Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
May 16, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1997 at Kauffman 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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Detroit Tigers 10, Kansas City Royals 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 4 1 0 0
Easley 2b 3 1 2 3
Fryman 3b 4 0 2 2
Clark 1b 5 1 0 0
Nevin lf 2 0 1 0
  Pride ph,lf 3 1 2 1
Nieves rf 5 2 2 3
Johnson c 5 0 1 0
Higginson dh 4 2 2 0
Cruz ss 4 2 2 1
Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Bautista p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 14 10
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 3 1 0 0
Bell ss 4 1 1 0
King 1b 3 0 1 1
Davis dh 3 0 0 1
Vitiello lf 3 0 0 0
  Damon lf 1 0 0 0
Sweeney c 3 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 0 0
Paquette 3b 3 0 1 0
Dye rf 2 0 1 0
Goodwin cf 3 0 0 0
Rosado p 0 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Detroit 000 020 00810140
Kansas City 000 002 000240
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson  W (4-2) 8.0 4 2 2 3 3
  Bautista   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado  L (3-2) 8.1 10 6 6 3 3
  Veres   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Walker   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
10
10
3
3

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit Nevin (1,off Rosado), Kansas City Bell (7,off Thompson).  HR–Detroit Nieves (5,9th inning off Walker 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Fryman (4,off Rosado); Davis (1,off Thompson).  IBB–Hunter (1,by Rosado).  CS–Easley (2,2nd base by Rosado/Sweeney).  SB–Dye (2,2nd base off Thompson/Johnson); King (6,2nd base off Thompson/Johnson).  IBB–Rosado (1,Hunter).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:53.  A–17,787.
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