Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
September 21, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 0, Kansas City Royals 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 4 0 2 0
Vizquel ss 3 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 4 0 1 0
Thome 1b 3 0 0 0
Justice dh 4 0 1 0
Giles lf 3 0 0 0
Branson 3b 3 0 1 0
  Williams ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Borders c 3 0 0 0
Grissom cf 3 0 0 0
Ogea p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 0 0 0
Myers rf 5 0 2 1
Bell ss 3 0 1 0
Davis dh 3 0 0 0
  Martinez pr,dh 0 0 0 0
King 1b 2 0 1 0
Palmer 3b 3 0 0 0
Benitez lf 2 1 0 0
Macfarlane c 3 0 0 0
Hansen 2b 2 0 1 0
  Offerman ph 0 0 0 0
Appier p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 5 1
Cleveland 000 000 000050
Kansas City 000 000 001150
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ogea   7.0 3 0 0 5 4
  Jackson  L (2-5) 1.1 1 1 1 3 1
  Assenmacher   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
5
1
1
8
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Appier   7.0 4 0 0 1 10
  Pichardo   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Whisenant   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Bevil  W (1-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
3
12

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Cleveland Branson (3,off Appier); Roberts (19,off Pichardo).  SH–Bell (3,off M Jackson); Macfarlane (3,off M Jackson).  IBB–Davis (16,by M Jackson); Offerman (3,by M Jackson).  SB–Bell (7,2nd base off Ogea/Borders).  WP–Ogea (4), Bevil (2).  IBB–M Jackson 2 (5,Davis,Offerman).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–2:58.  A–15,274.
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