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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 17, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 17, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tim Belcher |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Karsay |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 9,489 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rick Reed 1B: John Shulock 2B: Ray DiMuro 3B: Don Denkinger |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Rod Myers | Right Fielder |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Chili Davis | DH |
| Scott Cooper | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Damon | Left Fielder |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| David Howard | Second Baseman |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Bellhorn | Third Baseman |
| Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
| Matt Stairs | Right Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Jason Giambi | Left Fielder |
| Dave Magadan | DH |
| Scott Brosius | Center Fielder |
| Tony Batista | Shortstop |
| Brent Mayne | Catcher |
| Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 17, 1997
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Karsay
Goodwin hits a fly ball into center field. Brosius settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Karsay
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Karsay
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bellhorn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bellhorn vs. Belcher
Bellhorn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Belcher
Spiezio hits a line drive towards first. King reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Belcher
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stairs for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Karsay
King hits a popup into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Karsay
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Karsay
There's a wild pitch. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Karsay
Cooper hits a popup into center field. Brosius settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Karsay
Damon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Belcher
McGwire hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. McGwire reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Giambi vs. Belcher
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Magadan vs. Belcher
Magadan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGwire scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Belcher
Brosius hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Batista vs. Belcher
Batista hits a popup into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Karsay
Macfarlane hits a popup towards third. Bellhorn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Karsay
Howard hits a popup into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Karsay
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Belcher
Mayne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bellhorn vs. Belcher
Bellhorn bunts towards third. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Belcher
Spiezio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mayne moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Stairs vs. Belcher
Stairs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mayne scores. Spiezio moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
McGwire vs. Belcher
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Belcher
Giambi hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Belcher
Magadan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Belcher
Brosius hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Belcher
Batista hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Karsay
Myers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Karsay
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Karsay
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Belcher
Mayne hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Mayne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Bellhorn vs. Belcher
Bellhorn strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Spiezio vs. Belcher
Spiezio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Myers who is chasing the ball. Spiezio reaches third base with a triple. Mayne scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Stairs vs. Walker
Jamie Walker now pitching.
Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spiezio tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Walker
McGwire hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Walker
Giambi takes first base on ball four. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Magadan vs. Walker
Magadan takes first base on ball four. McGwire moves to third. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Brosius vs. Walker
Brosius hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Karsay
Davis hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Giambi. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Karsay
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Damon vs. Karsay
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davis scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Karsay
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bellhorn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Walker
Batista hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Walker
Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bellhorn vs. Walker
Bellhorn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Karsay
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Karsay
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Karsay
Myers hits a popup towards short. Batista settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Walker
Ryan Long now playing right field. Rod Myers now playing center field.
Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Walker
Stairs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Walker
McGwire hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Damon. McGwire reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Giambi vs. Walker
There's a wild pitch. McGwire moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Giambi vs. Walker
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Giambi for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Magadan vs. Walker
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Karsay
Pat Lennon now playing left field. Jason Giambi now playing first base.
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Karsay
Shane Halter pinch runs for Jay Bell.
King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Halter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Karsay
Craig Paquette pinch runs for Jeff King.
Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Halter scores. Paquette moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Mohler
Mike Mohler now pitching.
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Mohler
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Casian
Shane Halter now playing second base. David Howard now playing shortstop. Craig Paquette now playing third base. Scott Cooper now playing first ba
Brosius hits a line drive into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Casian
Batista hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Casian
Mayne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bellhorn vs. Casian
Bellhorn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mayne moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Spiezio vs. Casian
Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Small
Aaron Small now pitching.
Macfarlane hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Small
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Small
Long hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Small
Myers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Halter vs. Small
Halter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching.
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stairs for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lennon vs. Carrasco
Lennon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Carrasco
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Carrasco
Magadan hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Long. Magadan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Brosius vs. Carrasco
Brosius strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Small
Paquette hits a line drive into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Small
Davis hits a popup towards third. Bellhorn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Small
Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1997 -- Kansas City at Oakland (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Goodwin T, cf 3 0 0 0 Bellhorn M, 3b 5 0 1 0
Long R, rf 1 0 0 0 Spiezio S, 2b 5 2 2 1
Myers R, rf-cf 3 0 0 0 Stairs M, rf 4 2 2 3
Bell J, ss 2 0 0 0 McGwire M, 1b 4 1 3 0
Halter S, pr-2b 1 1 0 0 Lennon P, lf 1 1 1 1
King J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Giambi J, lf-1b 4 1 1 3
Paquette C, pr-3b 1 0 0 0 Magadan D, dh 3 1 2 1
Davis C, dh 4 1 3 1 Brosius S, cf 5 1 1 2
Cooper S, 3b-1b 4 0 0 0 Batista T, ss 4 0 0 0
Damon J, lf 3 0 0 1 Mayne B, c 4 2 3 0
Macfarlane M, c 3 1 1 1
Howard D, 2b-ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 5 3 39 11 16 11
Kansas City 000 010 110 -- 3
Oakland 016 201 01x -- 11
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher T (L) 3.1 9 9 9 0 3
Walker J 2.2 3 1 1 2 0
Casian L 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Carrasco H 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Karsay S (W)* 6.0 4 2 2 1 3
Mohler M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Small A 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Kansas City 3, Oakland 8
2B -- McGwire M 2, Mayne B, Davis C, Magadan D
3B -- Spiezio S
HR -- Giambi J, Brosius S, Stairs M, Macfarlane M, Lennon P
SF -- Stairs M
HBP -- by Belcher T (Magadan D)
WP -- Karsay S, Walker J
T -- 2:41
A -- 9489
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