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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 17, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on May 17, 1996 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Guzman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tim Belcher |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 20,079 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rick Reed 1B: Mark Johnson 2B: Larry Young 3B: Drew Coble |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Domingo Cedeno | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Joe Carter | Left Fielder |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| John Olerud | DH |
| Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
| Sandy Martinez | Catcher |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bip Roberts | Second Baseman |
| Tom Goodwin | Left Fielder |
| Keith Lockhart | Third Baseman |
| Bob Hamelin | DH |
| Michael Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | First Baseman |
| Craig Paquette | Shortstop |
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Bob Boone | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 17, 1996
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Belcher
Nixon 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 -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Belcher
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Belcher
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. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Belcher
Carter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Guzman
Roberts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Guzman
Guzman fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Guzman. Roberts moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Goodwin vs. Guzman
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Roberts scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Guzman
Lockhart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hamelin vs. Guzman
Hamelin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Belcher
Sprague hits a fly ball into left field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Belcher
Olerud hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Belcher
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Offerman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Guzman
Tucker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Guzman
Offerman hits a popup into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Offerman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Paquette vs. Guzman
There goes Offerman. The throw from Martinez and he is out, Sprague applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Guzman
Paquette hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Belcher
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Belcher
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Belcher
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Belcher
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Guzman
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guzman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Guzman
Macfarlane hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carter. Macfarlane reaches second base with a double. Damon moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Roberts vs. Guzman
Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Damon scores. Macfarlane scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Guzman
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lockhart vs. Guzman
Lockhart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hamelin vs. Guzman
Hamelin strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Tucker vs. Guzman
Tucker 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
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Belcher
Delgado hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Belcher
Carter hits a popup towards first. Offerman juggles the ball. That's an error on Offerman. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sprague vs. Belcher
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Olerud vs. Belcher
Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Belcher
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Guzman
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 -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Guzman
Paquette strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Guzman
Damon 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
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Belcher
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Paquette scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Belcher
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Belcher
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Belcher
There goes Nixon. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Nixon steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Belcher
Cedeno hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Roberts reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Guzman
Macfarlane hits a popup towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Guzman
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Guzman
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guzman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Belcher
Delgado hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Belcher
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Paquette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Belcher
Sprague hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Guzman
Lockhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Guzman
Hamelin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Guzman
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Guzman
Offerman hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Belcher
Olerud hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Belcher
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Paquette fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Belcher
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Belcher
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Belcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Guzman
Paquette hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Guzman
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Guzman
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Macfarlane reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Guzman
Roberts is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Guzman
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Belcher
Nixon 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 -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Belcher
Cedeno hits a popup towards the mound. Belcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Belcher
Delgado strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Bohanon
Brian Bohanon now pitching.
Lockhart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hamelin vs. Bohanon
There goes Lockhart. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Lockhart steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hamelin vs. Bohanon
Hamelin hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lockhart moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Tucker vs. Bohanon
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado juggles the ball. That's an error on Delgado. Lockhart scores. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Bohanon
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tucker moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Paquette vs. Bohanon
Paquette is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Damon vs. Bohanon
Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Belcher
Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Belcher
Sprague hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Belcher
Olerud hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching.
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Montgomery
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Paquette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1996 -- Toronto at Kansas City (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 4 0 2 0 Roberts B, 2b 2 1 1 2
Cedeno D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Goodwin T, lf 4 0 0 1
Delgado C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Lockhart K, 3b 4 1 3 0
Carter J, lf 4 0 0 0 Hamelin B, dh 4 0 0 0
Sprague E, 3b 4 1 1 1 Tucker M, rf 3 0 0 1
Olerud J, dh 3 1 2 1 Offerman J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Green S, rf 4 0 1 0 Paquette C, ss 3 0 0 0
Martinez S, c 4 0 0 0 Damon J, cf 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez A, ss 3 0 0 0 Macfarlane M, c 3 1 2 0
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33 2 7 2 31 4 8 4
Toronto 000 000 002 -- 2
Kansas City 102 000 01x -- 4
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman J (L) 7.0 7 3 2 3 4
Bohanon B 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher T (W) 8.1 6 2 2 2 6
Montgomery J (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Guzman J, Offerman J, Delgado C
DP -- Toronto 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Toronto 6, Kansas City 7
2B -- Offerman J, Macfarlane M 2
HR -- Sprague E, Olerud J
SB -- Nixon O, Lockhart K
CS -- Offerman J
T -- 2:28
A -- 20079
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