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1997 Kansas City Royals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1996/1998)
67-94, Finished 5th in AL Central Division
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Scored 747 runs, Allowed 820 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 74-87
Managed by Bob Boone and Tony Muser

Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,517,638 (10th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 101, Pitching - 102
  (one-year): Batting - 103, Pitching - 104
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1997 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1996/1998) / Batting Orders / Minor League Teams / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Wed,4/2 at BAL L (2-4)# Spehr King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Dye Appier Vitiello
2.Thu,4/3 at BAL L (4-6) Sweeney King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Dye Rosado Vitiello
3.Fri,4/4 at MIN W (2-1) Sweeney King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Dye Belcher Vitiello
4.Sat,4/5 at MIN L (5-7)# Spehr King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Dye Haney Vitiello
5.Sun,4/6 at MIN W (12-2) Sweeney King Howard Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Rusch Cooper
6.Mon,4/7 vs BAL W (6-5)# Spehr King Howard Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Dye Appier Vitiello
7.Wed,4/9 vs BAL L (2-4) Sweeney King Howard Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Dye Rosado Cooper
8.Sat,4/12 vs MIN L (6-11) Sweeney King Howard Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Dye Belcher Cooper
9.Sun,4/13 vs MIN W (6-1) Macfarlane King Howard Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Appier Vitiello
10.Mon,4/14 at TOR W (3-2) Macfarlane King Howard Paquette Bell Damon Goodwin Dye Rusch Davis
11.Tue,4/15 at TOR W (7-5) Macfarlane King Howard Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Rosado Davis
12.Wed,4/16 vs TEX L (0-2) Macfarlane King Howard Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Pittsley Davis
13.Thu,4/17 vs TEX L (1-5)# Macfarlane King Howard Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Vitiello Belcher Davis
14.Sat,4/19 vs ANA W (7-3)# Macfarlane King Howard Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Vitiello Appier Davis
15.Sun,4/20 vs ANA L (1-11) Sweeney Cooper Howard Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Rusch Davis
16.Mon,4/21 at SEA L (5-6)# Macfarlane King Halter Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Vitiello Rosado Davis
17.Tue,4/22 at SEA L (2-7)# Macfarlane King Howard Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Vitiello Belcher Davis
18.Wed,4/23 at SEA W (12-10) Macfarlane King Howard Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Vitiello Pittsley Davis
19.Fri,4/25 at OAK W (10-3) Macfarlane King Howard Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Appier Davis
20.Sat,4/26 at OAK L (6-7) Spehr King Howard Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Rosado Davis
21.Sun,4/27 at OAK W (7-1)# Macfarlane King Halter Paquette Bell Roberts Damon Vitiello Belcher Davis
22.Tue,4/29 vs TOR W (6-5) Macfarlane King Offerman Paquette Bell Damon Goodwin Vitiello Rusch Davis
23.Wed,4/30 vs TOR L (0-1) Macfarlane King Offerman Paquette Bell Damon Goodwin Vitiello Appier Davis
24.Thu,5/1 vs TOR W (8-0) Macfarlane King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Rosado Davis
25.Fri,5/2 vs NYY L (1-9) Spehr King Offerman Cooper Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Pittsley Davis
26.Sat,5/3 vs NYY W (2-1)# Sweeney King Offerman Paquette Bell Vitiello Goodwin Dye Belcher Davis
27.Sun,5/4 vs NYY L (5-13)# Spehr King Offerman Paquette Bell Vitiello Goodwin Dye Rusch Davis
28.Mon,5/5 at BOS W (2-0)# Spehr King Offerman Paquette Bell Vitiello Goodwin Dye Appier Davis
29.Tue,5/6 at BOS W (7-2) Sweeney King Offerman Cooper Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Rosado Davis
30.Wed,5/7 at DET L (3-12) Spehr King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Dye Pittsley Davis
31.Thu,5/8 at DET W (4-0) Sweeney King Offerman Cooper Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Belcher Davis
32.Fri,5/9 at NYY W (7-5)# Sweeney King Offerman Paquette Bell Dye Goodwin Vitiello Rusch Davis
33.Sat,5/10 at NYY L (2-5) Spehr King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Appier Davis
34.Sun,5/11 at NYY L (2-3)# Sweeney King Offerman Paquette Bell Damon Goodwin Dye Rosado Davis
35.Tue,5/13 vs BOS W (9-0) Sweeney King Offerman Cooper Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Belcher Davis
36.Wed,5/14 vs BOS W (6-2) Sweeney King Offerman Cooper Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Rusch Davis
37.Thu,5/15 vs DET W (10-9) Spehr King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Dye Appier Davis
38.Fri,5/16 vs DET L (2-10)# Sweeney King Offerman Paquette Bell Vitiello Goodwin Dye Rosado Davis
39.Sat,5/17 vs DET L (2-9) Spehr King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Pittsley Davis
40.Sun,5/18 vs DET L (5-6) Sweeney King Offerman Cooper Howard Roberts Goodwin Damon Belcher Davis
41.Tue,5/20 at CLE L (3-4) Sweeney King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Rusch Davis
42.Wed,5/21 at CLE L (0-1) Spehr King Offerman Cooper Bell Vitiello Goodwin Damon Appier Davis
43.Thu,5/22 at CLE L (1-9) Sweeney King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Rosado Davis
44.Fri,5/23 vs SEA L (4-8)# Macfarlane King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Halter Vitiello Belcher Davis
45.Sat,5/24 vs SEA W (11-5)# Macfarlane King Offerman Cooper Bell Paquette Goodwin Damon Pittsley Vitiello
46.Sun,5/25 vs SEA W (4-3)# Sweeney King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Vitiello Rusch Davis
47.Mon,5/26 vs OAK L (1-2) Macfarlane King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Appier Davis
48.Tue,5/27 vs OAK L (6-8) Macfarlane King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Rosado Davis
49.Wed,5/28 vs CLE L (3-10) Macfarlane King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Belcher Davis
50.Fri,5/30 at TEX W (3-2) Macfarlane King Offerman Cooper Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Rusch Davis
51.Sat,5/31 at TEX L (1-3) Macfarlane Cooper Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Appier Davis
52.Sun,6/1 at TEX W (6-2) Fasano King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Rosado Vitiello
53.Tue,6/3 at ANA W (5-2) Macfarlane King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Belcher Davis
54.Wed,6/4 at ANA L (3-7)# Macfarlane King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Vitiello Rusch Davis
55.Thu,6/5 vs TEX L (3-6) Macfarlane King Offerman Cooper Halter Roberts Goodwin Damon Appier Vitiello
56.Fri,6/6 vs TEX W (2-1) Fasano King Offerman Paquette Bell Damon Goodwin Vitiello Rosado Davis
57.Sat,6/7 vs TEX W (10-4)# Macfarlane King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Vitiello Pittsley Davis
58.Sun,6/8 vs TEX W (4-2) Macfarlane King Offerman Paquette Bell Damon Goodwin Vitiello Belcher Davis
59.Mon,6/9 vs ANA L (5-12)# Macfarlane King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Vitiello Rusch Davis
60.Tue,6/10 vs ANA L (2-6) Macfarlane King Offerman Cooper Bell Damon Goodwin Howard Appier Davis
61.Wed,6/11 vs ANA W (6-1)# Fasano King Offerman Paquette Bell Vitiello Damon Halter Rosado Davis
62.Fri,6/13 at PIT L (3-5) Macfarlane King Offerman Cooper Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Pittsley  
63.Sat,6/14 at PIT W (8-3) Fasano King Offerman Cooper Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Belcher  
64.Sun,6/15 at PIT W (8-1)# Macfarlane King Offerman Paquette Bell Damon Goodwin Howard Appier  
65.Mon,6/16 vs HOU W (5-2)# Macfarlane King Offerman Paquette Bell Damon Goodwin Howard Rosado Davis
66.Tue,6/17 vs HOU L (2-10) Macfarlane King Offerman Howard Bell Damon Goodwin Dye Haney Davis
67.Wed,6/18 vs HOU W (6-2) Macfarlane King Offerman Howard Bell Damon Goodwin Dye Pittsley Davis
68.Fri,6/20 at MIL L (5-7) Macfarlane King Offerman Cooper Bell Damon Goodwin Dye Belcher Davis
69.Sun,6/22 at MIL W (6-5) Fasano King Offerman Cooper Bell Damon Goodwin Nunnally Appier Davis
70.Mon,6/23 at CHW L (6-7) Macfarlane King Offerman Cooper Bell Damon Goodwin Dye Rosado Davis
71.Tue,6/24 at CHW L (0-4)# Fasano King Offerman Paquette Bell Damon Goodwin Dye Pittsley Davis
72.Wed,6/25 at CHW L (7-8) Macfarlane King Offerman Cooper Bell Damon Goodwin Dye Belcher Davis
73.Thu,6/26 vs MIL W (4-3) Fasano King Offerman Paquette Bell Damon Goodwin Dye Haney Davis
74.Fri,6/27 vs MIL W (16-3) Macfarlane King Offerman Paquette Bell Damon Goodwin Nunnally Appier Davis
75.Sat,6/28 vs MIL L (3-5) Fasano King Offerman Paquette Howard Nunnally Goodwin Dye Rosado Davis
76.Sun,6/29 vs MIL L (2-3)# Macfarlane King Offerman Paquette Bell Halter Goodwin Dye Pittsley Davis
77.Mon,6/30 at CHC L (7-8) Macfarlane King Offerman Paquette Bell Damon Goodwin Dye Belcher  
78.Tue,7/1 at CHC L (1-6) Fasano King Howard Paquette Bell Damon Goodwin Dye Rusch  
79.Wed,7/2 at CHC L (2-3) Macfarlane King Howard Paquette Bell Damon Goodwin Dye Appier  
80.Fri,7/4 at CLE L (6-7)# Fasano King Howard Paquette Bell Damon Goodwin Halter Rosado Davis
81.Sat,7/5 at CLE L (4-8) Macfarlane King Offerman Cooper Bell Damon Goodwin Nunnally Pittsley Davis
82.Sun,7/6 at CLE L (7-8) Macfarlane King Offerman Cooper Bell Damon Goodwin Nunnally Belcher Davis
83.Thu,7/10 vs CHW L (3-6) Sweeney King Howard Roberts Bell Damon Goodwin Nunnally Appier Davis
84.Fri,7/11 vs CHW L (2-6)# Sweeney King Howard Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Rosado Davis
85.Sat,7/12 vs CHW L (7-11) Macfarlane King Howard Roberts Bell Damon Goodwin Nunnally Belcher Davis
86.Sun,7/13 vs CHW L (6-7) Sweeney King Howard Roberts Bell Damon Goodwin Nunnally Pittsley Davis
87.Mon,7/14 vs MIL W (2-1) Sweeney King Howard Paquette Bell Damon Goodwin Myers Rusch Davis
88.Tue,7/15 vs MIL L (2-5)# Macfarlane King Howard Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Damon Appier Davis
89.Wed,7/16 at OAK L (3-11)