August 17, 1997 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
ANA 4
(10) BOS 10
MIN 5 SEA 5
@CHW 3 CHW 4
SEA 2 TOR 10
@CLE 5 DET 8
KCR 4 MIL 5
OAK 2 NYY 8
TEX 0 COL 6
NYM 4 FLA 10
PIT 2 HOU 11
PHI 6 CIN 5
@LAD 0 CHC 6
@SDP 5 SFG 8
MON 6 STL 3
ATL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 22,371

Sunday, August 17, 1997, 1:07
Time of Game: 2:34

Royals

51-69

Lost 1

4th, 12 GB

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

W: G Keagle (1-2), L: J Rosado (8-9)

Tigers

57-66

Won 1

5th, 21 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .310  .719   17    0   3   SB
L Sutton 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   16    7   1   
J Bell SS                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .280  .820   17    4   2   
  S Halter SS                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .284  .739    6    0   0   
C Davis DH                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .299  .925   13    0   0   
J Dye RF                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .604   20    0   0   
J Damon CF                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .284  .750   15    2   0   HR
M Sweeney C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .239  .682   13    8   1   
Y Benitez LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .766   10    0   0   
J Hansen 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .357  .829   17    2   5   

J Rosado P                                                               1   2
  M Perez P                                                              0   1
  M Whisenant P                                                          0   1
  J Walker P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   4   7   3    0   7              144   24  16

BATTING

HR: J Damon (7, off G Keagle; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: J Damon 4; C Davis 2; M Sweeney; J Hansen; S Halter; B Roberts.

RBI: J Damon 2 (40); B Roberts (35).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Sweeney-J Bell.

E: J Bell (8); J Dye (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Roberts (14, 2nd base off G Keagle/M Walbeck).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   2   3   0    1   0  .264  .681   14    3   0   3·2B
B Higginson RF                4   2   3   1    0   0  .294  .929   15    1   0   3B,CS,HBP
T Fryman 3B                   4   1   1   4    0   1  .267  .763   13    2   1   SB
T Clark 1B                    2   1   0   0    2   2  .281  .912   23    8   2   
P Nevin LF                    4   1   0   0    0   2  .251  .742   14    3   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   0   1   3    0   0  .269  .863   14    1   3   2B
O Miller DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .633   17    0   0   
M Walbeck C                   2   1   0   0    2   1  .268  .706   19    6   1   
D Cruz SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .555   14    1   1   

G Keagle P                                                               1   0
  D Brocail P                                                            1   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   8   8   8    5   6              143   27   8

BATTING

2B: B Hunter 3 (21, off J Rosado, off M Whisenant, off M Perez); D Easley (27, off J Rosado).

3B: B Higginson (4, off J Rosado).

HBP: B Higginson (3, by M Whisenant).

TB: B Hunter 6; B Higginson 5; D Easley 2; T Fryman.

RBI: T Fryman 4 (78); D Easley 3 (53); B Higginson (74).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Fryman (11, 3rd base off J Rosado/M Sweeney).

CS: B Higginson (5, 2nd base by M Perez/M Sweeney).

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
J Rosado, L (8-9)              2.1   5   6   5    2   1   0   4.32   15   48-30   16· 5· 9    8· 1· 3· 0     24    -     0.80  -0.37
M Perez                        2.2   2   1   1    1   3   0   3.54   10   45-29   15· 6· 8    4· 0· 2· 0          1-0    0.20   0.02
M Whisenant                    2     1   1   1    1   2   0   6.94    9   34-20   10· 3· 7    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.00
J Walker                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.94    4   14-7     3· 0· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8     8   8   7    5   6   0          38  141-86   44·14·28   17· 4· 5· 0          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Keagle, W (1-2)              7     5   3   3    0   7   1   5.51   26  108-72   43·15·14    5·10· 4· 0     62    -     0.67   0.12
D Brocail                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.73    3   13-8     5· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
T Jones                        1     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.38    5   21-14   11· 0· 3    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.48   0.01
Totals                         9     7   4   4    0   7   1          34  142-94   59·16·19   11·11· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Jones (7).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Whisenant (1; B Higginson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 22,371.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 5mph in from Rightfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. B Roberts            3B    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. L Sutton             1B    2. B Higginson          RF 
3. J Bell               SS    3. T Fryman             3B 
4. C Davis              DH    4. T Clark              1B 
5. J Dye                RF    5. P Nevin              LF 
6. J Damon              CF    6. D Easley             2B 
7. M Sweeney            C     7. O Miller             DH 
8. Y Benitez            LF    8. M Walbeck            C  
9. J Hansen             2B    9. D Cruz               SS 

   J Rosado             P        G Keagle             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  3-0  12-  5  -11%  64% B Roberts       G Keagle        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Sweeney Scores; Hansen to 3B
   b 3   1  1-4  12-  5    9%  94% D Easley        J Rosado        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Clark Scores/unER; Nevin Scores; Easley to 3B/Adv on throw
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-  2    7%  68% B Higginson     J Rosado        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Hunter to 3B; Higginson to 2B/Adv on E9
   b 1   0  0-0  -23  5    7%  75% T Fryman        J Rosado        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hunter Scores; Higginson Scores
   t 3   1  3-1  1-3  2    7%  71% L Sutton        G Keagle        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Keagle facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  B Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      --- 10   54%  L Sutton        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   55%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rosado facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   61%  B Hunter        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  2   68%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Hunter to 3B; Higginson to 2B/Adv on E9
   RR     -23  5   75%  T Fryman        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hunter Scores; Higginson Scores
          1--  6   79%  T Clark         Walk; Fryman to 2B
   O      12-  2   77%  P Nevin         Flyball: CF; Fryman to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   78%  D Easley        Groundout: P-2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left); Fryman Scores; Easley to 1B
   O      1--  2   77%  O Miller        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Greg Keagle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   79%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   81%  J Dye           Lineout: SS
   O      ---  2   81%  J Damon         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jose Rosado facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   80%  M Walbeck       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   79%  D Cruz          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   79%  B Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Greg Keagle facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   75%  M Sweeney       Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left)
   O      1--  2   78%  Y Benitez       Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
          1--  3   75%  J Hansen        Single to C (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Sweeney to 2B
   R      12-  5   64%  B Roberts       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Sweeney Scores; Hansen to 3B
   O      1-3  2   71%  L Sutton        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
          1-3      69%  J Bell          Roberts Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   76%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jose Rosado facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   83%  B Higginson     Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      --3  2   85%  T Fryman        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Higginson Scores; Fryman to 1B
          1--  4   88%  T Clark         Walk; Fryman to 2B
          12-      90%  P Nevin         Fryman Steals 3B
   O      1-3  3   85%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; Fryman out at Hm/P-C; Clark to 2B; Nevin to 1B
   RR     12-  5   94%  D Easley        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Clark Scores/unER; Nevin Scores; Easley to 3B/Adv on throw
                  Mike Perez replaces Jose Rosado pitching
   O      --3  7   92%  O Miller        Fielder's Choice SS; Easley out at Hm/SS-C; Miller to 1B
          1--  7   93%  M Walbeck       Walk; Miller to 2B
   O      12-  5   91%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 6.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Greg Keagle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   93%  C Davis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   94%  J Dye           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   94%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mike Perez facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   95%  B Hunter        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   R      -2-  1   97%  B Higginson     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Hunter Scores
   O      1--  4   96%  T Fryman        Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  7   96%  T Clark         Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Higginson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 7.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Greg Keagle facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   97%  M Sweeney       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
   O      ---  2   97%  Y Benitez       Flyball: CF
   O      --- 10   98%  J Hansen        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Mike Perez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   97%  P Nevin         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   97%  D Easley        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   97%  O Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 7.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Greg Keagle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   98%  B Roberts       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   98%  L Sutton        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   98%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Matt Whisenant facing 8-9-1
                  Matt Whisenant replaces Mike Perez pitching
          ---  6   99%  M Walbeck       Walk
   O      1--  5   99%  D Cruz          Groundout: P-1B; Walbeck to 2B
          -2-  2   99%  B Hunter        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Walbeck to 3B
          -23  3   99%  B Higginson     Hit By Pitch
   RO     123  2   99%  T Fryman        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Walbeck Scores; Hunter to 3B; Fryman to 1B
   O      1-3  6   99%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 8.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-8, Greg Keagle facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   98%  C Davis         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1-- 10   99%  J Dye           Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
   RR     1--  3   98%  J Damon         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Davis Scores; Damon Scores
   O      ---  7   98%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   98%  Y Benitez       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Matt Whisenant facing 5-6-7
                  Shane Halter replaces Jay Bell playing SS batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   98%  P Nevin         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  D Easley        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  O Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 8.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-8, Doug Brocail facing 9-1-2
                  Doug Brocail replaces Greg Keagle pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  J Hansen        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   99%  B Roberts       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  L Sutton        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Jamie Walker facing 8-9-1
                  Jamie Walker replaces Matt Whisenant pitching
   O      ---  2   99%  M Walbeck       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   99%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   99%  B Hunter        Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 8.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-8, Todd Jones facing 3-4-5
                  Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching
          ---  6   99%  S Halter        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  2   96%  C Davis         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Halter to 3B
   R      1-3      96%  J Dye           Wild Pitch; Halter Scores/No RBI; Davis to 2B
   O      -2-  3   98%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Davis to 3B
   O      --3  7  100%  J Damon         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      --3  3  100%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199708170

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