Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
June 1, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, Texas Rangers 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 5 0 3 1
Goodwin cf 5 0 2 0
Roberts lf 5 1 2 0
Bell ss 5 1 1 0
Damon rf 3 1 0 1
King 1b 4 1 2 2
Vitiello dh 4 1 1 2
  Howard pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Paquette 3b 4 0 1 0
  Macfarlane c 0 0 0 0
Fasano c 3 0 1 0
  Cooper ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Rosado p 0 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 13 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Buford cf 3 0 1 2
  Newson ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0
Greer lf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez dh 3 0 0 0
Devereaux rf,cf 3 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 4 0 2 0
Simms 1b 2 0 0 0
  Clark ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Ripken ss 4 1 2 0
Cedeno 2b 4 1 1 0
Burkett p 0 0 0 0
  Alberro p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Kansas City 022 010 0106130
Texas 000 002 000283
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado  W (4-3) 5.2 4 2 2 2 1
  Veres  SV (1) 3.1 4 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
3
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett  L (4-4) 7.0 12 5 5 1 7
  Alberro   0.2 1 1 0 0 0
  Gunderson   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
1
8

  E–Palmer (3), Simms (1), Cedeno (5).  DP–Kansas City 1, Texas 2.  2B–Kansas City Bell (14,off Burkett), Texas Cedeno (4,off Rosado).  HR–Kansas City Vitiello (2,2nd inning off Burkett 1 on, 1 out); King (6,5th inning off Burkett 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Damon (1,off Burkett).  SB–Goodwin (20,2nd base off Burkett/Rodriguez).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–John Shulock.  T–2:39.  A–45,831.
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