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Royals
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
August 17, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 17, 1996 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tim Belcher |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Hill |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 41,855 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Dale Scott 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Rocky Roe |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | Shortstop |
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Keith Lockhart | Second Baseman |
| Bob Hamelin | First Baseman |
| Craig Paquette | Third Baseman |
| Michael Tucker | Left Fielder |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Johnny Damon | Right Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | DH |
| Bob Boone | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darryl Hamilton | Center Fielder |
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Tettleton | DH |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Dave Valle | Catcher |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
August 17, 1996
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Hill
Offerman hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Hill
Goodwin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Hill
Lockhart hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Belcher
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Belcher
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hamelin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McLemore for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Belcher
Greer hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Hill
Hamelin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hamelin for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Hill
Paquette strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Hill
Tucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Hill
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Hill
Damon hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Belcher
Gonzalez hits a popup towards first. Hamelin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Belcher
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Belcher
Palmer hits a fly ball 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 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Hill
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Hill
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
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 -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lockhart vs. Hill
Lockhart hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Belcher
Tettleton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Belcher
Elster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Valle vs. Belcher
Valle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Hill
Hamelin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Hill
Paquette hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hamelin moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Tucker vs. Hill
Tucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hamelin moves to third. Paquette moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Macfarlane vs. Hill
Macfarlane hits a line drive into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Damon vs. Hill
Damon hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hamelin tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Hill
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Paquette scores. There goes Tucker trying to get to third. Gonzalez throws the ball in to Palmer, who tags Tucker for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Belcher
Hamilton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Belcher
McLemore hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Belcher
Greer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hamilton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Belcher
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Damon. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Hamilton scores. Greer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Clark vs. Belcher
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette juggles the ball. That's an error on Paquette. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Palmer vs. Belcher
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Offerman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Hill
Offerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Hill
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockhart vs. Hill
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Valle and he is out, McLemore applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Hill
Lockhart hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Belcher
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Belcher
Elster strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valle vs. Belcher
Valle hits a line drive into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Hill
Hamelin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Hill
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Hill
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hill, and towards McLemore, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Paquette moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Macfarlane vs. Hill
Macfarlane hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Paquette trying to get to home. Gonzalez throws the ball in to Valle who tags Paquette who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Belcher
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Belcher
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hamelin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McLemore for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Belcher
Greer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Greer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Belcher
Gonzalez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Hill
Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Hill
Sweeney hits a line drive towards first. Clark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Hill
Offerman hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Offerman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Hill
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Offerman moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockhart vs. Hill
Lockhart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockhart for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Belcher
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Belcher
Palmer hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Belcher
Tettleton strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Hill
Hamelin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Hill
Paquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Hill
Tucker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Tucker reaches second base with a double. Paquette moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Macfarlane vs. Hill
Macfarlane is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Damon vs. Vosberg
Ed Vosberg now pitching.
Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Paquette tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Vosberg
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. Tucker scores. Macfarlane moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Offerman vs. Vosberg
Offerman hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Belcher
David Howard now playing shortstop. Jose Offerman now playing first base.
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valle vs. Belcher
Valle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Belcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Belcher
Hamilton hits a line drive towards short. Howard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Vosberg
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lockhart vs. Vosberg
Lockhart bunts towards the mound. Vosberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Vosberg
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Vosberg
Paquette hits a line drive into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Belcher
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Belcher
Greer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Belcher
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Belcher
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Greer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. Belcher
Palmer strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1996 -- Kansas City at Texas (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Offerman J, ss-1b 5 0 2 0 Hamilton D, cf 4 1 1 0
Goodwin T, cf 5 0 2 0 McLemore M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Lockhart K, 2b 5 0 0 0 Greer R, lf 4 0 3 0
Hamelin B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Gonzalez J, rf 4 0 1 1
Howard D, ss 1 0 0 0 Clark W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Paquette C, 3b 5 2 3 0 Palmer D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Tucker M, lf 4 1 3 0 Tettleton M, dh 3 0 0 0
Macfarlane M, c 3 0 2 0 Elster K, ss 3 0 0 0
Damon J, rf 2 0 0 2 Valle D, c 3 0 0 0
Sweeney M, dh 3 0 2 2
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37 4 15 4 33 1 6 1
Kansas City 000 200 020 -- 4
Texas 000 100 000 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher T (W) 9.0 6 1 1 0 5
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Hill K (L) 7.1 13 4 4 2 4
Vosberg E 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
E -- Paquette C
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 10, Texas 5
2B -- Gonzalez J, Greer R, Offerman J, Tucker M, Sweeney M
CS -- Goodwin T
SF -- Damon J 2
T -- 2:31
A -- 41855
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