Yankees @ Royals
August 5, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 4 9 1
Royals 1 11 0
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Yankees 4 9 1
Royals 1 11 0

Chili Davis Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .287
OBP .500 .397
At Bats 3 324
Hits 1 93
• Singles 1 62
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 1 60
RBI’s 0 58

Mariano Rivera Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 33
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Kauffman Stadium - August 5, 1997
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Strikeout
Mariano Rivera
Joe Girardi
Tino Martinez
Luis Sojo
Charlie Hayes
Derek Jeter
Chad Curtis
Bernie Williams
Paul O'Neill
Chili Davis

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 4 9 1 5
Kansas City Royals 1 11 0 12
Winning Pitcher Kenny Rogers
Losing Pitcher Kevin Appier
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tino Martinez
Attendance 21,073
Time of Game 3 hours 21 minutes
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Count: 0-2, 2 Outs
Count: 0-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Davis strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Mariano Rivera now pitching. Bell hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Rivera scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out.
Bottom 9 Damon strikes out.
Top 9 Girardi hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Pat Kelly pinch runs for Wade Boggs. Curtis strikes out.
Top 9 Boggs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hayes hits a line drive towards first. King reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Stanton now pitching. Offerman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Sweeney is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Vitiello hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Vitiello reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Benitez strikes out.
Bottom 8 King strikes out.
Top 8 Gregg Olson now pitching. There goes Williams. The slide. Sweeney applies the tag. Williams is out.
Top 8 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sweeney fields it and throws to first for the out. Martinez moves to second.
Top 8 Matt Whisenant now pitching. Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to third.
Top 8 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Sojo scores.
Top 8 The umpire calls a balk on Appier Sojo moves to third.
Top 8 Sojo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vitiello. Sojo reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Jeter hits a fly ball into right field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Palmer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Damon moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez fields the ball and throws to Mendoza covering. Safe.
Bottom 7 Offerman strikes out.
Top 7 Girardi hits a line drive towards short. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Appier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Vitiello settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sweeney hits a line drive into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Vitiello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to home to get Palmer. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Benitez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Girardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 King hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Curtis. King reaches second base with a double. Palmer moves to third.
Bottom 6 Ramiro Mendoza now pitching. Palmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hayes hits a line drive into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Vitiello settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Offerman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Damon hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Offerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Sweeney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sojo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Williams strikes out.
Top 5 Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jeter moves to second.
Top 5 Jeter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Vitiello hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hayes.
Bottom 4 King hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Palmer takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Curtis strikes out.
Top 4 Boggs hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 O'Neill hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Martinez strikes out.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sojo moves to second.
Top 3 Sojo takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Jeter hits a line drive towards first. King reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Sweeney strikes out.
Bottom 2 Vitiello hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Girardi hits a line drive towards short. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Boggs hits a fly ball into right field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 King strikes out.
Bottom 1 Palmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 1 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rogers fires to first and picks off Damon.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Damon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Offerman scores.
Bottom 1 Offerman hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Offerman reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Hayes strikes out. There goes O'Neill. The throw from Sweeney to second, and O'Neill is out.
Top 1 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Martinez scores.
Top 1 Martinez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Benitez. Martinez reaches second base with a double. Sojo scores. Williams moves to third.
Top 1 Williams takes first base on ball four. Sojo moves to second.
Top 1 Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Jeter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.