Anaheim Angels vs Kansas City Royals
June 9, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1997 at Kauffman Stadium. The Anaheim Angels defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Anaheim Angels 12, Kansas City Royals 5

Anaheim Angels ab   r   h rbi
Phillips dh 5 1 2 1
Erstad 1b 5 3 3 4
Hollins 3b 6 1 1 0
Salmon rf 3 2 2 1
Edmonds cf 5 0 3 2
Leyritz c 3 1 1 2
Anderson lf 5 1 1 0
Alicea 2b 5 1 2 1
DiSarcina ss 5 2 3 1
Watson p 0 0 0 0
  DeLucia p 0 0 0 0
  Holtz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 12 18 12
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 5 1 1 0
Roberts lf 4 1 2 0
  Damon lf 0 0 0 0
Bell ss 3 1 1 2
King 1b 3 1 1 0
Davis dh 4 1 2 3
Vitiello rf 3 0 0 0
Paquette 3b 4 0 0 0
Macfarlane c 4 0 1 0
Goodwin cf 4 0 0 0
Rusch p 0 0 0 0
  Santiago p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Casian p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Anaheim 111 112 00512180
Kansas City 100 004 000580
  Anaheim Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Watson  W (5-3) 5.0 7 5 5 2 3
  DeLucia   3.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Holtz   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch  L (3-4) 5.2 11 7 7 3 2
  Santiago   1.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Williams   1.1 3 3 3 1 1
  Casian   0.2 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
18
12
12
5
3

  E–None.  DP–Anaheim 1.  2B–Anaheim Salmon (10,off Rusch); Alicea (10,off Rusch), Kansas City Offerman (9,off Watson).  HR–Anaheim Erstad (6,9th inning off Casian 2 on, 1 out), Kansas City Bell (9,6th inning off Watson 1 on, 0 out); Davis (9,6th inning off Watson 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Erstad (3,off Rusch); Leyritz (3,off Rusch).  SB–Roberts (7,2nd base off Watson/Leyritz); Davis (5,2nd base off Watson/Leyritz).  CS–Macfarlane (1,2nd base by DeLucia/Leyritz).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:57.  A–15,876.
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