Royals @ Rangers
May 30, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 3 9 1
Rangers 2 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 3 9 1
Rangers 2 9 0

Damon Buford Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .223
OBP .250 .307
At Bats 3 148
Hits 0 33
• Singles 0 21
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 16
RBI’s 0 17

Hipolito Pichardo Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 7
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The Ballpark in Arlington - May 30, 1997
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Out
Hipolito Pichardo
Mike Macfarlane
Jeff King
Jose Offerman
Scott Cooper
Jay Bell
Bip Roberts
Tom Goodwin
Johnny Damon
Damon Buford

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 3 9 1 7
Texas Rangers 2 9 0 8
Winning Pitcher Glendon Rusch
Losing Pitcher Bobby Witt
Save Hipolito Pichardo
Game Winning RBI Johnny Damon
Attendance 35,606
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
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Count: 1-1, 2 Outs
Count: 1-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Buford hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ivan Rodriguez pinch hits for Benji Gil. Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 9 Hipolito Pichardo now pitching. Warren Newson pinch hits for Henry Mercedes. Newson strikes out.
Top 9 Offerman hits a fly ball into right field. Devereaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Domingo Cedeno now playing second base. Cooper hits a line drive into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lee Stevens pinch hits for Billy Ripken. Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Veres fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Palmer strikes out.
Bottom 8 Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Randy Veres now pitching. Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Greer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 King strikes out.
Top 8 Damon hits a line drive into right field. Devereaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bell hits a line drive into right field. Devereaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Devereaux hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Bell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 7 Buford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Gil strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mercedes bunts towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Offerman covering, for the out. Ripken moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ripken hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Greer hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Macfarlane hits a line drive into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Devereaux hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Buford strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gil bunts towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gil for the out.
Top 5 Damon hits a line drive into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bell hits a popup into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Davis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ripken reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mercedes strikes out.
Bottom 4 Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Palmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Clark hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Goodwin. The throw from Mercedes and he is safe. Goodwin steals second.
Top 4 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it and throws to second for the out. Cooper moves to third.
Top 4 Offerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cooper moves to second.
Top 4 Macfarlane hits a popup towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Greer strikes out.
Bottom 3 Devereaux takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Devereaux hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Macfarlane settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Macfarlane.
Bottom 3 Buford strikes out.
Top 3 King hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Damon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Top 3 Bell strikes out.
Top 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gil hits a line drive into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mercedes strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ripken hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roberts. Ripken reaches second base with a double. Clark moves to third.
Bottom 2 Palmer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields the ball and throws to Rusch covering. Safe.
Top 2 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodwin for the out.
Top 2 Offerman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. King scores.
Top 2 Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. King moves to third.
Top 2 There goes King. The throw from Mercedes and he is safe. King steals second.
Top 2 King takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Damon hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Bell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a fly ball towards right. Damon catches it and throws to King who relays to second to double up Greer. Devereaux tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Greer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cooper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Devereaux moves to third.
Bottom 1 Devereaux hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Buford bunts towards the mound. Rusch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Roberts hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Goodwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Offerman hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.