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Indians
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 28, 1997
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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 May 28, 1997 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 1997 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 28, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chad Ogea |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tim Belcher |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,380 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Larry Young |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Julio Franco | DH |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
| David Justice | Left Fielder |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Mike Hargrove | 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 |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Damon | Right Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 28, 1997
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Belcher
Grissom hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Belcher
Franco 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 -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Belcher
Thome strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Ogea
Offerman hits a line drive into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ogea
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Ogea
Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Belcher
Williams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Belcher
Justice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Belcher
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Fernandez vs. Belcher
Fernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Alomar vs. Belcher
Alomar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Vizquel vs. Belcher
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Ogea
King hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Ogea
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Ogea
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops it up and throws to first, with Ogea covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Belcher
Grissom 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 -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Belcher
Franco hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Damon. Franco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Belcher
Thome hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Offerman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Belcher
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Ogea
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Ogea
Goodwin hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Ogea
Damon hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Belcher
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Belcher
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. Justice moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Belcher
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field. Roberts picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Roberts. Justice scores. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Alomar vs. Belcher
Alomar takes first base on ball four. Ramirez moves to third. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Vizquel vs. Belcher
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields it, tags Vizquel out, and throws to home to double up Ramirez, who tagged and tried to score. Fernandez moves to third. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Grissom vs. Belcher
Grissom hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Ogea
Offerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Ogea
There goes Offerman. The throw from Alomar and he is out, Vizquel applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ogea
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Ogea
Roberts hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez catches it and throws to first to double up Bell. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Belcher
Franco hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Belcher
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Belcher
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Belcher
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Bell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Ogea
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Ogea
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Ogea
Paquette hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Paquette reaches second base with a double. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Macfarlane vs. Ogea
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Davis scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Ogea
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Belcher
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Belcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Belcher
Fernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Belcher
Alomar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Belcher
Vizquel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Damon. Vizquel reaches second base with a double. Alomar moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Grissom vs. Belcher
Grissom hits a line drive into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Ogea
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Ogea
Offerman hits a line drive into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ogea
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Belcher
Franco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Belcher
Thome hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Franco moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Belcher
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Franco scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Belcher
Justice 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 7
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Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Ogea
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Ogea
King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Ogea
The umpire calls a balk on Ogea Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Ogea
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Paquette vs. Ogea
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel misplays the ball. That's an error on Vizquel. Roberts moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Macfarlane vs. Ogea
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodwin vs. Ogea
Goodwin hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Roberts scores. Davis scores. Paquette moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vitiello vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching. Joe Vitiello pinch hits for Johnny Damon.
Vitiello hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Belcher
Shane Halter now playing right field.
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Belcher
Fernandez hits a line drive beyond short. Bell can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alomar vs. Belcher
Alomar bunts towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Offerman covering, for the out. Ramirez moves to third. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Vizquel vs. Belcher
Vizquel is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Grissom vs. Belcher
Grissom hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ramirez scores. Fernandez scores. Vizquel moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Franco vs. Belcher
Franco hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roberts. Franco reaches second base with a double. Vizquel scores. Grissom goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Casian
Larry Casian now pitching.
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Casian
Williams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Justice vs. Casian
Justice hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Casian
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Casian
Fernandez hits a line drive towards first. King reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Plunk
Eric Plunk now pitching. Kevin Seitzer now playing third base. Brian Giles now playing left field.
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops it up and throws to first, with Plunk covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Plunk
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Plunk
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Plunk
King strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Casian
Alomar hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Casian
Vizquel hits a fly ball into right field. Halter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Casian
Grissom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Casian
Franco 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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Indians, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Jackson
Michael Jackson now pitching.
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Jackson
Paquette strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Jackson
Macfarlane hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Jackson
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/28/1997 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Grissom M, cf 6 1 2 2 Offerman J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Franco J, dh 5 2 2 2 Bell J, ss 3 0 1 0
Thome J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Roberts B, lf 4 1 1 0
Williams M, 3b 4 2 1 0 King J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Seitzer K, 3b 0 0 0 0 Davis C, dh 2 2 0 0
Justice D, lf 5 2 2 3 Paquette C, 3b 4 0 1 0
Giles B, lf 0 0 0 0 Macfarlane M, c 4 0 1 1
Ramirez M, rf 4 1 3 0 Goodwin T, cf 4 0 1 2
Fernandez T, 2b 5 1 2 0 Damon J, rf 2 0 0 0
Alomar Jr. S, c 3 0 2 1 Vitiello J, ph 1 0 0 0
Vizquel O, ss 4 1 1 0 Halter S, rf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 10 16 8 32 3 6 3
Cleveland 010 100 170 -- 10
Kansas City 000 010 200 -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Ogea C 6.2 5 3 1 2 4
Assenmacher P (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Plunk E 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Jackson M 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher T (L) 7.1 13 8 8 5 1
Casian L 1.2 3 2 2 1 1
E -- Roberts B, Vizquel O
DP -- Cleveland 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Cleveland 10, Kansas City 5
2B -- Franco J 2, Paquette C, Vizquel O, Goodwin T
HR -- Justice D
SH -- Alomar Jr. S
Balk -- Ogea C
T -- 2:55
A -- 13380
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