Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
July 17, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Kansas City Royals 3, Oakland Athletics 11

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 3 0 0 0
  Long rf 1 0 0 0
Myers rf,cf 3 0 0 0
Bell ss 2 0 0 0
  Halter pr,2b 1 1 0 0
King 1b 3 0 1 0
  Paquette pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Davis dh 4 1 3 1
Cooper 3b,1b 4 0 0 0
Damon lf 3 0 0 1
Macfarlane c 3 1 1 1
Howard 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
Belcher p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Casian p 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bellhorn 3b 5 0 1 0
Spiezio 2b 5 2 2 1
Stairs rf 4 2 2 3
McGwire 1b 4 1 3 0
  Lennon lf 1 1 1 1
Giambi lf,1b 4 1 1 3
Magadan dh 3 1 2 1
Brosius cf 5 1 1 2
Batista ss 4 0 0 0
Mayne c 4 2 3 0
Karsay p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 16 11
Kansas City 000 010 110350
Oakland 016 201 01x11160
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  L (8-9) 3.1 9 9 9 0 3
  Walker   2.2 3 1 1 2 0
  Casian   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
16
11
11
2
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Karsay  W (3-9) 6.0 4 2 2 1 3
  Mohler   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Small   2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Kansas City Davis (9,off Karsay), Oakland McGwire 2 (24,off Belcher,off Walker); Mayne (3,off Belcher); Magadan (3,off Carrasco).  3B–Oakland Spiezio (2,off Belcher).  HR–Kansas City Macfarlane (4,8th inning off Small 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Giambi (11,3rd inning off Belcher 2 on, 2 out); Brosius (7,3rd inning off Belcher 1 on, 2 out); Stairs (16,6th inning off Walker 0 on, 1 out); Lennon (1,8th inning off Carrasco 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Stairs (3,off Walker).  HBP–Magadan (2,by Belcher).  WP–Walker (1), Karsay (6).  HBP–Belcher (3,Magadan).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Ray DiMuro, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:41.  A–9,489.
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