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Rangers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
June 8, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers, played on June 8, 1997 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Hill |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tim Belcher |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 30,288 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Tim Welke |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Warren Newson | Right Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | DH |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Domingo Cedeno | Second Baseman |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Billy Ripken | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Chili Davis | DH |
| Johnny Damon | Left Fielder |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Joe Vitiello | Right Fielder |
| Craig Paquette | Third Baseman |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Bob Boone | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
June 8, 1997
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Belcher
Newson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Belcher
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Damon. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Belcher
Greer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vitiello. Greer reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Belcher
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Belcher
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields it and throws to second for the out. Greer moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. Belcher
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Hill
Offerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Hill
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodwin for the out. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
King vs. Hill
King hits a line drive towards first. Clark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Hill
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Hill
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Belcher
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Belcher
Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Vitiello settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Belcher
Ripken strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Newson vs. Belcher
Newson 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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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hill
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Hill
Vitiello hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Hill
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Hill
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Paquette moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Offerman vs. Hill
Offerman hits a fly ball into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Paquette scores. Macfarlane moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Goodwin vs. Hill
Goodwin hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Macfarlane scores. Offerman scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Hill
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Goodwin steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
King vs. Hill
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Hill
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodwin scores. King moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Hill
Damon strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Belcher
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Belcher
Greer hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Belcher
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to second for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Belcher
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. Belcher
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hill
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Hill
Vitiello is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Hill
David Howard pinch runs for Joe Vitiello.
Paquette strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Hill
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Belcher
David Howard now playing right field.
Cedeno 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 -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Belcher
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Belcher
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Hill
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Hill
Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Hill
King hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Newson. King reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Hill
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Belcher
Newson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Belcher
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Howard. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Belcher
Greer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Belcher
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Hill
Damon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hill
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Hill
Howard hits a popup towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Hill
There goes Bell. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Cedeno applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Belcher
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Belcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Belcher
Palmer hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Belcher
Cedeno 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 6
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Santana
Julio Santana now pitching.
Paquette hits a fly ball into right field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Santana
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Santana
Offerman hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching.
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Montgomery
Ripken hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Montgomery
Newson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Newson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Montgomery
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Santana
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Santana
King strikes out. There goes Goodwin. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Santana
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Roberts vs. Gunderson
Eric Gunderson now pitching. Bip Roberts pinch hits for Johnny Damon.
Roberts hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez now pitching.
There goes Davis. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Hernandez
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Veres
Shane Halter now playing right field. David Howard now playing left field. Randy Veres now pitching.
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Veres
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Veres
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hernandez
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Hernandez
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Hernandez
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Hernandez
Offerman hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Pichardo
Hipolito Pichardo now pitching.
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pichardo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Williams
Mike Williams now pitching.
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Williams
Lee Stevens pinch hits for Damon Buford.
Stevens hits a line drive into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1997 -- Texas at Kansas City (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Newson W, rf 4 0 1 0 Offerman J, 2b 5 1 2 1
Rodriguez I, c 3 2 2 0 Goodwin T, cf 4 1 2 2
Greer R, lf 4 0 3 2 King J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Gonzalez J, dh 3 0 0 0 Davis C, dh 3 0 2 1
Clark W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Damon J, lf 3 0 0 0
Palmer D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Roberts B, ph 1 0 0 0
Cedeno D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Halter S, rf 0 0 0 0
Buford D, cf 3 0 0 0 Bell J, ss 3 0 0 0
Stevens L, ph 1 0 0 0 Vitiello J, rf 1 0 0 0
Ripken B, ss 3 0 0 0 Howard D, pr-rf-lf 2 0 0 0
Paquette C, 3b 4 1 1 0
Macfarlane M, c 4 1 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 33 4 10 4
Texas 100 010 000 -- 2
Kansas City 040 000 00x -- 4
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Hill K (L) 5.0 7 4 4 3 5
Santana J 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
Gunderson E 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Hernandez X 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher T (W) 6.0 6 2 2 2 6
Montgomery J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Veres R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Pichardo H 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Williams M (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Texas 6, Kansas City 9
2B -- Rodriguez I 2, Greer R, Offerman J, King J, Newson W
SB -- Goodwin T 2, Davis C
CS -- Bell J
HBP -- by Hill K (Vitiello J)
T -- 3:09
A -- 30288
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