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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 6, New York Yankees 4

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Kansas City Royals 6, New York Yankees 4

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Game Played on Tuesday, August 12, 1997 (N) at Yankee Stadium I

KC  A    0  0  0    2  0  1    2  0  1  -   6 12  0
NY  A    1  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   4 11  0
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Roberts lf                    4   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
Offerman 2b                   5   1   1   0       0   1       1   2
Bell ss                       5   2   3   0       0   1       1   3
Davis dh                      3   1   1   1       2   0       0   0
Palmer 3b                     5   1   3   4       0   1       1   3
King 1b                       4   0   1   0       1   1       9   2
Damon cf                      3   0   0   0       2   1       5   0
Sweeney c                     5   0   2   1       0   1       4   1
Benitez rf                    4   0   0   0       0   2       3   0
  Howard rf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Rosado p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Perez p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Casian p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Olson p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Montgomery p                0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       38   6  12   6       6   8      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. King-Sweeney-Bell-Palmer, Bell-King.
BATTING - 
2B: Bell (19,off Cone); Palmer (25,off Nelson).
HR: Palmer (17,6th inning off Cone 0 on 0 out).
IBB: Davis (9,by Nelson).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Roberts 2 (13,2nd base off Cone/Girardi 2).
CS: Bell (6,3rd base by Mecir/Girardi).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Jeter ss                      3   0   0   0       1   0       1   1
Sojo 2b                       5   0   1   1       0   0       2   6
Williams cf                   4   1   2   2       0   1       0   0
Martinez 1b                   3   0   0   0       2   0      12   0
O'Neill rf                    4   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
Hayes 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       1   4
Curtis lf                     4   1   2   0       0   1       3   0
Whiten dh                     3   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
Girardi c                     4   1   3   1       0   0       8   2
Cone p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nelson p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Stanton p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mecir p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   4  11   4       3   4      27  14
BATTING - 
HR: Williams (15,1st inning off Rosado 0 on 2 out).
SH: Jeter (8,off Perez).
SF: Williams (5,off Rosado).
HBP: Whiten (2,by Rosado).
GDP: Whiten (6,off Olson).
Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rosado                        5     7   4   4   3   4   1  26
Perez W(2-0)                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Casian                        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Olson                         1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4
Montgomery SV(8)              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9    11   4   4   3   4   1  40
Rosado faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
HBP: Rosado (3,Whiten).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Perez 2-1.
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New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cone L(12-6)                  6.1   8   5   5   3   7   1  30
Nelson                        1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7
Stanton                       0     3   1   1   0   0   0   3
Mecir                         1     0   0   0   2   0   0   4
Totals                        9    12   6   6   6   8   1  44
Stanton faced 3 batters in the 9th inning
WP: Mecir (1).
IBB: Nelson (9,Davis).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Nelson 2-2; Mecir 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Durwood Merrill
Time of Game: 3:34   Attendance: 31452
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            New York Yankees         
1. Roberts             lf        Jeter               ss
2. Offerman            2b        Sojo                2b
3. Bell                ss        Williams            cf
4. Davis               dh        Martinez            1b
5. Palmer              3b        O'Neill             rf
6. King                1b        Hayes               3b
7. Damon               cf        Curtis              lf
8. Sweeney             c         Whiten              dh
9. Benitez             rf        Girardi             c
   Rosado              p         Cone                p

ROYALS 1ST: Roberts grounded out (second to first); Offerman
grounded out (second to first); Bell struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Jeter flied to center; Sojo grounded out (second to
first); Williams homered to left; Martinez walked; O'Neill
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Yankees 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Davis grounded out (second to first); Palmer struck
out; King singled to left; Damon popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Hayes flied to right; Curtis grounded out (third to
first); Whiten was hit by a pitch; Girardi singled to center
[Whiten to second]; Jeter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Sweeney grounded out (second to first); Benitez
struck out; Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Sojo flied to right; Williams struck out; Martinez
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Offerman lined to second; Bell singled to right;
Davis walked [Bell to second]; Palmer singled to center [Bell
scored, Davis to second]; King struck out; Damon walked [Davis
to third, Palmer to second]; Sweeney singled to shortstop [Davis
scored, Palmer to third, Damon to second]; Benitez forced
Sweeney (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: O'Neill was called out on strikes; Hayes flied to
center; Curtis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Yankees 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Roberts walked; Roberts stole second; Offerman
popped to shortstop; Bell grounded out (third to first); Davis
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Whiten singled to center; Girardi singled to left
[Whiten to second]; Jeter walked [Whiten to third, Girardi to
second]; Sojo singled to left [Whiten scored, Girardi to third,
Jeter to second]; Williams out on a sacrifice fly to right
[Girardi scored, Jeter to third]; Martinez walked [Sojo to
second]; O'Neill struck out; Hayes flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Palmer homered to right; King flied to left; Damon
was called out on strikes; Sweeney singled to left; Benitez
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Curtis singled to left; Whiten singled to center
[Curtis to third]; PEREZ REPLACED ROSADO (PITCHING); Girardi
singled to right [Curtis scored, Whiten to second]; Jeter out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Whiten to third, Girardi
to second]; Sojo hit into a double play (first unassisted)
[Whiten out at home (first to catcher to shortstop to third)]; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Roberts singled to left; Roberts stole second;
Offerman was called out on strikes; Bell doubled to center
[Roberts to third]; NELSON REPLACED CONE (PITCHING); Davis was
walked intentionally; Palmer doubled to center [Roberts scored,
Bell scored, Davis to third]; King grounded out (third to
first); Damon grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: CASIAN REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); Williams grounded
out (shortstop to first); Martinez flied to center; O'Neill
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Sweeney was called out on strikes; Benitez grounded
out (pitcher to first); Roberts lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: OLSON REPLACED CASIAN (PITCHING); HOWARD REPLACED
BENITEZ (PLAYING RF); Hayes singled to center; Curtis singled to
left [Hayes to second]; Whiten grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Hayes to third, Curtis out at second];
Girardi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 5, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 9TH: STANTON REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Offerman singled
to center; Bell singled to center [Offerman to third]; Davis
singled to left [Offerman scored, Bell to second]; MECIR
REPLACED STANTON (PITCHING); Palmer flied to left; Bell was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Mecir threw a wild
pitch [Davis to second]; King walked; Damon walked [Davis to
third, King to second]; Sweeney grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 9TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED OLSON (PITCHING); Jeter
grounded out (first to pitcher); Sojo lined to right; Williams
singled to center; Martinez grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           6  12   0   11
 Yankees          4  11   0    9
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