Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
August 28, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1997 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, Baltimore Orioles 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Roberts lf 5 0 0 0
Damon cf 4 0 1 0
Bell ss 4 0 2 0
Davis dh 4 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 4 1 1 0
King 1b 3 1 1 2
Dye rf 3 1 0 0
Sweeney c 4 1 1 0
Hansen 2b 3 0 0 0
  Sutton ph 1 1 1 3
  Halter 2b 0 0 0 0
Rosado p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Olson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 7 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 4 0 1 0
Ledesma 2b 4 0 0 0
Berroa rf 4 0 2 0
  Bordick ss 0 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 3 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 0 0 0
Hammonds lf,rf 4 1 1 1
Baines dh 4 0 1 0
Hoiles c 3 0 1 0
Reboulet ss 2 0 0 0
  Surhoff ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Kansas City 000 020 003570
Baltimore 010 000 000161
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado  W (9-10) 7.0 4 1 1 1 7
  Pichardo   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Whisenant   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Olson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
10
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina  L (13-6) 7.0 5 2 2 1 10
  Orosco   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Mathews   1.0 1 3 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
2
2
11

  E–Ledesma (1).  2B–Kansas City Sweeney (8,off Mussina), Baltimore Baines (21,off Rosado).  HR–Kansas City King (18,5th inning off Mussina 1 on, 1 out); Sutton (2,9th inning off Mathews 2 on, 2 out), Baltimore Hammonds (18,2nd inning off Rosado 0 on, 0 out).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–2:56.  A–44,070.
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