DBL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS @ ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/12/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Rene Arocha
Pitching: RHP Rene Arocha
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Ray Lankford to second
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Ray Lankford to third
Jim Thome to second
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 71.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Ray Lankford scores
Jim Thome to third
Richard Hidalgo to second
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Kansas City 1 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Pitching: RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 1 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Rene Arocha
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Runner from 1st tags up, SAFE at 2nd
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Rene Arocha
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 101.3 MPH), Distance : 372 ft
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 84.4 MPH)
Jeromy Burnitz to third
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Ball
1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 110.0 MPH), Distance : 401 ft
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 4 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: RHB Damian Miller 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Ball
Stan Javier steals 2nd base
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Stan Javier to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Steve Finley to second
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 80.6 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 4 - St. Louis 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Rene Arocha
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 103.1 MPH), Distance : 361 ft
Pitching: RHP Rusty Meacham
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 5 - St. Louis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 5 - St. Louis 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Rusty Meacham
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 354 ft
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6M, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Rick Wilkins to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Rick Wilkins scores
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 8 - St. Louis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Damian Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 8 - St. Louis 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Rusty Meacham
Pitching: RHP Mariano Rivera
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 15S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Jim Thome to third
Jim Thome scores
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Barry Larkin to second
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 9 - St. Louis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 56.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 2L, EV 69.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 9 - St. Louis 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Mariano Rivera
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Roberto Alomar to second
Pitching: LHP Vince Horsman
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 9 - St. Louis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Damian Miller 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 9 - St. Louis 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Vince Horsman
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 9 - St. Louis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 9 - St. Louis 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Vince Horsman
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pitching: LHP Randy Myers
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 9 - St. Louis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mo Vaughn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 64.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Ivan Calderon to second
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 9 - St. Louis 1
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