Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
April 16, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1997 at Kauffman Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 2, Kansas City Royals 0

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Buford cf 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 1 1
Greer lf 2 0 0 0
Stevens 1b 4 1 1 1
Palmer 3b 4 0 1 0
Simms dh 4 0 1 0
Sagmoen rf 4 0 0 0
Ripken 2b 2 1 0 0
Gil ss 3 0 0 0
Burkett p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Roberts lf 4 0 1 0
Goodwin cf 3 0 0 0
  Dye ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Bell ss 4 0 1 0
King 1b 4 0 1 0
Davis dh 4 0 1 0
Paquette 3b 4 0 2 0
Macfarlane c 3 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 0 0
Howard 2b 3 0 1 0
Damon rf,cf 3 0 2 0
Pittsley p 0 0 0 0
  Jacome p 0 0 0 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 10 0
Texas 011 000 000241
Kansas City 000 000 0000100
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett  W (1-1) 7.2 9 0 0 0 4
  Patterson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
0
0
0
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Pittsley  L (0-1) 7.0 3 2 2 2 2
  Jacome   1.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Bevil   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
5

  E–Burkett (1).  DP–Texas 2.  2B–Kansas City Davis (1,off Wetteland).  HR–Texas Stevens (4,2nd inning off Pittsley 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Palmer (1,2nd base off Bevil/Macfarlane); Goodwin (6,2nd base off Burkett/Rodriguez).  CS–Damon (3,2nd base by Burkett/Rodriguez).  WP–Wetteland (1).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:41.  A–12,239.
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