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Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals

1997-04-16 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 12239 · 53°F, night, dry · Wind 20 mph L to R · 2:41

Texas Rangers defeated Kansas City Royals 2–0. John Burkett earned the win and John Wetteland picked up the save. Lee Stevens went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
KCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10

W: John Burkett L: Jim Pittsley SV: John Wetteland

Umpires — HP: Greg Kosc · 1B: Al Clark · 2B: Dan Morrison · 3B: Larry Barnett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Damon Buford	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan Rodriguez	4	0	1	1	0	0
Rusty Greer	2	0	0	0	2	0
Lee Stevens	4	1	1	1	0	2
Dean Palmer	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Simms	4	0	1	0	0	1
Marc Sagmoen	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Ripken	2	1	0	0	1	0
Benji Gil	3	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Bip Roberts	4	1	0
Tom Goodwin	3	0	0
Jay Bell	4	1	0
Jeff King	4	1	0
Chili Davis	4	1	0
Craig Paquette	4	2	1
Mike Macfarlane	3	0	1
David Howard	3	1	1
Johnny Damon	3	2	1
Jermaine Dye	1	1	0
Scott Cooper	1	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
John Burkett	7.2	9	4
Danny Patterson	0.1	0	0
John Wetteland	1.0	1	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Pittsley	7.0	3	2	2
Jason Jacome	1.1	1	1	2
Brian Bevil	0.2	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Damon Buford: 53/G5
Ivan Rodriguez: 9/F89XD
Rusty Greer: 31/G3

Bot 1

Bip Roberts: S7/G56
Tom Goodwin: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Jay Bell: SB2
Jay Bell: 53/G5
Jeff King: 53/G5

Top 2

Lee Stevens: HR/F89XD.B-H
Dean Palmer: 43/G4
Mike Simms: 2/P23F
Marc Sagmoen: 8/F89XD

Bot 2

Chili Davis: 53/G56
Craig Paquette: S1/G34S.B-2(E1/TH)
Mike Macfarlane: K
David Howard: K

Top 3

Billy Ripken: W
Benji Gil: 3/G3+.1-2
Damon Buford: 4/P34
Ivan Rodriguez: S8/L8RS.2-H
Rusty Greer: 3/G3S

Bot 3

Johnny Damon: S1/G34S
Bip Roberts: 4/L4M
Tom Goodwin: 43/GDP/G4.1X2(36)

Top 4

Lee Stevens: 43/G4
Dean Palmer: K
Mike Simms: 9/F9M

Bot 4

Jay Bell: 8/F8RM
Jeff King: S9/L9S
Chili Davis: 8/F8LS
Craig Paquette: K/C

Top 5

Marc Sagmoen: 3/P3SF
Billy Ripken: 6/L6M
Benji Gil: 8/F8LD

Bot 5

Mike Macfarlane: 13/G13S
David Howard: 3/G3
Johnny Damon: S9/G34
Bip Roberts: CS2(236)

Top 6

Damon Buford: 13/BG13S
Ivan Rodriguez: 8/F8RD
Rusty Greer: W
Lee Stevens: K

Bot 6

Bip Roberts: 43/G4
Tom Goodwin: 43/G4
Jay Bell: S7/L7LS
Jeff King: 9/F9M

Top 7

Dean Palmer: 6/P6
Mike Simms: S7/G56
Marc Sagmoen: 53/G56S.1-2
Billy Ripken: 53/G5

Bot 7

Chili Davis: 4/P4D
Craig Paquette: S8/L8RS
Mike Macfarlane: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 8

Benji Gil: K
Damon Buford: 13/G15S
Ivan Rodriguez: 43/G4M

Bot 8

David Howard: S8/L8RS
Johnny Damon: K
Bip Roberts: 8/L8RM
Jermaine Dye: S8/G4M.1-2
Jay Bell: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 9

Rusty Greer: W
Lee Stevens: K/C
Dean Palmer: S9/L9S.1-3
Mike Simms: K+SB2
Marc Sagmoen: 9/F9M

Bot 9

Jeff King: 8/F8RS
Chili Davis: D7/F7LD
Craig Paquette: 9/F89S
Scott Cooper: WP.2-3
Scott Cooper: 7/F7D