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FINAL
May 17, 1997

Box Score

123456789RHE
DET1040012109110
KC000100001250
win:T. Pugh (DET)loss:J. Pittsley (KC)
Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Brian L. HunterCF2512111.233
2Damion Easley2B1510100.261
3Bobby HigginsonLF2422011.260
4Tony Clark1B2423012.279
5Travis Fryman3B1410000.277
6Melvin NievesRF0220220.287
7Bob HamelinDH1400010.222
8Raul CasanovaC1401110.275
9Deivi CruzSS1401000.214
TOTAL113699574
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Tim PughRHP8.03114201.13
Mike MyersLHP1.02111005.11
TOTAL9.0522520
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Jose Offerman2B0300010.279
2Jay BellSS1310100.322
Jermaine DyeRF0100000.188
3Bip RobertsLF0300000.377
Joe VitielloPH1110000.311
4Jeff King1B0301000.227
David HowardSS1100000.321
5Chili DavisDH0400000.279
6Craig Paquette3B1201110.205
7Tim SpehrC0400300.182
8Tom GoodwinCF0200000.246
Scott Cooper1B1100000.222
9Johnny DamonRF-CF0300000.333
TOTAL53122520
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Jim PittsleyRHP5.06552237.46
Allen McDillLHP1.213315018.00
Jeff MontgomeryRHP1.141110110.97
Hipolito PichardoRHP1.00001000.45
TOTAL9.01199574

Scoring Summary

detkc
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    1
    Bobby Higginson hits a home run (6).[1 run]
    10
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    3
    Brian L. Hunter hits a home run (3).[1 run]
    20
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    3
    Bobby Higginson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tom Goodwin. Damion Easley scores.[1 run]
    30
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    3
    Tony Clark hits a home run (15). Bobby Higginson scores.[2 runs]
    50
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Jeff King grounds out, third baseman Travis Fryman to first baseman Tony Clark. Jay Bell scores.[1 run]
    51
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    6
    Raul Casanova singles on a line drive to center fielder Tom Goodwin. Melvin Nieves scores. Bob Hamelin to 2nd.[1 run]
    61
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Deivi Cruz singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jose Offerman. Travis Fryman scores. Melvin Nieves to 3rd. Raul Casanova to 2nd.[1 run]
    71
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Brian L. Hunter singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jay Bell. Melvin Nieves scores. Raul Casanova to 3rd. Deivi Cruz to 2nd.[1 run]
    81
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    8
    Tony Clark hits a home run (16).[1 run]
    91
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    9
    Craig Paquette out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brian L. Hunter. Joe Vitiello scores.[1 run]
    92

Play-by-Play

1st inningdetkc
  • TOP 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Brian L. Hunter called out on strikes.[1 out]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    FLYOUT — Damion Easley flies out to left fielder Bip Roberts.[2 outs]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    HOME RUN — Bobby Higginson hits a home run (6).[1 run]
    10
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    GROUNDOUT — Tony Clark grounds out, shortstop Jay Bell to first baseman Jeff King.[3 outs]
    10
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FLYOUT — Jose Offerman flies out to right fielder Melvin Nieves.[1 out]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FLYOUT — Jay Bell flies out to right fielder Melvin Nieves.[2 outs]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    GROUNDOUT — Bip Roberts grounds out, shortstop Deivi Cruz to first baseman Tony Clark.[3 outs]
    10
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Team Stats

9Runs2
11Hits5
0Errors0
.306Batting Avg.161
36At Bats31
4Extra-base Hits2
4Home Runs0
9Runs-Batted-In2
7Walks2
1Stolen Bases0
5Strikeouts5
10Left on Base5
23Total Bases7

Game Details

Saturday, May 17, 1997 · 5:05 PM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
attendance: 22,891 (60.4%)
weather: 83 degrees, unknown