Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
May 7, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1997 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 12

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 5 0 1 0
Bell ss 3 1 2 0
  Howard ss 2 0 0 0
Roberts lf 3 0 2 0
  Damon lf 1 0 0 0
  Vitiello ph 1 0 0 0
King 1b 2 1 0 0
  Cooper 1b 1 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0
Davis dh 2 0 1 0
Paquette 3b 4 0 0 0
Dye rf 4 1 1 0
Spehr c 3 0 1 0
Goodwin cf 4 0 1 1
Pittsley p 0 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 4 3 2 3
Higginson lf 4 1 1 3
Fryman 3b 3 1 2 2
  Nevin 3b 1 0 1 0
Clark 1b 4 1 1 2
Hamelin dh 4 0 0 0
Nieves rf 2 2 1 0
  Trammell rf 1 0 0 0
Easley 2b 4 1 0 0
Casanova c 3 2 2 1
Cruz ss 4 1 1 0
Lira p 0 0 0 0
  Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 12 11 11
Kansas City 200 001 000391
Detroit 240 150 00x12112
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Pittsley  L (0-3) 1.2 5 6 6 3 0
  Veres   3.0 4 5 5 2 3
  Williams   1.1 1 1 1 3 2
  Montgomery   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Walker   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
12
12
8
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lira  W (1-2) 6.0 7 3 1 3 6
  Bautista   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Myers   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
1
3
9

  E–Goodwin (1), Fryman (4), Lira (2).  DP–Kansas City 1, Detroit 1.  2B–Kansas City Bell (5,off Lira); Offerman (3,off Myers), Detroit Nieves (7,off Veres).  HR–Detroit Clark (10,1st inning off Pittsley 1 on, 2 out); Fryman (7,4th inning off Veres 0 on, 2 out); Higginson (4,5th inning off Mitch Williams 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Spehr (1,by Bautista); Clark (2,by Veres).  SB–King (4,2nd base off Lira/Casanova); Bell (2,3rd base off Lira/Casanova); Roberts (4,2nd base off Lira/Casanova); Hunter (14,2nd base off Pittsley/Spehr).  WP–Veres (3), Lira (3).  HBP–Veres (1,Clark); Bautista (1,Spehr).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–3:05.  A–7,949.
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