0
Royals 2 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 6 16 0
Royals 2 8 0

Mike Sweeney Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .242
OBP .333 .312
At Bats 3 215
Hits 1 52
• Singles 1 38
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 27

Paul Assenmacher Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 0 3
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Kauffman Stadium - September 19, 1997
Out
Paul Assenmacher
Pat Borders
Jim Thome
Bip Roberts
Matt Williams
Tony Fernandez
Bruce Aven
Marquis Grissom
Brian Giles
Mike Sweeney
Jose Offerman
Dean Palmer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 6 16 0 8
Kansas City Royals 2 8 0 7
Winning Pitcher Brian Anderson
Losing Pitcher Ricky Bones
Save Paul Assenmacher
Game Winning RBI Brian Giles
Attendance 16,973
Time of Game 3 hours 6 minutes
Count: 1-0, 2 Outs
Count: 1-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Offerman moves to second.
Bottom 9 Chili Davis pinch hits for Felix Martinez. Davis strikes out.
Bottom 9 Paul Assenmacher now pitching. Jose Offerman pinch hits for Rod Myers. Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. King scores. Palmer moves to third.
Bottom 9 Damon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. King moves to third. Palmer moves to second.
Bottom 9 Palmer takes first base on ball four. King moves to second.
Bottom 9 King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores.
Bottom 9 Bruce Aven now playing left field. Brian Giles now playing right field. Bell hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Grissom who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Justice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hansen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Thome strikes out.
Top 9 Larry Sutton now playing left field. Rod Myers now playing right field. Jeff Montgomery now pitching. Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hansen strikes out.
Bottom 8 Larry Sutton pinch hits for Shane Halter. Sutton hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Felix Martinez pinch runs for Scott Cooper. Sweeney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Borders settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Paul Shuey now pitching. Scott Cooper pinch hits for Andy Stewart. Cooper takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Roberts hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Grissom strikes out.
Top 8 Johnny Damon now playing center field. Rod Myers now playing left field. Shane Halter now playing right field. Scott Service now pitching. Borders strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rod Myers pinch hits for Yamil Benitez. Myers strikes out.
Bottom 7 Johnny Damon pinch hits for Jermaine Dye. Damon strikes out.
Bottom 7 Palmer strikes out.
Top 7 Giles strikes out.
Top 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields it and throws to second for the out. Thome moves to third.
Top 7 Justice hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ramirez scores. Thome moves to second.
Top 7 Matt Whisenant now pitching. Thome hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ramirez moves to second.
Top 7 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out.
Bottom 6 Eric Plunk now pitching. King strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sweeney moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hansen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to second.
Bottom 6 Halter hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sweeney hits a line drive beyond second. Roberts can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 6 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Grissom for the double play.
Top 6 Grissom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hector Carrasco now pitching. Borders hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Benitez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Giles hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thome scores. Justice moves to third.
Top 5 Justice is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Thome hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Benitez. Thome reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hansen moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hansen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Halter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Grissom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Borders moves to second.
Top 4 Borders hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Thome scores. Giles scores.
Top 4 Giles hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Giles reaches second base with a double. Ramirez scores. Thome moves to third.
Top 4 Williams strikes out.
Top 4 Justice hits a fly ball into center field. Halter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thome hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ramirez moves to second.
Top 4 Ramirez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Roberts strikes out.
Top 3 Grissom hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Grissom reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Borders strikes out.
Bottom 2 Dye hits a fly ball into right field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 King hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Williams. The throw from Sweeney and he is out, Hansen applying the tag.
Top 2 Giles hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Williams is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Justice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hansen is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 1 Bell strikes out. There goes Hansen. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 1 There goes Hansen. The throw from Borders and he is safe. Hansen steals second.
Bottom 1 Hansen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Halter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thome hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ramirez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Fernandez hits a line drive towards short. Bell catches it and throws to first to double up Roberts.
Top 1 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.