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Yankees
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 2, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees, played on May 2, 1997 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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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 2, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | David Cone |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Pittsley |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 24,258 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim McClelland 1B: Fieldin Culbreth 2B: Gary Cederstrom 3B: Drew Coble |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Cecil Fielder | DH |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Mariano Duncan | Second Baseman |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Bip Roberts | Left Fielder |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Chili Davis | DH |
| Scott Cooper | Third Baseman |
| Tim Spehr | Catcher |
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Damon | Right Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 2, 1997
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Pittsley
Raines hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Pittsley
Boggs hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pittsley
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Pittsley
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Cone
Offerman hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Cone
Roberts hits a line drive towards the mound. Cone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Cone
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Cone
King hits a line drive into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Pittsley
Fielder hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Offerman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Pittsley
O'Neill hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Pittsley
Jeter 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
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Cone
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Cone
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spehr vs. Cone
Spehr strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Pittsley
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Pittsley
Girardi hits a line drive towards third. Cooper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Pittsley
Raines takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Pittsley
Boggs hits a popup towards third. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Cone
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Cone
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Cone
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Cone
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Cone covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pittsley
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roberts. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Pittsley
Martinez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Pittsley
Fielder hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Pittsley
O'Neill 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Pittsley
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Cone
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Duncan misplays the ball. That's an error on Duncan. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Cone
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Cone
Davis takes first base on ball four. King moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Cone
Cooper hits a line drive towards first. Martinez catches it and steps on first to double up Davis. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Pittsley
Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Pittsley
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Pittsley
Raines hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spehr vs. Cone
Spehr hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Cone
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Cone
Damon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Damon reaches second base with a double. Goodwin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Cone
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Cone
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Cone
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Pittsley
David Howard now playing right field. Johnny Damon now playing left field.
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Pittsley covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pittsley
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Pittsley
There goes Williams. The throw from Spehr and he is safe. Williams steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Pittsley
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. There goes Williams trying to get to home. Howard throws the ball in to Spehr who tags Williams who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Pittsley
Fielder hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Cone
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Cone
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Cone
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. King moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Sweeney vs. Cone
Mike Sweeney pinch hits for Tim Spehr.
Sweeney hits a fly ball towards cemter. Williams catches it and throws to home to double up King. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Pittsley
Mike Sweeney now catching.
O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Pittsley
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Pittsley
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pittsley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Cone
Luis Sojo now playing second base.
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Cone
Damon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Offerman vs. Cone
Offerman bunts towards the mound. Cone fields it and throws to first for the out. Goodwin moves to third. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Cone
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Cone
Bell hits a line drive towards short. Jeter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Pittsley
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Pittsley
Raines takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Pittsley
Boggs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pittsley
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Walker
Jamie Walker now pitching.
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Nelson
Jeff Nelson now pitching.
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Nelson
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. King moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Paquette vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching. Craig Paquette pinch hits for Scott Cooper.
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. King moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Sweeney vs. Rivera
Mariano Rivera now pitching.
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Walker
Craig Paquette now playing third base.
Fielder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Walker
Pat Kelly pinch runs for Cecil Fielder.
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Jeter vs. Veres
Randy Veres now pitching.
Jeter bunts towards the mound. Veres fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Veres. Kelly scores. O'Neill moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Sojo vs. Veres
Sojo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. O'Neill scores. Jeter moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Girardi vs. Veres
Girardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jeter scores. Sojo moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Raines vs. Veres
Raines hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sojo tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Williams
Mitch Williams now pitching. Charlie Hayes pinch hits for Wade Boggs.
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Girardi moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Williams
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Whiten vs. Williams
Mark Whiten pinch hits for Tino Martinez.
Whiten hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Howard. Whiten reaches second base with a double. Girardi scores. Hayes moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Kelly vs. Williams
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Rivera
Charlie Hayes now playing third base. Mark Whiten now playing right field. Paul O'Neill now playing first base.
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Rivera
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Rivera
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Rivera
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sojo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1997 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Raines T, lf 2 1 0 1 Offerman J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Boggs W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Roberts B, lf 3 0 0 0
Hayes C, ph-3b 0 0 0 0 Howard D, rf 2 0 0 0
Williams B, cf 3 2 2 2 Bell J, ss 3 0 0 0
Martinez T, 1b 4 1 2 2 King J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Whiten M, ph-rf 1 0 1 1 Davis C, dh 3 0 1 0
Fielder C, dh 3 0 0 0 Cooper S, 3b 3 0 1 0
Kelly P, pr 1 1 0 0 Paquette C, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
O'Neill P, rf-1b 4 1 0 0 Spehr T, c 2 0 0 0
Jeter D, ss 3 1 0 0 Sweeney M, ph-c 2 0 0 0
Duncan M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Goodwin T, cf 2 1 1 0
Sojo L, 2b 1 1 1 1 Damon J, rf-lf 4 0 2 1
Girardi J, c 4 1 1 1
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33 9 7 8 31 1 7 1
New York 000 200 025 -- 9
Kansas City 000 010 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cone D (W) 7.0 5 1 1 5 6
Nelson J* 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Stanton M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Rivera M (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Pittsley J (L) 7.2 4 4 4 4 1
Walker J+ 0.1 0 2 1 1 1
Veres R 0.1 2 3 1 0 0
Williams M 0.2 1 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Duncan M, Bell J, Veres R
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- New York 5, Kansas City 10
2B -- Williams B, Damon J, Whiten M
HR -- Martinez T, Williams B
SB -- Williams B
SH -- Offerman J, Jeter D
SF -- Raines T
T -- 3:34
A -- 24258
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