May 21, 1997 Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 18
SEA 3 BAL 2
DET 0 CHW 10
BOS 5 CLE 1
KCR 0 MIL 5
MIN 4 TOR 4
@NYY 1 OAK 7
@TEX 3 ATL 3
MON 2 CHC 7
PHI 0 NYM 2
@FLA 1 HOU 4
CIN 3
(14) SDP 5
LAD 4
(11) COL 10
@SFG 7 PIT 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 42,290

Wednesday, May 21, 1997, 7:36
Time of Game: 2:50

Royals

20-22

Lost 5

3rd, 2 GB

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

W: O Hershiser (4-2), L: K Appier (4-3), S: M Jackson (6)

Indians

22-20

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Offerman 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .794   12    1   3   
T Goodwin CF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .597   10    1   0   CS
  C Paquette PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .589    5    0   0   
J Bell SS                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .318  .912   14    3   2   
J King 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .225  .774   16    7   0   
C Davis DH                    2   0   2   0    2   0  .294  .889   20    0   0   
  D Howard PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .787         0   0   
S Cooper 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .604   16    2   3   
J Vitiello LF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .785   11    1   0   
  S Halter PR-LF-RF           0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .708         0   0   
  B Roberts PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .351  .812    5    0   0   
T Spehr C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .494    6    6   1   
  M Sweeney PH-C              2   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .802   13    1   0   
J Damon RF-CF                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .330  .864   10    2   0   

K Appier P                                                               0   0
Totals                       31   0   6   0    4   6              138   24   9

BATTING

TB: C Davis 2; J Vitiello; J King; T Goodwin; S Cooper.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Offerman-J Bell-J King.

BASERUNNING

CS: T Goodwin (4, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by O Hershiser).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .195  .582   13    3   0   GDP
T Fernandez 2B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .273  .723   10    1   3   
J Thome 1B                    2   1   1   0    2   1  .313 1.033   18   10   0   SB
M Williams 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   2  .269  .905   11    1   2   
  K Seitzer 3B                0   0   0   0    1   0  .209  .643    7    0   1   
D Justice LF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .364 1.172   16    3   0   
J Franco DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .346  .863    7    0   0   SB
B Giles RF                    1   0   0   0    2   0  .253  .867   21    2   0   CS
S Alomar C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .339 1.011   14    7   0   
O Vizquel SS                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .687    8    0   2   

O Hershiser P                                                            0   2
  A Morman P                                                             0   0
  P Shuey P                                                              0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       24   1   2   0    8   7              125   27  10

BATTING

TB: J Thome; M Williams.

GIDP: M Grissom (3).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Thome (1, Home off K Appier/T Spehr); J Franco (3, 2nd base off K Appier/T Spehr).

CS: B Giles (1, 2nd base by K Appier/T Spehr).

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, L (4-3)              8     2   1   1    8   7   0   2.53   32  116-64   31·16·17    8· 6· 3· 0     73    -     0.94   0.29
Totals                         8     2   1   1    8   7   0          32  116-64   31·16·17    8· 6· 3· 0           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Hershiser, W (4-2)           7.1   5   0   0    3   3   0   4.86   28   96-57   33·10·14   12· 7· 3· 0     68    -     1.33   0.44
A Morman, H (1)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    5-3     1· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.95   0.09
P Shuey, H (1)                 0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   7.94    2    9-4     1· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.43   0.08
M Jackson, S (6)               1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.45    4   26-15    6· 5· 4    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.58   0.18
Totals                         9     6   0   0    4   6   0          35  136-79   41·18·20   12· 9· 4· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: K Appier (3); O Hershiser (7).

IBB: None.

PO: O Hershiser (1; T Goodwin, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Terry Craft, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 42,290.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 54° F, Wind 12mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Cleveland Indians                    
1. J Offerman           2B    1. M Grissom            CF 
2. T Goodwin            CF    2. T Fernandez          2B 
3. J Bell               SS    3. J Thome              1B 
4. J King               1B    4. M Williams           3B 
5. C Davis              DH    5. D Justice            LF 
6. S Cooper             3B    6. J Franco             DH 
7. J Vitiello           LF    7. B Giles              RF 
8. T Spehr              C     8. S Alomar             C  
9. J Damon              RF    9. O Vizquel            SS 

   K Appier             P        O Hershiser          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  1-0  -23  5   12%  78% M Sweeney       O Hershiser     Strikeout Swinging
   t 9   0  1-0  ---  6  -12%  71% C Davis         M Jackson       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   t 9   0  1-0  1--  8   11%  82% S Cooper        M Jackson       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   t 8   2  1-0  12-  5   11%  86% J King          P Shuey         Strikeout Swinging
   b 4   2  0-0  1-3  4   10%  66% B Giles         K Appier        Thome Steals Hm; Franco Steals 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  J Offerman      Flyball: LF
          ---  2   50%  T Goodwin       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   53%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   55%  J King          Goodwin Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  M Grissom       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  T Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   52%  J Thome         Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  J King          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  4   50%  C Davis         Walk
   O      1--  4   53%  S Cooper        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   55%  J Vitiello      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   53%  D Justice       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   51%  J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   52%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  S Alomar        Giles Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   53%  T Spehr         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  J Damon         Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   56%  J Offerman      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   53%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   51%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF
          ---  6   53%  M Grissom       Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  T Fernandez     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   53%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   55%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   53%  J King          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  7   51%  C Davis         Walk; King to 2B
   O      12-  3   56%  S Cooper        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   60%  J Thome         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  2   67%  M Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Thome to 2B
   O      12-  6   61%  D Justice       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3   56%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Thome to 3B
   R      1-3      66%  B Giles         Thome Steals Hm; Franco Steals 2B
          -2-  5   67%  " "             Walk
          12-      69%  S Alomar        Wild Pitch; Franco to 3B; Giles to 2B
   O      -23  4   63%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Orel Hershiser facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   66%  J Vitiello      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   69%  T Spehr         Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   70%  J Damon         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Appier facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   73%  O Vizquel       Walk
   OO     1--  2   66%  M Grissom       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   65%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   69%  J Offerman      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   71%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   73%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Appier facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   71%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   69%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   70%  D Justice       Walk
   O      1--  2   68%  J Franco        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   73%  J King          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   68%  C Davis         Single to CF (Pop Fly)
   O      1--  1   73%  S Cooper        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Davis out at 2B/C
          1--  5   70%  J Vitiello      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cooper to 2B
                  Mike Sweeney pinch hits for Tim Spehr batting 8th; Shane Halter pinch runs for Joe Vitiello batting 7th
          12-      66%  M Sweeney       Wild Pitch; Cooper to 3B; Halter to 2B
   O      -23  5   78%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Appier facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Sweeney moves to C; Shane Halter moves to LF
   O      ---  6   76%  B Giles         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  1   74%  S Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   73%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Orel Hershiser facing 9-1-2
                  Kevin Seitzer replaces Matt Williams playing 3B batting 4th
          ---  4   65%  J Damon         Walk
   O      1--  3   69%  J Offerman      Groundout: 3B-1B; Damon to 2B
                  Alvin Morman replaces Orel Hershiser pitching; Craig Paquette pinch hits for Tom Goodwin batting 2nd
   O      -2-  5   78%  C Paquette      Flyball: CF
                  Paul Shuey replaces Alvin Morman pitching
          -2-  4   75%  J Bell          Walk
   O      12-  5   86%  J King          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
                  Craig Paquette moves to LF; Johnny Damon moves to CF; Shane Halter moves to RF
   O      ---  3   84%  M Grissom       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   83%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   84%  J Thome         Walk
          1--  7   85%  K Seitzer       Walk; Thome to 2B
   O      12-  2   82%  D Justice       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Jackson facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Jackson replaces Paul Shuey pitching
          ---  6   71%  C Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
                  David Howard pinch runs for Chili Davis batting 5th
   O      1--  8   82%  S Cooper        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  Bip Roberts pinch hits for Shane Halter batting 7th
   O      1--  5   91%  B Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7  100%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199705210

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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