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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 25, 1999
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 25, 1999 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 25, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 25, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mac Suzuki |
| Home Starting Pitcher | C.J. Nitkowski |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 41,164 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Jim Reynolds 2B: Rocky Roe 3B: Rick Reed |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carlos Febles | Second Baseman |
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | DH |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Mark Quinn | Left Fielder |
| Joe Vitiello | First Baseman |
| Sal Fasano | Catcher |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Polonia | Left Fielder |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
| Karim Garcia | Right Fielder |
| Juan Encarnacion | Center Fielder |
| Robert Fick | DH |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Larry Parrish | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 25, 1999
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Nitkowski
Febles strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Nitkowski
Sanchez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Nitkowski
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Suzuki
Polonia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Suzuki
There goes Polonia. The throw from Fasano and he is out, Febles applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Suzuki
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Suzuki
There's a wild pitch. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Suzuki
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Suzuki
Palmer strikes out. Fasano drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Palmer out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Nitkowski
Dye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Nitkowski
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Nitkowski
Randa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Quinn vs. Nitkowski
Quinn takes first base on ball four. Randa moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Vitiello vs. Nitkowski
Vitiello strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Suzuki
Easley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Suzuki
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Suzuki
Encarnacion hits a fly ball into left field. Quinn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Nitkowski
Fasano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Febles vs. Nitkowski
Febles strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Nitkowski
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Easley throws towards first, with the pitcher covering. Nitkowski fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Nitkowski. Fasano moves to third. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Beltran vs. Nitkowski
Beltran strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Dye vs. Nitkowski
Dye strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fick vs. Suzuki
Fick hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Suzuki
Cruz bunts towards the mound. Suzuki fields it and throws to first for the out. Fick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Polonia vs. Suzuki
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fick moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Ausmus vs. Suzuki
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Quinn. Ausmus reaches second base with a double. Fick scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Suzuki
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Nitkowski
Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Nitkowski
Randa hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Nitkowski
Quinn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Suzuki
Palmer hits a fly ball into left field. Quinn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Suzuki
Easley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Suzuki
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Nitkowski
Vitiello strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Nitkowski
Fasano is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Febles vs. Nitkowski
Febles hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Fasano moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Nitkowski
Sanchez bunts towards third. Palmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fasano moves to third. Febles moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Beltran vs. Nitkowski
Beltran hits a fly ball into right field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fasano tags and scores. Febles tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dye vs. Nitkowski
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nitkowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Suzuki
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fick vs. Suzuki
Fick hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Suzuki
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Nitkowski
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Nitkowski
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Nitkowski
Quinn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Suzuki
Polonia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Suzuki
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Polonia moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Suzuki
There goes Ausmus. The throw from Fasano and he is safe. Ausmus steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Clark vs. Suzuki
Clark hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Palmer vs. Suzuki
Palmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Easley vs. Murray
Dan Murray now pitching.
Easley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Garcia vs. Murray
Garcia hits a fly ball towards center. Beltran settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Beltran. Polonia scores. Ausmus scores. Palmer moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Encarnacion vs. Murray
Encarnacion hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fick vs. Murray
Fick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Murray
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Nitkowski
Vitiello hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nitkowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Nitkowski
Fasano is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Febles vs. Nitkowski
Febles takes first base on ball four. Fasano moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Cordero
Francisco Cordero now pitching.
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Fasano scores. Febles moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Beltran vs. Cordero
Beltran hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Easley catches it and throws to first to double up Sanchez. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Murray
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vitiello fields the ball and throws to Murray covering. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Murray
Ausmus hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Murray
Clark hits a popup towards third. Randa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Murray
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Murray
Easley strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Cordero
Dye strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Cordero
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Encarnacion. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Randa vs. Cordero
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cordero fields it and has Sweeney trapped. There's the throw to Palmer who throws to Cruz, who tags Sweeney for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Quinn vs. Cordero
Quinn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randa goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sutton vs. Cordero
Larry Sutton pinch hits for Joe Vitiello.
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sutton for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Rigby
Larry Sutton now playing first base. Brad Rigby now pitching.
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Rigby
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rigby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fick vs. Rigby
Fick hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Encarnacion moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Rigby
Cruz takes first base on ball four. Encarnacion moves to third. Fick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Polonia vs. Rigby
Polonia hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beltran who is chasing the ball. Polonia reaches third base with a triple. Encarnacion scores. Fick scores. Cruz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Ausmus vs. Rigby
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Rigby
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pose vs. Anderson
Matt Anderson now pitching. Scott Pose pinch hits for Sal Fasano. Kimera Bartee now playing center field. Juan Encarnacion now playing left field.
Pose strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Anderson
Dee Brown pinch hits for Carlos Febles.
Brown hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Anderson
Jeremy Giambi pinch hits for Rey Sanchez.
Giambi strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/25/1999 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Febles C, 2b 3 0 1 0 Polonia L, lf 3 2 2 3
Brown D, ph 1 0 0 0 Bartee K, cf 0 0 0 0
Sanchez R, ss 4 0 3 1 Ausmus B, c 4 2 3 3
Giambi J, ph 1 0 0 0 Clark T, 1b 5 0 0 0
Beltran C, cf 3 0 0 1 Palmer D, 3b 3 1 0 0
Dye J, rf 3 0 0 0 Easley D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Sweeney M, dh 4 0 1 0 Garcia K, rf 4 1 1 0
Randa J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Encarnacion J, cf-lf 4 2 1 3
Quinn M, lf 3 0 1 1 Fick R, dh 3 2 2 0
Vitiello J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cruz D, ss 2 1 0 0
Sutton L, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Fasano S, c 1 2 1 0
Pose S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 8 3 32 11 10 9
Kansas City 000 010 110 -- 3
Detroit 001 005 23x -- 11
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Suzuki M (L) 5.1 4 4 1 4 3
Murray D 1.2 3 4 2 1 3
Rigby B 1.0 3 3 3 1 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Nitkowski C (W) 6.1 5 2 2 3 10
Cordero F 1.2 3 1 1 0 1
Anderson M 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Nitkowski C, Beltran C
DP -- Kansas City 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Detroit 4
2B -- Ausmus B, Sweeney M
3B -- Polonia L
HR -- Encarnacion J, Ausmus B
SB -- Ausmus B
CS -- Polonia L
SH -- Cruz D
SF -- Beltran C
HBP -- by Nitkowski C (Fasano S) 2
WP -- Suzuki M
T -- 2:50
A -- 41164
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