Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
April 25, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 10, Oakland Athletics 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Roberts lf 5 2 3 2
Goodwin cf 4 1 1 0
Bell ss 5 0 1 0
King 1b 1 2 0 0
  Cooper 1b 1 0 0 0
Davis dh 4 1 2 5
  Sweeney ph,dh 1 0 1 0
Paquette 3b 4 0 1 1
Macfarlane c 3 2 0 0
Howard 2b 2 0 1 0
  Halter 2b 2 0 0 0
Damon rf 4 2 3 2
Appier p 0 0 0 0
  Jacome p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 13 10
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Mashore cf 4 1 1 0
Giambi lf 4 0 1 0
Canseco dh 4 0 1 1
McGwire 1b 2 0 0 0
  Magadan 1b 2 0 0 0
Stairs rf 3 1 2 1
Spiezio 2b 4 0 1 0
Brosius 3b 4 1 1 0
Batista ss 4 0 0 0
Mayne c 3 0 1 1
Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Kansas City 120 115 00010130
Oakland 001 000 110380
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Appier  W (3-0) 7.0 5 2 2 0 7
  Jacome   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Williams   1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
10
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Adams  L (1-2) 5.1 9 7 7 3 1
  Lewis   3.2 4 3 3 2 1
Totals
9.0
13
10
10
5
2

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Kansas City Roberts (3,off Adams); Howard (3,off Adams); Paquette (8,off Adams); Damon (2,off Adams); Sweeney (1,off Lewis).  3B–Kansas City Damon (1,off Adams).  HR–Kansas City Davis (1,6th inning off Lewis 3 on, 2 out), Oakland Stairs (2,7th inning off Appier 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Goodwin (5,off Adams); Howard (1,off Adams).  HBP–King (1,by Adams).  CS–Roberts (2,3rd base by Adams/Mayne); Bell (2,3rd base by Adams/Mayne).  HBP–Adams (2,King).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:39.  A–10,768.
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