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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 22, 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 August 22, 1997 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 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 | August 22, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jose Rosado |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 29,604 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Johnson 1B: Drew Coble 2B: Tim McClelland 3B: Gary Cederstrom |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Shannon Stewart | Center Fielder |
| Mariano Duncan | Second Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Joe Carter | DH |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
| Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
| Tomas Perez | Shortstop |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bip Roberts | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Chili Davis | DH |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Jed Hansen | Second Baseman |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 22, 1997
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Rosado
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hansen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Rosado
Duncan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stewart moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Rosado
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stewart tags and scores. Duncan tags and moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Rosado
Carter hits a popup towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Delgado vs. Rosado
Delgado hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Duncan scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Rosado
Sprague hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Clemens
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Clemens
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clemens
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Clemens
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Rosado
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Rosado
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Rosado
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Clemens
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Clemens
King strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Clemens
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Rosado
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rosado fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Rosado
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rosado
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Rosado
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Clemens
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Clemens
Hansen hits a line drive into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Clemens
Roberts hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Green who is chasing the ball. Roberts reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Damon vs. Clemens
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Clemens, and towards Perez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Rosado
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Rosado
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Rosado
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clemens
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Clemens
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Clemens
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
King vs. Clemens
King hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Rosado
O'Brien hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Rosado
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Rosado
Stewart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Rosado
Duncan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Stewart moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Rosado
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Clemens
Dye 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 -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Clemens
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Clemens
Hansen strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Rosado
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Rosado
Delgado hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Rosado
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Clemens
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Clemens
Damon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Clemens
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Clemens
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Rosado
Green strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Rosado
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Rosado
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Rosado
Stewart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Clemens
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Clemens
King hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Clemens
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Rosado
Duncan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Rosado
Cruz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Rosado
Carter hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Olson
Gregg Olson now pitching.
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Olson covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Olson
Sprague hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Olson
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Clemens
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Clemens
Larry Sutton pinch hits for Jed Hansen.
Sutton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Sutton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Clemens
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan misplays the ball. That's an error on Duncan. Sutton scores. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Clemens
Damon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Damon reaches third base with a triple. Roberts scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Clemens
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green. Bell reaches second base with a double. Damon scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Quantrill
Paul Quantrill now pitching.
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Palmer vs. Quantrill
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Olson
Shane Halter now playing second base.
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Olson
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Olson
Stewart hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Escobar
Kelvim Escobar now pitching.
King hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Escobar
Dye strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Escobar
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Benitez vs. Escobar
Yamil Benitez pinch hits for Shane Halter.
Benitez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/22/1997 -- Toronto at Kansas City (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Stewart S, cf 5 1 2 0 Roberts B, lf 4 1 1 0
Duncan M, 2b 4 2 3 0 Damon J, cf 3 1 1 1
Cruz J, lf 3 1 2 3 Bell J, ss 4 0 4 1
Carter J, dh 4 1 1 1 Davis C, dh 4 0 0 0
Delgado C, 1b 4 0 1 1 Palmer D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Sprague E, 3b 4 0 0 0 King J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Green S, rf 4 0 0 0 Dye J, rf 4 0 0 0
O'Brien C, c 4 0 0 0 Sweeney M, c 4 0 1 0
Perez T, ss 4 0 1 0 Hansen J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Sutton L, ph 1 1 1 0
Halter S, 2b 0 0 0 0
Benitez Y, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 10 5 35 3 8 2
Toronto 200 000 030 -- 5
Kansas City 000 000 030 -- 3
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (W) 7.1 7 3 2 1 4
Quantrill P 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Escobar K (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado J (L)* 7.0 10 5 5 0 4
Olson G 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Duncan M 2
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Toronto 5, Kansas City 6
2B -- Sutton L, Bell J, Sweeney M
3B -- Roberts B, Damon J
HR -- Cruz J, Carter J
SF -- Cruz J
T -- 2:35
A -- 29604
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