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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 20, 1996
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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 20, 1996 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1996 |
|---|---|
| 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 20, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Hentgen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Haney |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 14,303 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Drew Coble 1B: Rick Reed 2B: Mark Johnson 3B: Larry Young |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Domingo Cedeno | Second Baseman |
| Juan Samuel | First Baseman |
| Joe Carter | DH |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Jacob Brumfield | Right Fielder |
| Robert Perez | Left Fielder |
| Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bip Roberts | Second Baseman |
| Tom Goodwin | Left Fielder |
| Keith Lockhart | Third Baseman |
| Joe Vitiello | DH |
| Michael Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | First Baseman |
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| David Howard | Shortstop |
| Bob Boone | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 20, 1996
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Haney
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Haney
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Haney
Samuel is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Hentgen
Roberts hits a popup towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Hentgen
Goodwin hits a fly ball into right field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Hentgen
Lockhart hits a fly ball into left field. Perez 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: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Haney
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Haney
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Haney
Brumfield hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Hentgen
Vitiello hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Vitiello reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Hentgen
Tucker hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Brumfield. Tucker reaches second base with a double. Vitiello scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Hentgen
Offerman bunts towards the mound. Hentgen fields it and throws to first for the out. Tucker moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Damon vs. Hentgen
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Samuel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Damon for the out. Tucker scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Hentgen
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Haney
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Haney
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lockhart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Haney
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hentgen
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Hentgen
Roberts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Hentgen
O'Brien fires to second and picks off Howard for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Hentgen
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hentgen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Lockhart vs. Hentgen
Lockhart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Vitiello vs. Hentgen
There goes Lockhart. The throw from O'Brien and he is safe. Lockhart steals second. Goodwin scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Vitiello vs. Hentgen
Vitiello strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Haney
Nixon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tucker who is chasing the ball. Nixon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Haney
Felipe Crespo pinch runs for Otis Nixon.
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Samuel vs. Haney
Samuel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crespo scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Haney
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Haney
Sprague hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Hentgen
Felipe Crespo now playing first base. Juan Samuel now playing right field. Jacob Brumfield now playing center field.
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Hentgen
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Hentgen
Damon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Hentgen
Macfarlane hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Perez. Macfarlane reaches second base with a double. Tucker moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Hentgen
Hentgen spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Hentgen. Tucker scores. Macfarlane moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Hentgen
Macfarlane is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Haney
Brumfield hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Haney
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Haney
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hentgen
Howard hits a popup into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Hentgen
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Hentgen
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lockhart vs. Hentgen
There goes Goodwin. The throw from O'Brien and he is out, Gonzalez applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Haney
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lockhart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Crespo vs. Haney
Crespo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Haney
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Hentgen
Lockhart hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Hentgen
Vitiello is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Hentgen
Tucker hits a fly ball into right field. Samuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Haney
Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Haney
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Haney
Sprague hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Sprague reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brumfield vs. Haney
Brumfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sprague scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Haney
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brumfield moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Haney
O'Brien strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Hentgen
Offerman hits a fly ball into right field. Samuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Hentgen
Damon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Hentgen
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into right field. Samuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hentgen
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Haney
Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crespo vs. Haney
Crespo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Haney
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards first. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Bohanon
Brian Bohanon now pitching.
Roberts bunts towards first. Crespo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Bohanon
Goodwin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Bohanon
Lockhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Vitiello vs. Bohanon
Vitiello strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Haney
Samuel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Haney
Carter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Carter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sprague vs. Haney
Sprague hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching.
Brumfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Montgomery
John Olerud pinch hits for Robert Perez.
Olerud hits a fly ball into center field. Damon 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 5/20/1996 -- Toronto at Kansas City (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 2 0 1 0 Roberts B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Crespo F, pr-1b 2 1 0 0 Goodwin T, lf 4 1 1 0
Cedeno D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lockhart K, 3b 4 0 2 0
Samuel J, 1b-rf 4 0 1 1 Vitiello J, dh 4 1 1 0
Carter J, dh 4 1 1 0 Tucker M, rf 2 2 1 1
Sprague E, 3b 4 2 2 2 Offerman J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Brumfield J, rf-cf 4 0 1 1 Damon J, cf 3 1 1 2
Perez R, lf 3 0 1 0 Macfarlane M, c 3 0 1 0
Olerud J, ph 1 0 0 0 Howard D, ss 2 0 0 0
O'Brien C, c 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez A, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 7 4 28 5 8 3
Toronto 000 100 102 -- 4
Kansas City 021 100 10x -- 5
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Hentgen P (L) 7.0 7 5 4 2 4
Bohanon B 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Haney C (W) 8.1 7 4 4 0 4
Montgomery J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Hentgen P
LOB -- Toronto 3, Kansas City 2
2B -- Vitiello J, Tucker M, Macfarlane M, Sprague E, Carter J
3B -- Nixon O
HR -- Damon J, Sprague E
SB -- Lockhart K
CS -- Goodwin T
SH -- Offerman J
WP -- Hentgen P
T -- 2:05
A -- 14303
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