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Royals
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
May 31, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 31, 1996 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Gubicza |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Hentgen |
| Ballpark | SkyDome |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 33,194 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Hickox 1B: Tim McClelland 2B: Ted Barrett 3B: Tim Tschida |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bip Roberts | Second Baseman |
| Tom Goodwin | Left Fielder |
| Keith Lockhart | Third Baseman |
| Bob Hamelin | DH |
| Jose Offerman | First Baseman |
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Michael Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Sal Fasano | Catcher |
| David Howard | Shortstop |
| Bob Boone | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Domingo Cedeno | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | DH |
| Joe Carter | Left Fielder |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
| Sandy Martinez | Catcher |
| Tomas Perez | Shortstop |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
May 31, 1996
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Hentgen
Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Hentgen
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockhart vs. Hentgen
Lockhart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Hamelin vs. Hentgen
Hamelin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud fields it and throws to second for the out. Goodwin scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Hentgen
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
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Gubicza
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Gubicza
Cedeno hits a popup towards third. Lockhart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Gubicza
Delgado hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Gubicza
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Hentgen
Damon hits a popup towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Hentgen
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Fasano vs. Hentgen
Fasano hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Hentgen
Howard hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Hentgen
Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tucker scores. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Hentgen
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to third. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Lockhart vs. Hentgen
Lockhart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Gubicza
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Gubicza
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Gubicza
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Hentgen
Hamelin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Hentgen
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 -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Hentgen
Damon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Hentgen
Les Norman pinch runs for Johnny Damon.
Tucker hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Gubicza
Les Norman now playing left field. Tom Goodwin now playing center field.
Martinez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Gubicza
Perez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fasano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Gubicza
Nixon takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Gubicza
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Delgado vs. Gubicza
Delgado hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Gubicza scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Delgado for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Hentgen
Fasano hits a popup, foul, towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hentgen
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 -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Hentgen
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hentgen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Gubicza
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Gubicza
Sprague hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Gubicza
Olerud hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sprague moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Gubicza
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Gubicza
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sprague scores. Olerud moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Gubicza
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Hentgen
Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Hentgen
Lockhart 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 -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Hentgen
Hamelin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Hentgen
There goes Hamelin. The throw from Martinez and he is out, Perez applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Gubicza
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Gubicza
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Gubicza
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. Offerman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Delgado for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Hentgen
Offerman hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Hentgen
Norman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Hentgen
Tucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fasano vs. Hentgen
Fasano strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Gubicza
Carter hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Gubicza
Sprague hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tucker. Sprague reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Olerud vs. Gubicza
Olerud hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tucker. Olerud reaches second base with a double. Sprague scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Gubicza
Green strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Gubicza
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Norman. Martinez reaches second base with a double. Olerud scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Gubicza
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Gubicza
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hentgen
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Hentgen
Roberts hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Hentgen
Goodwin hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Valera
Julio Valera now pitching.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Offerman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cedeno for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Valera
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Valera
Carter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Valera
Sprague takes first base on ball four. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Olerud vs. Jacome
Jason Jacome now pitching.
Olerud takes first base on ball four. Carter moves to third. Sprague moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Perez vs. Pugh
Robert Perez pinch hits for Shawn Green. Tim Pugh now pitching.
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Hentgen
Robert Perez now playing right field.
Lockhart 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 -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Hentgen
Hamelin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Hentgen
Offerman hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Pugh
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pugh
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Pugh
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Hentgen
Joe Randa pinch hits for Les Norman.
Randa hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Hentgen
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tucker for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Hentgen
Mike Macfarlane pinch hits for Sal Fasano.
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Vitiello vs. Timlin
Joe Vitiello pinch hits for David Howard. Mike Timlin now pitching.
Vitiello hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Macfarlane moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Roberts vs. Timlin
Chris Stynes pinch runs for Joe Vitiello.
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roberts for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1996 -- Kansas City at Toronto (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Roberts B, 2b 5 0 1 1 Nixon O, cf 4 0 0 0
Goodwin T, lf-cf 3 1 1 0 Cedeno D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Lockhart K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Delgado C, dh 4 0 1 0
Hamelin B, dh 3 0 0 1 Carter J, lf 4 1 2 1
Offerman J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sprague E, 3b 3 2 2 0
Damon J, cf 1 0 0 0 Olerud J, 1b 3 1 2 1
Norman L, pr-lf 1 0 0 0 Green S, rf 3 0 0 0
Randa J, ph 1 0 0 0 Perez R, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Tucker M, rf 3 1 1 0 Martinez S, c 3 0 2 2
Fasano S, c 3 0 0 0 Perez T, ss 4 0 0 0
Macfarlane M, ph 1 0 1 0
Howard D, ss 3 0 1 0
Vitiello J, ph 1 0 1 0
Stynes C, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 33 4 9 4
Kansas City 110 000 000 -- 2
Toronto 000 103 00x -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza M (L) 6.0 8 4 4 1 4
Valera J 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Jacome J* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Pugh T 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Hentgen P (W) 8.2 6 2 2 3 5
Timlin M (S) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Toronto 9
2B -- Sprague E, Olerud J, Martinez S
HR -- Carter J
CS -- Hamelin B
HBP -- by Hentgen P (Damon J), by Gubicza M (Martinez S)
T -- 2:28
A -- 33194
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