Read Me
Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 2

Retrosheet


Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 2

Day

Game Played on Saturday, September 20, 1997 (N) at Kauffman Stadium

CLE A    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  0
KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  3  x  -   5  6  0
BATTING
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Roberts 2b                    5   1   2   2       0   1       0   1
Fernandez ss                  4   0   2   0       0   1       2   3
Ramirez rf                    3   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Williams 3b                   4   0   1   0       0   0       2   2
Justice dh                    4   0   1   0       0   2       0   0
Alomar c                      4   0   0   0       0   0       8   0
Thome 1b                      4   0   2   0       0   1       6   0
Grissom cf                    4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Giles lf                      4   1   1   0       0   2       3   0
Juden p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lopez p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   2  10   2       0   8      24   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Roberts-Fernandez-Thome.
BATTING - 
2B: Justice (30,off Rusch); Thome (25,off Montgomery).
HR: Roberts (4,5th inning off Rusch 1 on 1 out).
HBP: Ramirez (7,by Rusch).
Team LOB: 8.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Offerman 2b                   4   0   0   0       0   1       4   2
Halter rf                     2   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
  Damon ph,cf                 2   1   1   2       0   1       0   0
Bell ss                       4   1   1   0       0   0       0   3
Davis dh                      3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
King 1b                       3   1   1   2       0   1       6   0
Palmer 3b                     3   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
Benitez lf                    3   1   2   0       0   0       1   0
Sweeney c                     2   0   1   0       0   1       7   0
  Cooper ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Macfarlane c                0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Myers cf,rf                   2   1   0   0       1   0       3   0
Rusch 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       0   0
Totals                       29   5   6   4       1   8      27   7
BATTING - 
3B: Damon (8,off Lopez).
HR: King (24,7th inning off Juden 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Myers (2,off Juden).
Team LOB: 1.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Benitez (2,2nd base off Lopez/Alomar).
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Juden                         7     4   2   2   0   7   1  24
Lopez L(3-6)                  1     2   3   3   1   1   0   6
Totals                        8     6   5   5   1   8   1  30
WP: Lopez (5).
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rusch                         7     7   2   2   0   6   1  29
Olson W(4-3)                  1     2   0   0   0   1   0   4
Montgomery SV(14)             1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9    10   2   2   0   8   1  37
HBP: Rusch (6,Ramirez).
Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Dave Phillips
Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 19125
Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland Indians             Kansas City Royals       
1. Roberts             2b        Offerman            2b
2. Fernandez           ss        Halter              rf
3. Ramirez             rf        Bell                ss
4. Williams            3b        Davis               dh
5. Justice             dh        King                1b
6. Alomar              c         Palmer              3b
7. Thome               1b        Benitez             lf
8. Grissom             cf        Sweeney             c
9. Giles               lf        Myers               cf
   Juden               p         Rusch               p

INDIANS 1ST: Roberts singled to right; Fernandez flied to right;
Ramirez flied to center; Williams flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Offerman struck out; Halter was called out on
strikes; Bell popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Justice struck out; Alomar lined to center; Thome
singled to left; Grissom was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Davis struck out; King popped to third; Palmer
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Giles was called out on strikes; Roberts flied to
center; Fernandez singled to right; Ramirez flied to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Benitez singled to center; Sweeney singled to third
[Benitez to second]; Myers grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Benitez to third, Sweeney out at
second]; Offerman flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Williams popped to second; Justice doubled to
center; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first) [Justice to
third]; Thome struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Halter flied to right; Bell popped to first; Davis
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Royals 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Grissom grounded out (first unassisted); Giles
singled to first; Roberts homered to left [Giles scored];
Fernandez singled to left; Ramirez was hit by a pitch [Fernandez
to second]; Williams forced Ramirez (third to second) [Fernandez
to third]; Justice grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: King was called out on strikes; Palmer popped to
shortstop; Benitez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Thome
lined to right; Grissom flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Indians 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Sweeney struck out; Myers flied to center; Offerman
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Giles was called out on strikes; Roberts grounded
out (third to first); Fernandez was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: DAMON BATTED FOR HALTER; Damon struck out; Bell
singled to left; Davis flied to left; King homered to left [Bell
scored]; Palmer flied to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Royals 2.

INDIANS 8TH: DAMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MYERS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); OLSON REPLACED RUSCH (PITCHING); Ramirez
singled to shortstop; Williams singled to second [Ramirez out at
third (second to third)]; Justice was called out on strikes;
Alomar popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED JUDEN (PITCHING); Benitez singled to
right; COOPER BATTED FOR SWEENEY; Cooper struck out while
Benitez stole second; Myers walked; Offerman grounded out (third
to first) [Benitez to third, Myers to second]; Damon tripled to
right [Benitez scored, Myers scored]; Lopez threw a wild pitch
[Damon scored]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 5.

INDIANS 9TH: MACFARLANE REPLACED COOPER (PLAYING C ); MONTGOMERY
REPLACED OLSON (PITCHING); Thome doubled to center; Grissom
grounded out (second to first) [Thome to third]; Giles lined to
second; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Royals 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Indians          2  10   0    8
 Royals           5   6   0    1
Read Me