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Indians
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 28, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 28, 1996 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 28, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 28, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack McDowell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Haney |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,820 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Chuck Meriwether 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Larry McCoy |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | First Baseman |
| Jim Thome | Third Baseman |
| Albert Belle | Left Fielder |
| Julio Franco | DH |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Kent | Second Baseman |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | Shortstop |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Rod Myers | Center Fielder |
| Bip Roberts | Left Fielder |
| Craig Paquette | First Baseman |
| Johnny Damon | Right Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | DH |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Keith Lockhart | Second Baseman |
| Bob Boone | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 28, 1996
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Haney
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Haney
Seitzer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Myers. Seitzer reaches second base with a double. Lofton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Haney
Thome hits a line drive into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Seitzer moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Belle vs. Haney
Belle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Franco vs. Haney
Franco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. McDowell
Offerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. McDowell
There goes Offerman. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Offerman steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Randa vs. McDowell
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Offerman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Myers vs. McDowell
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roberts vs. McDowell
Roberts hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Paquette vs. McDowell
Paquette hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Haney
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Haney
Kent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Haney
There's a wild pitch. Kent moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Alomar vs. Haney
Alomar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Damon. Alomar reaches second base with a double. Kent moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Vizquel vs. Haney
Vizquel hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kent tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Haney
Lofton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. McDowell
Damon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Damon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. McDowell
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Macfarlane vs. McDowell
Macfarlane takes first base on ball four. Damon moves to third. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lockhart vs. McDowell
Lockhart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Damon scores. Sweeney moves to third. Macfarlane moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Offerman vs. McDowell
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Seitzer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Offerman for the out. Sweeney scores. Macfarlane moves to third. Lockhart moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Randa vs. McDowell
Randa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Myers vs. McDowell
Myers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Macfarlane scores. Lockhart scores. Randa moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. McDowell
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paquette vs. McDowell
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thome fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Haney
Seitzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Haney
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Belle vs. Haney
Belle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Offerman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. McDowell
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. McDowell
Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. McDowell
Macfarlane hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lockhart vs. McDowell
Lockhart hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Haney
Franco hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Haney
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Haney
Kent hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. McDowell
Offerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. McDowell
Randa hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. McDowell
Alomar fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Alomar. Offerman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Myers vs. McDowell
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Roberts vs. McDowell
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Haney
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Haney
Vizquel hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Haney
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. McDowell
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. McDowell
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Seitzer fields the ball and throws to McDowell covering. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. McDowell
There goes Damon. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Damon steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. McDowell
There goes Damon. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Damon steals third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Sweeney vs. McDowell
Sweeney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Macfarlane vs. McDowell
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Haney
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Damon. Seitzer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Haney
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Seitzer moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Belle vs. Haney
Belle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Haney
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Haney
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Mercker
Kent Mercker now pitching.
Lockhart hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Mercker
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Mercker
Randa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Mercker
There goes Randa. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Randa steals second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Mercker
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Scanlan
Bob Scanlan now pitching.
Kent strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Scanlan
Alomar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Scanlan
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Scanlan
Lofton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Scanlan
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lofton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Thome vs. Scanlan
Thome hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Plunk
Eric Plunk now pitching.
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Plunk
Paquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Plunk
Damon hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Plunk
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. Paquette moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Macfarlane vs. Plunk
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Scanlan
Belle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Paquette scoops it up and throws to first, with Scanlan covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Scanlan
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Scanlan
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Anderson
Brian Anderson now pitching. Chris Stynes pinch hits for Keith Lockhart.
Stynes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Anderson
Offerman bunts towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. Stynes moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Randa vs. Tavarez
Julian Tavarez now pitching. Tom Goodwin pinch runs for Chris Stynes.
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Embree
Alan Embree now pitching. Kevin Young pinch hits for Rod Myers.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thome fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Huisman
Tom Goodwin now playing center field. Rick Huisman now pitching. David Howard now playing shortstop. Jose Offerman now playing second base.
Kent hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Huisman
Alomar strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Huisman
Vizquel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Mesa
Jose Mesa now pitching.
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Mesa
Paquette hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Mesa
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/28/1996 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Lofton K, cf 4 1 2 0 Offerman J, ss-2b 4 0 2 1
Seitzer K, 1b 4 1 4 1 Randa J, 3b 4 0 2 0
Thome J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Myers R, cf 4 0 1 2
Belle A, lf 4 1 1 2 Young K, ph 1 0 0 0
Franco J, dh 4 0 0 0 Howard D, ss 0 0 0 0
Ramirez M, rf 4 0 0 0 Roberts B, lf 5 0 0 0
Kent J, 2b 3 1 0 0 Paquette C, 1b 5 0 1 0
Alomar Jr. S, c 4 1 2 1 Damon J, rf 5 1 2 0
Vizquel O, ss 3 0 0 1 Sweeney M, dh 2 1 0 0
Macfarlane M, c 3 1 1 0
Lockhart K, 2b 3 1 1 1
Stynes C, ph 1 0 1 0
Goodwin T, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 9 5 37 4 11 4
Cleveland 110 002 100 -- 5
Kansas City 040 000 000 -- 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell J 5.0 8 4 4 3 4
Mercker K (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Plunk E 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Anderson B 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Tavarez J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Embree A 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Mesa J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Haney C 6.0 6 4 4 1 3
Scanlan B (L) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Huisman R 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Alomar Jr. S
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Cleveland 4, Kansas City 11
2B -- Seitzer K 2, Alomar Jr. S, Damon J
HR -- Belle A, Alomar Jr. S
SB -- Offerman J, Damon J 2, Randa J
SH -- Offerman J
SF -- Vizquel O
WP -- Haney C
T -- 2:55
A -- 19820
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