Kansas City Royals vs Milwaukee Brewers
September 23, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1997 at County Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hansen 2b 5 0 1 1
Damon cf 3 1 0 0
Offerman dh 4 1 0 0
King 1b 3 3 2 2
Dye rf 4 0 1 0
Benitez lf 5 0 1 0
Sweeney c 5 0 2 3
Halter 3b 5 1 2 0
Martinez ss 1 0 0 0
Pittsley p 0 0 0 0
  Bones p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 0 0 0
Loretta ss 3 0 2 0
Cirillo 3b 4 1 2 0
Burnitz rf 4 0 0 0
Nilsson dh 2 1 1 0
Jackson cf 4 0 1 2
Banks 1b 4 0 0 0
Dunn lf 3 0 0 0
  Huson ph 1 0 0 0
Levis c 3 0 1 0
Adamson p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Kansas City 001 120 200690
Milwaukee 000 200 000271
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Pittsley  W (5-8) 5.0 4 2 2 1 3
  Bones   2.0 3 0 0 1 0
  Whisenant   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Pichardo   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
6
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Adamson  L (5-3) 4.2 7 4 4 2 3
  Reyes   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Villone   3.1 1 2 1 5 3
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
8
7

  E–Banks (2).  DP–Kansas City 2, Milwaukee 1.  2B–Kansas City Halter (5,off Reyes), Milwaukee Cirillo (44,off Pittsley); Jackson (7,off Pittsley).  HR–Kansas City King (25,5th inning off Adamson 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Martinez (1,off Adamson).  HBP–Levis (1,by Pittsley); Nilsson (2,by Bones).  SB–Hansen (3,2nd base off Adamson/Levis).  WP–Whisenant (3).  HBP–Pittsley (6,Levis); Bones (5,Nilsson).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Martin Foster.  T–3:01.  A–10,423.
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