Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
April 9, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1997 at Kauffman Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 4, Kansas City Royals 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson dh 4 0 1 0
Alomar 2b 5 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 1 1 1
Davis rf 5 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 5 1 2 0
Surhoff lf 4 1 1 0
Hammonds cf 4 1 1 2
Hoiles c 5 0 2 1
Bordick ss 4 0 0 0
Kamieniecki p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 8 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 4 1 0 0
Bell ss 5 1 1 2
Roberts lf 5 0 1 0
King 1b 4 0 2 0
Cooper dh 4 0 0 0
Dye rf 5 0 0 0
Paquette 3b 5 0 2 0
Sweeney c 4 0 1 0
  Damon pr 0 0 0 0
  Spehr c 1 0 0 0
Howard 2b 2 0 0 0
  Vitiello ph 0 0 0 0
  Halter pr,2b 1 0 1 0
Rosado p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 2 8 2
Baltimore 000 000 011 02482
Kansas City 000 002 000 00280
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Kamieniecki   6.0 4 2 2 2 4
  Rhodes   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Mathews   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Orosco   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Mills  W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Myers  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
11.0
8
2
2
5
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado   8.1 4 2 2 2 4
  Pichardo   1.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Walker   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Bevil  L (0-1) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
11.0
8
4
4
4
6

  E–Ripken (3), Bordick (2).  DP–Baltimore 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Baltimore Anderson (2,off Rosado); Hoiles (2,off Rosado); Hammonds (1,off Bevil), Kansas City Paquette (2,off Kamieniecki); King (4,off Mathews).  HR–Baltimore Palmeiro (2,9th inning off Rosado 0 on, 1 out), Kansas City Bell (2,6th inning off Kamieniecki 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Anderson (2,by Pichardo); Vitiello (1,by Rhodes).  SH–Halter (1,off Mathews).  SB–Roberts (1,2nd base off Kamieniecki/Hoiles); Paquette (1,2nd base off Rhodes/Hoiles); Sweeney (2,2nd base off Rhodes/Hoiles); King (3,2nd base off Mills/Hoiles).  IBB–Rhodes (1,Vitiello); Pichardo (1,Anderson).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–3:48.  A–12,036.
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