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KANSAS CITY ROYALS @ CLEVELAND SPIDERS
05/20/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : LHP Sterling Hitchcock
Pitching: LHP Sterling Hitchcock
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Rheal Cormier
Pitching: LHP Rheal Cormier
Batting: RHB Marquis Grissom 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 39.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bernard Gilkey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Tomas Perez to second
Batting: SHB Todd Hundley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : LHP Sterling Hitchcock
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Randy Milligan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Rheal Cormier
Batting: LHB Garret Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Raul Ibanez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rudy Pemberton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 100.0 MPH)
Garret Anderson to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Billy Ripken 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Garret Anderson scores
Batting: RHB Marquis Grissom 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 44.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Cleveland 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : LHP Sterling Hitchcock
Batting: RHB Tony Eusebio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Andruw Jones to second
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Andruw Jones to third
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Cleveland 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Rheal Cormier
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bernard Gilkey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Tomas Perez to second
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Todd Hundley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Garret Anderson 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Cleveland 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : LHP Sterling Hitchcock
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Randy Milligan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Cleveland 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Rheal Cormier
Batting: LHB Raul Ibanez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rudy Pemberton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Billy Ripken 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 111.9 MPH)
Rudy Pemberton to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Marquis Grissom 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Cleveland 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : LHP Sterling Hitchcock
Batting: RHB Tony Eusebio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Tony Eusebio to third
3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 103.8 MPH), Distance : 362 ft
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Cleveland 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Rheal Cormier
Batting: RHB Bernard Gilkey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 81.9 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, OUT at HOME! 8-2
Batting: SHB Todd Hundley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 357 ft
Batting: LHB Garret Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Cleveland 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : LHP Sterling Hitchcock
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 110.0 MPH), Distance : 397 ft
Batting: RHB Randy Milligan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Tony Eusebio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Randy Milligan to second
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Cleveland 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Rheal Cormier
Batting: LHB Raul Ibanez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rudy Pemberton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Billy Ripken 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Marquis Grissom 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Cleveland 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : LHP Sterling Hitchcock
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 107.5 MPH), Distance : 352 ft
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached via error on a dropped throw from SS, E3 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.8 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Roger Pavlik
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3, EV 85.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Barry Larkin to second
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 108.1 MPH), Distance : 369 ft
Batting: RHB Randy Milligan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Eusebio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Kansas City 8 - Cleveland 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Rheal Cormier
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bernard Gilkey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 8 - Cleveland 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : RHP Roger Pavlik
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 376 ft
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Tim Naehring to second
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Tim Naehring to third
Reggie L. Sanders to second
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 109.4 MPH)
Tim Naehring scores
Reggie L. Sanders to third
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Barry Larkin to second
Batting: RHB Randy Milligan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 407 ft
Pitching: RHP Nate Minchey
Batting: RHB Tony Eusebio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 6 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 14 - Cleveland 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Rheal Cormier
Batting: SHB Todd Hundley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mark Sweeney 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Raul Ibanez 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Todd Hundley to second
Batting: RHB Rudy Pemberton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Pinch Runner at 1st Howard Johnson:
Batting: RHB Billy Ripken 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 14 - Cleveland 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : RHP Nate Minchey
Now at 1B: Mark Sweeney
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Andruw Jones to second
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Andruw Jones to third
Tim Naehring to second
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 80.0 MPH)
Andruw Jones scores
Tim Naehring to third
Reggie L. Sanders to second
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 78M, EV 99.4 MPH)
Tim Naehring scores
Reggie L. Sanders to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Barry Larkin to second
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 111.3 MPH)
Barry Larkin to third
Jim Thome to second
Batting: RHB Randy Milligan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 103.8 MPH)
Barry Larkin scores
Jim Thome to third
Richard Hidalgo to second
Pitching: LHP Steve Cooke
Batting: RHB Tony Eusebio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Jim Thome scores
Richard Hidalgo to third
Randy Milligan to second
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 93.1 MPH), Distance : 409 ft
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 106.9 MPH), Distance : 336 ft
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 106.9 MPH), Distance : 367 ft
Pitching: LHP Carlos Perez
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 11 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 25 - Cleveland 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Rheal Cormier
Batting: RHB Marquis Grissom 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Justin Thompson
Batting: RHB Bernard Gilkey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 25 - Cleveland 3
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