Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
September 19, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1997 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 3, Kansas City Royals 10

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Vizquel ss 4 0 1 0
  Branson ss 1 0 0 0
Fernandez 2b 5 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 4 0 2 0
  Aven lf 1 0 0 0
Thome 1b 4 0 0 0
Justice dh 2 1 1 1
Williams 3b 4 1 2 0
Giles lf,rf 3 0 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 3 0 1 0
  Diaz c 1 1 1 1
Grissom cf 3 0 0 1
Colon p 0 0 0 0
  Jacome p 0 0 0 0
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 4 1 1 0
Damon cf 4 2 2 1
Myers lf 5 0 1 0
Davis dh 4 1 0 0
Cooper 3b 5 1 2 3
Dye rf 4 2 1 0
Sutton 1b 3 1 0 0
Macfarlane c 4 2 3 3
Martinez ss 3 0 2 1
Belcher p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 12 8
Cleveland 010 000 020392
Kansas City 021 130 03x10120
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Colon  L (3-7) 3.2 6 4 4 4 1
  Jacome   3.1 3 3 3 1 1
  Morman   1.0 3 3 3 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
10
10
6
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  W (13-12) 8.0 9 3 3 4 2
  Pichardo   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
4

  E–Colon (5), Jacome (1).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Vizquel (23,off Belcher); Williams (30,off Belcher); Diaz (1,off Belcher), Kansas City Macfarlane (14,off Colon); Damon (12,off Colon).  3B–Kansas City Martinez (1,off Colon); Cooper (1,off Morman).  HR–Cleveland Justice (31,2nd inning off Belcher 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Grissom (9,off Belcher).  IBB–Davis (15,by Morman).  SB–Offerman (9,3rd base off Morman/Diaz); Damon (14,2nd base off Morman/Diaz).  WP–Colon 2 (5), Jacome (2), Belcher (7).  IBB–Morman (2,Davis).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:44.
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