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Royals
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
July 5, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 5, 1997 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 5, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 5, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Pittsley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Charles Nagy |
Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 42,892 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Dale Scott 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Rocky Roe |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
Jay Bell | Shortstop |
Jeff King | First Baseman |
Chili Davis | DH |
Jon Nunnally | Right Fielder |
Johnny Damon | Left Fielder |
Scott Cooper | Third Baseman |
Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
Bob Boone | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
Kevin Seitzer | DH |
Jim Thome | First Baseman |
Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
Pat Borders | Catcher |
Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
Mike Hargrove | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
July 5, 1997
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Nagy
Offerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Nagy
Goodwin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Nagy
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
King vs. Nagy
King hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Pittsley
Grissom strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Pittsley
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Pittsley
Thome hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Pittsley
Ramirez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Nagy
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nunnally vs. Nagy
Nunnally hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Nagy
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pittsley
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Pittsley
Giles takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Pittsley
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Borders vs. Pittsley
There's a wild pitch. Williams scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Pittsley
Borders hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Pittsley
Vizquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Borders moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Grissom vs. Pittsley
Grissom hits a fly ball to left field. That will be extra bases. Damon chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Bell. Bell fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Bell. Borders scores. Vizquel goes all the way around to score. Grissom moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Seitzer vs. Pittsley
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Grissom scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Pittsley
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Nagy
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Nagy
Macfarlane hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Nagy
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Nagy
Goodwin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Pittsley
Ramirez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pittsley
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Pittsley
Giles strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Pittsley
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Damon. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Borders vs. Pittsley
Borders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Vizquel vs. Pittsley
Vizquel hits a popup in front of the plate. Macfarlane juggles the ball. That's an error on Macfarlane. Fernandez scores. Borders moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Grissom vs. Pittsley
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Nagy
Bell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
King vs. Nagy
King takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Nagy
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nunnally vs. Nagy
Nunnally hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell scores. King moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Damon vs. Nagy
Damon takes first base on ball four. Nunnally moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Nagy
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. King tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Macfarlane vs. Nagy
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Nunnally scores. Damon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Offerman vs. Nagy
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Pittsley
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Pittsley
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thome for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Pittsley
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Nagy
Goodwin hits a line drive towards short. Vizquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Nagy
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Nagy
King hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pittsley
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Pittsley
Giles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Pittsley
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Pittsley
Borders hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Pittsley
Vizquel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Borders moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grissom vs. Bones
Ricky Bones now pitching.
There goes Vizquel. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Vizquel steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Grissom vs. Bones
Grissom strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Nagy
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunnally vs. Nagy
Nunnally hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nunnally for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Nagy
Damon hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Bones
Seitzer hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Bones
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Bones
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Bones
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bones fields it and throws to second for the out. Thome moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Giles vs. Walker
Jamie Walker now pitching.
Giles hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Offerman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Nagy
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Nagy
Macfarlane hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Nagy
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Nagy
Goodwin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Walker
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borders vs. Walker
Borders hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Walker
There goes Fernandez. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Fernandez steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Vizquel vs. Walker
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Grissom vs. Olson
Gregg Olson now pitching.
Grissom takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Seitzer vs. Olson
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Grissom moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Seitzer vs. Olson
Seitzer hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mesa
Jose Mesa now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Mesa
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Mesa
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Olson
Thome hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Olson
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Olson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Olson
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching. Shane Halter pinch hits for Jon Nunnally.
Halter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Assenmacher
David Howard pinch hits for Johnny Damon.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Assenmacher
Craig Paquette pinch hits for Scott Cooper.
Paquette strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/5/1997 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Offerman J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Grissom M, cf 4 1 1 2 Goodwin T, cf 4 0 0 0 Seitzer K, dh 5 0 1 1 Bell J, ss 4 1 1 0 Thome J, 1b 4 1 2 1 King J, 1b 3 1 0 0 Ramirez M, rf 5 1 2 1 Davis C, dh 4 0 0 0 Williams M, 3b 5 1 1 0 Nunnally J, rf 3 1 1 1 Giles B, lf 4 1 1 1 Halter S, ph 1 0 0 0 Fernandez T, 2b 4 1 2 0 Damon J, lf 2 0 0 0 Borders P, c 4 1 3 0 Howard D, ph 1 0 0 0 Vizquel O, ss 4 1 2 0 Cooper S, 3b 2 0 1 1 Paquette C, ph 1 0 0 0 Macfarlane M, c 3 1 2 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 4 6 4 39 8 15 6 Kansas City 001 300 000 -- 4 Cleveland 042 010 01x -- 8 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Pittsley J (L) 4.2 12 7 6 1 5 Bones R 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Walker J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Olson G 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Nagy C (W) 7.0 6 4 4 2 4 Mesa J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Assenmacher P 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 E -- Bell J, Macfarlane M DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 4, Cleveland 10 2B -- Grissom M, Fernandez T HR -- Macfarlane M, Ramirez M, Giles B, Thome J SB -- Vizquel O, Fernandez T SF -- Cooper S WP -- Pittsley J T -- 2:40 A -- 42892
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