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Angels
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 20, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Los Angeles Angels, played on April 20, 1997 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Angels
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Angels |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jason Dickson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Glendon Rusch |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 17,176 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Dale Scott 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Rocky Roe |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darin Erstad | First Baseman |
| Jim Edmonds | Center Fielder |
| Dave Hollins | Third Baseman |
| Jim Leyritz | Catcher |
| Tim Salmon | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | DH |
| Garret Anderson | Left Fielder |
| Craig Grebeck | Second Baseman |
| Gary Disarcina | Shortstop |
| Terry Collins | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bip Roberts | Left Fielder |
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Chili Davis | DH |
| Scott Cooper | First Baseman |
| Craig Paquette | Third Baseman |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| David Howard | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Damon | Right Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 20, 1997
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Rusch
Erstad takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edmonds vs. Rusch
Edmonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howard misplays the ball. That's an error on Howard. Erstad moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hollins vs. Rusch
Hollins bunts towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. Erstad moves to third. Edmonds moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Leyritz vs. Rusch
Leyritz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Salmon vs. Rusch
Salmon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Erstad scores. Edmonds scores. Leyritz moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Rusch
Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leyritz scores. Salmon moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Anderson vs. Rusch
Anderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Salmon scores. Murray moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Grebeck vs. Rusch
Grebeck hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murray tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Disarcina vs. Rusch
Disarcina hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Dickson
Roberts hits a line drive into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Dickson
Goodwin strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Dickson
Bell hits a popup towards first. Erstad settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Rusch
Erstad takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Edmonds vs. Rusch
Edmonds hits a line drive into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hollins vs. Rusch
There goes Erstad. The throw from Sweeney and he is safe. Erstad steals second. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hollins vs. Rusch
Hollins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Erstad moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leyritz vs. Rusch
Leyritz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Erstad scores. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Salmon vs. Rusch
Salmon hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Paquette, and into shallow left field. Salmon reaches second base with a double. Leyritz moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Murray vs. Rusch
Murray strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Dickson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Dickson
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Dickson
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Disarcina scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rusch
Anderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grebeck vs. Rusch
Grebeck hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Disarcina vs. Rusch
Disarcina hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Erstad vs. Rusch
Erstad hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Dickson
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Dickson
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Dickson
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Rusch
Edmonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hollins vs. Rusch
Hollins strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Leyritz vs. Rusch
Leyritz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Salmon vs. Rusch
Salmon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Dickson
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Dickson
Goodwin strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Dickson
Bell hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Dickson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Erstad scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Rusch
Murray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Rusch
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Grebeck vs. Rusch
Grebeck strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Disarcina vs. Rusch
Disarcina hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Dickson
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Dickson
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Disarcina scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Dickson
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Williams
Mitch Williams now pitching.
Erstad hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Edmonds vs. Williams
Edmonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hollins vs. Williams
Hollins hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Paquette, and into shallow left field. Hollins reaches second base with a double. Edmonds moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Leyritz vs. Williams
Leyritz strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Salmon vs. Williams
Salmon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roberts. Salmon reaches second base with a double. Edmonds scores. Hollins scores. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Williams
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Dickson
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Salmon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Dickson
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Dickson
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Disarcina scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Williams
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Grebeck vs. Williams
Grebeck hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Disarcina vs. Williams
Disarcina hits a line drive towards the mound. Williams can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Anderson scores. Grebeck moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Erstad vs. Williams
Erstad hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. Grebeck moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Edmonds vs. Williams
Edmonds hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grebeck tags and scores. Erstad tags and moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 10 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hollins vs. Williams
Hollins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 10 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Dickson
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 10 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Dickson
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 10 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Dickson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Disarcina fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 10 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Leyritz vs. Veres
Randy Veres now pitching. Shane Halter now playing second base.
Leyritz hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Angels, 10 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Salmon vs. Veres
Salmon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leyritz scores. View Play -
Angels, 11 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Veres
Jack Howell pinch hits for Eddie Murray.
Howell hits a line drive into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 11 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Veres
Anderson hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 11 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Grebeck vs. Veres
Grebeck hits a popup towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 11 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Dickson
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 11 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Dickson
Paquette hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 11 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Dickson
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 11 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Dickson
Halter hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 11 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Disarcina vs. Pichardo
Hipolito Pichardo now pitching.
Disarcina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 11 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Pichardo
Erstad hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 11 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Pichardo
Edmonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 11 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollins vs. Pichardo
Hollins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Angels, 11 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Dickson
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 11 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Dickson
Roberts hits a line drive into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 11 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Dickson
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1997 -- Anaheim at Kansas City (D)
Anaheim AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Erstad D, 1b 4 2 1 0 Roberts B, lf 4 0 0 0
Edmonds J, cf 4 2 0 1 Goodwin T, cf 4 0 0 0
Hollins D, 3b 5 1 1 0 Bell J, ss 3 0 2 0
Leyritz J, c 4 2 3 1 Davis C, dh 3 0 0 0
Salmon T, rf 5 1 4 5 Cooper S, 1b 3 0 0 0
Murray E, dh 4 1 2 1 Paquette C, 3b 3 1 1 1
Howell J, ph 1 0 0 0 Sweeney M, c 3 0 0 0
Anderson G, lf 5 1 4 1 Howard D, 2b 2 0 0 0
Grebeck C, 2b 4 1 2 1 Halter S, 2b 1 0 0 0
Disarcina G, ss 5 0 1 1 Damon J, rf 3 0 0 0
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41 11 18 11 29 1 3 1
Anaheim 510 002 210 -- 11
Kansas City 000 000 010 -- 1
Anaheim IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson J (W) 9.0 3 1 1 0 7
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch G (L) 5.0 10 6 4 3 4
Williams M 2.0 6 4 4 0 1
Veres R 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Pichardo H 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Howard D
DP -- Anaheim 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Anaheim 10, Kansas City 1
2B -- Salmon T 2, Bell J, Hollins D, Leyritz J
HR -- Paquette C
SB -- Erstad D
SH -- Hollins D
SF -- Grebeck C, Edmonds J
T -- 2:25
A -- 17176
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