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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1997 at Kauffman Stadium. 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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Oakland Athletics 8, Kansas City Royals 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Mashore cf 5 0 0 0
Lennon lf 3 0 1 0
  Giambi ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Canseco rf 5 2 1 2
McGwire 1b 3 2 1 2
Berroa dh 4 1 0 0
Spiezio 2b 5 1 2 3
Williams c 4 0 1 1
Brosius 3b 5 1 1 0
Sheldon ss 3 0 0 0
  Stairs ph 0 0 0 0
  Bournigal pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Oquist p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 7 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 5 0 0 0
Bell ss 3 0 0 0
Roberts lf 3 1 1 0
King 1b 4 1 1 0
Davis dh 5 1 1 1
Paquette 3b 3 1 1 2
  Cooper ph,3b 1 2 1 1
Macfarlane c 5 0 1 0
  Halter pr 0 0 0 0
Goodwin cf 5 0 1 0
Damon rf 5 0 3 2
Rosado p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 10 6
Oakland 000 000 003 5870
Kansas City 000 200 001 36101
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Oquist   7.2 4 2 2 5 4
  Mohler   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Taylor  W (2-3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Small   0.1 3 3 3 1 1
  Johnson  SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
10
6
6
7
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado   8.0 1 1 1 4 8
  Pichardo  L (1-1) 1.1 3 4 4 1 0
  Walker   0.0 0 1 1 0 0
  Montgomery   0.2 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
10.0
7
8
8
6
8

  E–Paquette (7).  DP–Oakland 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Oakland Lennon (2,off Rosado); Brosius (5,off Pichardo); Canseco (8,off Montgomery), Kansas City King (11,off Small).  3B–Kansas City Damon (3,off Oquist).  HR–Oakland McGwire (17,9th inning off Pichardo 1 on, 1 out); Spiezio (7,9th inning off Pichardo 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City Paquette (5,4th inning off Oquist 1 on, 2 out); Cooper (2,9th inning off Taylor 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Giambi (2,by Walker).  IBB–Stairs (1,by Pichardo); McGwire (6,by Montgomery); Offerman (2,by Taylor).  SB–Goodwin (18,2nd base off Oquist/Williams); Damon (5,2nd base off Taylor/Williams).  WP–Montgomery (1).  HBP–Walker (2,Giambi).  IBB–Taylor (5,Offerman); Pichardo (4,Stairs); Montgomery (2,McGwire).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–3:27.  A–11,886.
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