Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
April 26, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 6, Oakland Athletics 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Roberts lf 6 2 4 1
Goodwin cf 3 0 0 0
  Vitiello ph 1 0 0 0
  Halter rf 2 0 0 0
Bell ss 4 2 3 3
King 1b 4 0 2 1
Davis dh 5 0 1 0
Paquette 3b 6 0 1 1
Spehr c 2 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 0 0 0 0
  Sweeney c 2 0 0 0
Howard 2b 5 0 2 0
Damon rf,cf 5 2 1 0
Rosado p 0 0 0 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
  Jacome p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 6 14 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Mashore cf 5 2 3 1
Batista ss 3 0 0 0
  Magadan ph 1 0 1 0
  Bournigal pr,ss 3 1 1 0
McGwire 1b 2 1 2 1
Canseco dh 6 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 5 1 3 1
Brosius 3b 5 0 0 0
Giambi lf 6 1 2 2
Young rf 3 0 0 0
  Stairs ph,rf 2 1 1 1
Molina c 4 0 1 0
  Mohler pr 0 0 0 0
  Mayne c 2 0 1 0
Karsay p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Acre p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 7 15 6
Kansas City 000 100 200 036141
Oakland 002 000 100 047150
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado   6.0 7 2 2 3 5
  Bevil   0.1 2 1 1 2 0
  Walker   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Pichardo   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Jacome   1.1 5 3 3 1 0
  Williams  L (0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
10.2
15
7
7
9
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Karsay   6.0 7 1 1 2 12
  Groom   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Acre   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Small  W (3-0) 4.0 4 3 3 3 2
Totals
11.0
14
6
6
5
14

  E–Paquette (5).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Kansas City Roberts 2 (5,off Karsay,off Small), Oakland McGwire (8,off Rosado); Spiezio (9,off Bevil); Mayne (1,off Jacome).  HR–Kansas City Bell (6,11th inning off Small 1 on, 2 out), Oakland Mashore (1,3rd inning off Rosado 0 on, 0 out); McGwire (9,3rd inning off Rosado 0 on, 1 out); Giambi (3,11th inning off Jacome 1 on, 1 out); Stairs (3,11th inning off Jacome 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Bell (3,off Acre).  SH–Mashore (1,off Walker).  IBB–Brosius (1,by Bevil); McGwire 3 (5,by Walker,by Jacome,by Mitch Williams).  SB–Damon (1,3rd base off Groom/Molina); Mashore (4,2nd base off Mitch Williams/Sweeney).  WP–Mitch Williams (1).  IBB–Bevil (2,Brosius); Walker (1,McGwire); Jacome (1,McGwire); Mitch Williams (1,McGwire).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–4:15.  A–21,097.
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