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Tigers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 17, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 17, 1997 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tim Pugh |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Pittsley |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 22,891 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Larry Young 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Dale Ford |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Higginson | Left Fielder |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
| Melvin Nieves | Right Fielder |
| Bob Hamelin | DH |
| Raul Casanova | Catcher |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Bip Roberts | Left Fielder |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Chili Davis | DH |
| Craig Paquette | Third Baseman |
| Tim Spehr | Catcher |
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Damon | Right Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 17, 1997
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Pittsley
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Pittsley
Easley hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Pittsley
Higginson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Pittsley
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Pugh
Offerman hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Pugh
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Pugh
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Pittsley
Fryman hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Pittsley
Nieves strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Pittsley
Hamelin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Pittsley
Casanova hits a popup towards third. Paquette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Pugh
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Pugh
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Pugh
Paquette hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. Paquette reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Spehr vs. Pugh
Spehr strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Pittsley
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pittsley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Pittsley
Hunter hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Pittsley
Easley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Pittsley
There goes Easley. The throw from Spehr and he is safe. Easley steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Higginson vs. Pittsley
Higginson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Easley scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Pittsley
Clark hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Pittsley
Fryman hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Pittsley
Nieves is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamelin vs. Pittsley
Pittsley fires to first and has Nieves trapped. There's the throw to Bell who tags Nieves for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Pugh
Goodwin hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Pugh
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Pugh
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pugh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Pittsley
Hamelin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Pittsley
Casanova hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Pittsley
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Pugh
Bell hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Pugh
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roberts for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
King vs. Pugh
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Pugh
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Pittsley
Hunter hits a line drive into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Pittsley
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Pittsley
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Pittsley
Clark takes first base on ball four. Higginson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Fryman vs. Pittsley
Fryman hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Pugh
Paquette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Spehr vs. Pugh
Spehr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. Paquette moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Pugh
Goodwin bunts towards the mound. Pugh fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Pugh
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cruz fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. McDill
Allen McDill now pitching.
Nieves takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hamelin vs. McDill
Hamelin takes first base on ball four. Nieves moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Casanova vs. McDill
Casanova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nieves scores. Hamelin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. McDill
Cruz bunts towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Offerman covering, for the out. Hamelin moves to third. Casanova moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Hunter vs. McDill
Hunter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Easley vs. McDill
Easley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Higginson vs. McDill
Higginson hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Pugh
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Pugh
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Pugh
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. McDill
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. McDill
Fryman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Nieves vs. McDill
Nieves takes first base on ball four. Fryman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hamelin vs. McDill
Hamelin hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Casanova vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching.
Casanova takes first base on ball four. Fryman moves to third. Nieves moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Cruz vs. Montgomery
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fryman scores. Nieves moves to third. Casanova moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Hunter vs. Montgomery
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nieves scores. Casanova moves to third. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Easley vs. Montgomery
Easley 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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Tigers, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Pugh
King hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Pugh
Davis hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Pugh
Paquette strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Montgomery
David Howard now playing shortstop. Jermaine Dye now playing right field. Scott Cooper now playing first base. Johnny Damon now playing center fie
Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Higginson for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Montgomery
Clark hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Montgomery
Fryman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Nieves vs. Montgomery
Nieves strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hamelin vs. Montgomery
Hamelin hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spehr vs. Pugh
Spehr strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Pugh
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Pugh
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Pugh
Offerman takes first base on ball four. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Dye vs. Pugh
Dye hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Pichardo
Hipolito Pichardo now pitching.
Casanova strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Pichardo
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Pichardo
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Myers
Mike Myers now pitching. Joe Vitiello pinch hits for Bip Roberts.
Vitiello hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Myers
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vitiello moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Myers
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. Vitiello moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Paquette vs. Myers
Paquette hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vitiello tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Spehr vs. Myers
Spehr strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1997 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Hunter B, cf 5 1 2 2 Offerman J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Easley D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Bell J, ss 3 1 1 0
Higginson B, lf 4 2 2 2 Dye J, rf 1 0 0 0
Clark T, 1b 4 2 2 3 Roberts B, lf 3 0 0 0
Fryman T, 3b 4 1 1 0 Vitiello J, ph 1 1 1 0
Nieves M, rf 2 2 0 0 King J, 1b 3 0 0 1
Hamelin B, dh 4 0 1 0 Howard D, ss 1 0 1 0
Casanova R, c 4 0 1 1 Davis C, dh 4 0 0 0
Cruz D, ss 4 0 1 1 Paquette C, 3b 2 0 1 1
Spehr T, c 4 0 0 0
Goodwin T, cf 2 0 0 0
Cooper S, 1b 1 0 1 0
Damon J, rf-cf 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 9 11 9 31 2 5 2
Detroit 104 001 210 -- 9
Kansas City 000 100 001 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Pugh T (W) 8.0 3 1 1 2 4
Myers M 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Pittsley J (L) 5.0 6 5 5 2 2
McDill A 1.2 1 3 3 5 1
Montgomery J 1.1 4 1 1 0 1
Pichardo H 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
LOB -- Detroit 10, Kansas City 5
2B -- Paquette C, Bell J
HR -- Higginson B, Hunter B, Clark T 2
SB -- Easley D
CS -- Nieves M
SH -- Cruz D
SF -- Paquette C
HBP -- by Pittsley J (Nieves M), by McDill A (Fryman T)
T -- 2:53
A -- 22891
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