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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 30, 1997
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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 April 30, 1997 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 1997 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 30, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Appier |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,004 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: John Shulock 2B: Rick Reed 3B: Tim Tschida |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Joe Carter | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | DH |
| Benito Santiago | Catcher |
| Shawn Green | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Chili Davis | DH |
| Joe Vitiello | Right Fielder |
| Craig Paquette | Third Baseman |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Johnny Damon | Left Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 30, 1997
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Appier
Nixon hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Damon. Nixon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Appier
Gonzalez bunts towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Merced vs. Appier
Merced hits a line drive towards third. Paquette reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Carter vs. Appier
Carter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Clemens
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Clemens
Goodwin hits a line drive into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clemens
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Appier
Sprague hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Appier
Delgado hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Appier
Santiago takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Appier
Green hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Appier
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Clemens
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Clemens
Davis hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Clemens
Vitiello hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vitiello for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Appier
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Appier
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Appier
Merced hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Appier
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Clemens
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Clemens
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Clemens
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Appier
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Appier
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Appier
Santiago hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Appier
Green hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Clemens
Offerman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Clemens
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Clemens
Santiago fires to second and picks off Offerman for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Clemens
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Clemens
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Santiago and he is safe. Goodwin steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
King vs. Clemens
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Clemens
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Appier
Garcia 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 -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Appier
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Appier
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Clemens
Vitiello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Clemens
Paquette strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Clemens
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Appier
Merced hits a line drive towards third. Paquette reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Appier
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Appier
Sprague hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Damon. Sprague reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Delgado vs. Appier
Delgado hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Clemens
Damon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Clemens
Offerman hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Clemens
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Clemens
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
King vs. Clemens
King hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Appier
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Appier
Green 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 -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Appier
Garcia strikes out. Macfarlane drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Garcia out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Clemens
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Clemens
Vitiello strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Clemens
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Appier
Nixon hits a popup, foul, towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Appier
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Paquette. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Appier
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Appier
Carter hits a line drive towards third. Paquette reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Clemens
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Clemens
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Clemens
Offerman hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Appier
Sprague hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Appier
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Appier covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Appier
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching.
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Quantrill
Paul Quantrill now pitching.
Bell bunts in front of the plate. Santiago fields it and throws to first for the out. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
King vs. Quantrill
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Santiago and he is out, Sprague applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Quantrill
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Spoljaric
Bip Roberts pinch runs for Jeff King. Paul Spoljaric now pitching.
Davis strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/30/1997 -- Toronto at Kansas City (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 4 0 1 0 Offerman J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez A, ss 3 0 0 0 Goodwin T, cf 3 0 1 0
Merced O, rf 4 0 1 0 Bell J, ss 2 0 0 0
Carter J, 1b 4 0 0 0 King J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Sprague E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Roberts B, pr 0 0 0 0
Delgado C, dh 4 1 1 1 Davis C, dh 4 0 0 0
Santiago B, c 3 0 1 0 Vitiello J, rf 3 0 0 0
Green S, lf 3 0 0 0 Paquette C, 3b 3 0 0 0
Garcia C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Macfarlane M, c 3 0 0 0
Damon J, lf 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 5 1 28 0 4 0
Toronto 010 000 000 -- 1
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (W) 8.0 3 0 0 2 7
Plesac D* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Quantrill P 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Spoljaric P (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Appier K (L) 9.0 5 1 1 1 7
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Paquette C
LOB -- Toronto 6, Kansas City 5
2B -- Nixon O, Sprague E
HR -- Delgado C
SB -- Goodwin T
CS -- Goodwin T
SH -- Gonzalez A, Bell J
T -- 2:38
A -- 13004
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