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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 9, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 9, 1997 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Glendon Rusch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Suppan |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 31,410 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Everitt 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Dan Morrison 3B: Greg Kosc |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bip Roberts | Left Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Chili Davis | DH |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Yamil Benitez | Right Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| John Valentin | Third Baseman |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Mike Stanley | DH |
| Wil Cordero | Left Fielder |
| Jesus Tavarez | Center Fielder |
| Darren Bragg | Right Fielder |
| Bill Haselman | Catcher |
| Mike Benjamin | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 9, 1997
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Suppan
Roberts hits a line drive towards short. Garciaparra reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Suppan
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Suppan
Bell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Suppan
There's a wild pitch. Offerman moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Suppan
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Palmer vs. Suppan
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Rusch
Garciaparra hits a line drive into right field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Rusch
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Rusch
Vaughn strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Suppan
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Valentin. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Suppan
Damon hits a line drive into center field. Tavarez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Benitez vs. Suppan
Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rusch
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cordero vs. Rusch
Cordero hits a line drive into right field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tavarez vs. Rusch
Tavarez 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 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Suppan
Sweeney hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Suppan
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Suppan
Offerman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Rusch
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Rusch
Haselman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Rusch
Benjamin strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Suppan
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Suppan
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Suppan
Palmer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
King vs. Suppan
King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Suppan
Damon takes first base on ball four. Palmer moves to third. King moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Benitez vs. Suppan
Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Garciaparra. Palmer scores. King moves to third. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Sweeney vs. Suppan
Sweeney is hit by the pitch. King scores. Damon moves to third. Benitez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Roberts vs. Suppan
Roberts hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Damon scores. Benitez moves to third. Sweeney moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Offerman vs. Lacy
Kerry Lacy now pitching.
Offerman hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Benitez scores. Sweeney moves to third. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Lacy
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lacy juggles the ball. That's an error on Lacy. Sweeney scores. Roberts moves to third. Offerman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vitiello vs. Lacy
Joe Vitiello pinch hits for Chili Davis.
Vitiello hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Palmer vs. Lacy
Palmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Roberts scores. Offerman scores. Bell moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Lacy
King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Rusch
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Rusch
Valentin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Rusch
Vaughn hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Rusch
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Lacy
Damon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Benitez vs. Lacy
Benitez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Lacy
Mike Macfarlane pinch hits for Mike Sweeney.
Macfarlane hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Damon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Roberts vs. Lacy
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin fields it and throws to second for the out. Damon scores. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Lacy
Offerman hits a line drive into center field. Tavarez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Rusch
Mike Macfarlane now catching.
Cordero hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavarez vs. Rusch
Tavarez hits a line drive into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Rusch
Bragg hits a line drive into right field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wasdin
John Wasdin now pitching.
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Wasdin
Vitiello strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Wasdin
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Rusch
Haselman hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Rusch
Benjamin hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Rusch
Garciaparra hits a fly ball into right field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Rusch
Valentin hits a line drive into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Wasdin
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Wasdin
Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Tavarez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Wasdin
Benitez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Rusch
Vaughn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rusch
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Rusch
Cordero hits a fly ball into right field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tavarez vs. Rusch
Tavarez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Wasdin
Macfarlane strikes out. Haselman drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Macfarlane out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Wasdin
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Tavarez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Wasdin
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Wasdin
Bell hits a popup towards short. Garciaparra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Rusch
Bragg hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haselman vs. Rusch
Haselman hits a line drive into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benjamin vs. Rusch
Benjamin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bragg moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garciaparra vs. Rusch
Garciaparra 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 9
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Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Mahay
Ron Mahay now pitching.
Vitiello hits a fly ball into center field. Tavarez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Mahay
Palmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
King vs. Mahay
There's a wild pitch. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
King vs. Mahay
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Mahay
Damon hits a line drive towards left. Cordero catches it and throws to second to double up Palmer. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Rusch
Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Rusch
Vaughn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Benitez. Vaughn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Rusch
Stanley hits a line drive into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cordero vs. Rusch
Cordero hits a fly ball into right field. Benitez 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 8/9/1997 -- Kansas City at Boston (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Roberts B, lf 5 1 1 2 Garciaparra N, ss 4 0 1 0
Offerman J, 2b 5 1 3 1 Valentin J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Bell J, ss 5 1 2 0 Vaughn M, 1b 4 1 2 1
Davis C, dh 2 0 0 0 Stanley M, dh 3 0 0 0
Vitiello J, ph 3 0 0 0 Cordero W, lf 4 0 0 0
Palmer D, 3b 5 1 3 2 Tavarez J, cf 3 0 0 0
King J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Bragg D, rf 3 0 1 0
Damon J, cf 4 2 1 0 Haselman B, c 3 1 1 1
Benitez Y, rf 4 1 0 1 Benjamin M, 2b 3 0 1 0
Sweeney M, c 1 1 0 1
Macfarlane M, ph-c 2 0 1 0
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40 9 12 8 31 2 6 2
Kansas City 000 810 000 -- 9
Boston 000 001 100 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch G (W) 9.0 6 2 2 1 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan J (L) 3.1 6 7 4 1 3
Lacy K 1.2 4 2 1 0 1
Wasdin J 3.0 1 0 0 0 4
Mahay R 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Valentin J, Garciaparra N, Lacy K
DP -- Kansas City 2, Boston 2
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Boston 3
2B -- Vaughn M
HR -- Haselman B, Vaughn M
HBP -- by Suppan J (Sweeney M)
WP -- Suppan J, Mahay R
T -- 2:29
A -- 31410
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