August 27, 1997 Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 10
@ANA 4 BAL 7
KCR 3 TEX 7
@MIL 1 MIN 2
DET 0 OAK 8
NYY 7 BOS 9
@SEA 5 TOR 13
CHW 2 HOU 6
@ATL 4
(13) FLA 4
@CHC 3 COL 7
CIN 5 NYM 15
SFG 6 PHI 7
SDP 6
(12) LAD 9
@PIT 5 STL 4
MON 3

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 43,750

Wednesday, August 27, 1997, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:49

Royals

53-76

Lost 1

4th, 15 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  0    3  6  0
Orioles         0  0  0   0  1  2   0  4  X    7  7  1

W: A Rhodes (9-3), L: H Carrasco (2-5)

Orioles

84-45

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .719   13    3   0   CS
J Hansen 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .370  .999   18    0   1   
J Bell SS                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .280  .815   17    4   0   
C Davis DH                    3   1   1   3    1   0  .303  .960   15    0   0   HR
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .727   16    2   1   
L Sutton 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .737   14    2   1   
  J King PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .740    3    0   0   
Y Benitez LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .793   11    2   0   
J Dye RF                      2   0   1   0    1   0  .216  .603   13    4   0   
M Macfarlane C                3   0   0   0    0   2  .210  .661   12    7   1   GDP

K Appier P                                                               0   0
  H Carrasco P                                                           0   0
  J Walker P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   3   6   3    2  10              132   24   4

BATTING

HR: C Davis (27, off S Erickson; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: C Davis 4; J Dye; J Bell; J Hansen; J Damon; D Palmer.

GIDP: M Macfarlane (3).

RBI: C Davis 3 (80).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

PB: M Macfarlane (6).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Damon (10, 2nd base by S Erickson/L Webster).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .299  .890   11    0   0   CS
A Ledesma 2B                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .366  .923   21    5   2   
B Surhoff LF                  3   2   1   0    1   1  .294  .840   21    1   0   IW
G Berroa RF                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .283  .853   22    0   0   
  J Reboulet SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .649         1   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   2   2   5    0   0  .263  .824   16   10   1   2·HR
C Ripken 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .294  .773   19    0   2   
H Baines DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .801   13    0   0   
L Webster C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .257  .673   17    9   2   
M Bordick SS                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .557    8    0   5   
  T Tarasco PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .734    5    0   0   

S Erickson P                                                             1   2
  A Rhodes P                                                             0   1
Totals                       30   7   7   7    4   7              153   27  15

BATTING

HR: R Palmeiro 2 (31, off K Appier, off H Carrasco; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line; 8th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

IBB: B Surhoff (13, by H Carrasco).

TB: R Palmeiro 8; C Ripken 2; G Berroa; B Anderson; B Surhoff.

RBI: R Palmeiro 5 (91); G Berroa 2 (80).

2-out RBI: R Palmeiro 4; G Berroa 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Erickson-A Ledesma-R Palmeiro.

E: S Erickson ().

BASERUNNING

CS: B Anderson (11, 2nd base by K Appier/M Macfarlane).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Appier                       7     4   3   3    2   6   1   3.18   26  106-68   42·13·13    4·12· 2· 0     61    -     0.86   0.07
H Carrasco, L (2-5)            0.2   3   4   4    2   1   1   4.01    7   30-15    8· 3· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.38  -0.38
J Walker                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.14    1    6-4     4· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         8     7   7   7    4   7   2          34  142-87   54·16·17    6·15· 2· 0          1-0

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Erickson                     7     6   3   3    1   7   1   3.30   27  103-65   37·14·14   16· 3· 0· 0     59    -     1.20   0.07
A Rhodes, W (9-3)              2     0   0   0    1   3   0   3.09    7   26-18    6· 5· 7    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.87   0.13
Totals                         9     6   3   3    2  10   1          34  129-83   43·19·21   17· 5· 0· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: K Appier (12).

IBB: H Carrasco (5; B Surhoff).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 43,750.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 7mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Baltimore Orioles                    
1. J Damon              CF    1. B Anderson           CF 
2. J Hansen             2B    2. A Ledesma            2B 
3. J Bell               SS    3. B Surhoff            LF 
4. C Davis              DH    4. G Berroa             RF 
5. D Palmer             3B    5. R Palmeiro           1B 
6. L Sutton             1B    6. C Ripken             3B 
7. Y Benitez            LF    7. H Baines             DH 
8. J Dye                RF    8. L Webster            C  
9. M Macfarlane         C     9. M Bordick            SS 

   K Appier             P        S Erickson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  3-3  123  1   35%  98% R Palmeiro      H Carrasco      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Anderson Scores; Surhoff Scores; Berroa Scores
   t 7   0  3-0  12-  2  -27%  50% C Davis         S Erickson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Hansen Scores; Bell Scores
   b 6   2  0-1  -23  6   15%  90% G Berroa        K Appier        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ledesma Scores; Surhoff Scores
   b 5   0  0-0  ---  6   14%  71% R Palmeiro      K Appier        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   t 6   0  1-0  1--  2   12%  72% M Macfarlane    S Erickson      Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B (P's Left)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Erickson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Damon         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  5   54%  J Hansen        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  8   55%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  B Anderson      Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   51%  A Ledesma       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   50%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Erickson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  C Davis         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   54%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  L Sutton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  G Berroa        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  5   51%  R Palmeiro      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   52%  C Ripken        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   50%  H Baines        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Erickson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  Y Benitez       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   54%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   56%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  L Webster       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   51%  M Bordick       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  B Anderson      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Erickson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  J Damon         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   55%  J Hansen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   56%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   53%  A Ledesma       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   51%  B Surhoff       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   50%  G Berroa        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Erickson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  C Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  6   55%  D Palmer        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  4   54%  L Sutton        Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 1B)
   O      1--  3   57%  Y Benitez       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  6   71%  R Palmeiro      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  3   68%  C Ripken        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   67%  H Baines        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      --- 10   65%  L Webster       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Erickson facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   60%  J Dye           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   72%  M Macfarlane    Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B (P's Left)
          ---  2   70%  J Damon         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   74%  J Hansen        Damon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Appier facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   72%  M Bordick       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   74%  B Anderson      Walk
   O      1--      70%  A Ledesma       Anderson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B-SS)
          ---  5   71%  " "             Walk
          1--  2   74%  B Surhoff       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Ledesma to 3B
          1-3      74%  G Berroa        Wild Pitch; Surhoff to 2B
   RR     -23  6   90%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ledesma Scores; Surhoff Scores
   O      1--  4   89%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Scott Erickson facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   85%  J Hansen        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          1--  4   77%  J Bell          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hansen to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   50%  C Davis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Hansen Scores; Bell Scores
          ---  1   44%  D Palmer        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   50%  L Sutton        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   55%  Y Benitez       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   51%  J Dye           Walk; Benitez to 2B
   O      12-  6   59%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Kevin Appier facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   55%  C Ripken        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   52%  H Baines        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   50%  L Webster       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Arthur Rhodes facing 1-2-3
                  Arthur Rhodes replaces Scott Erickson pitching
   O      ---  4   55%  J Damon         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   58%  J Hansen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   61%  J Bell          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Hector Carrasco facing 9-1-2
                  Hector Carrasco replaces Kevin Appier pitching; Tony Tarasco pinch hits for Mike Bordick batting 9th
   O      ---  5   56%  T Tarasco       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   61%  B Anderson      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  6   55%  A Ledesma       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          1--      58%  B Surhoff       Passed Ball; Anderson to 2B
          -2-  5   59%  " "             Intentional Walk
          12-  5   64%  G Berroa        Walk; Anderson to 3B; Surhoff to 2B
   RRRR   123  1   98%  R Palmeiro      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Anderson Scores; Surhoff Scores; Berroa Scores
          ---  7   99%  C Ripken        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Jamie Walker replaces Hector Carrasco pitching
   O      1--  6   98%  H Baines        Foul Popfly: 3B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 7.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, Arthur Rhodes facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Reboulet replaces Geronimo Berroa playing SS batting 4th; Tony Tarasco moves to RF
          ---  5   97%  C Davis         Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  D Palmer        Popfly: SS
                  Jeff King pinch hits for Larry Sutton batting 6th
   O      1--  3  100%  J King          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5  100%  Y Benitez       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL199708270

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