Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
April 27, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 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 7, Oakland Athletics 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Roberts lf 3 0 1 1
  Howard ph,2b 2 1 1 0
Bell ss 4 1 1 0
King 1b 3 1 2 1
Davis dh 5 1 2 0
Vitiello rf 3 0 1 2
  Goodwin pr,cf 1 1 1 0
Paquette 3b 5 1 2 0
Macfarlane c 4 1 1 1
Halter 2b,lf 2 0 1 1
Damon cf,rf 4 0 0 0
Belcher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 13 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Mashore cf 4 0 0 0
Magadan 3b 4 0 1 0
Canseco dh 4 1 2 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 0 0
Stairs rf 3 0 1 1
Spiezio 2b 4 0 0 0
Giambi lf 3 0 0 0
Batista ss 3 0 1 0
Mayne c 2 0 0 0
  Berroa ph 1 0 1 0
  Molina pr,c 0 0 0 0
Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Wengert p 0 0 0 0
  Acre p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Kansas City 210 100 0037130
Oakland 000 000 001161
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  W (2-3) 9.0 6 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
2
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Mohler  L (0-3) 6.1 6 4 3 3 9
  Wengert   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Acre   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Groom   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Taylor   1.0 4 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
6
6
10

  E–Mashore (1).  DP–Kansas City 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Kansas City Roberts (6,off Mohler); Paquette (9,off Mohler), Oakland Canseco (4,off Belcher).  3B–Kansas City Howard (1,off Groom).  SH–Halter 2 (3,off Mohler 2).  SB–Davis (1,2nd base off Mohler/Mayne); Bell (1,2nd base off Mohler/Mayne); Halter (2,2nd base off Mohler/Mayne); Canseco (3,2nd base off Belcher/Macfarlane).  CS–Halter (1,2nd base by Groom/Mayne).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:55.  A–16,294.
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