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Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals

1997-05-26 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · 11 innings · Att: 31300 · 63°F, overcast, dry · Wind 15 mph L to R · 3:29

Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 2–1. Willie Adams earned the win and Aaron Small picked up the save. Scott Spiezio went 3-for-5 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
OAK	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7
KCA	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	9

W: Willie Adams L: Mike Williams SV: Aaron Small

Umpires — HP: Ken Kaiser · 1B: Joe Brinkman · 2B: Derryl Cousins · 3B: Tim Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Damon Mashore	4	0	0	0	1	2
Dave Magadan	5	0	1	0	0	1
Geronimo Berroa	5	0	0	0	0	2
Jose Canseco	4	1	0	0	1	2
Jason Giambi	4	0	1	0	1	1
Scott Spiezio	5	0	3	1	0	1
Brent Mayne	5	0	1	0	0	2
Scott Brosius	5	0	0	0	0	0
Rafael Bournigal	2	1	1	0	0	0
Matt Stairs	2	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Offerman	3	0	1	0	2	0
Jay Bell	5	1	1	0	0	0
Bip Roberts	5	0	2	0	0	0
Jeff King	4	0	2	1	1	0
Chili Davis	5	0	1	0	0	0
Craig Paquette	3	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Macfarlane	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tom Goodwin	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Damon	1	0	0	0	2	0
Scott Cooper	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Vitiello	1	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Halter	1	0	0	0	0	0
David Howard	1	0	0	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Telgheder	7.0	6	3	0
Carlos Reyes	1.2	1	0	0
Buddy Groom	0.1	0	0	0
Willie Adams	1.0	1	2	0
Aaron Small	1.0	1	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Appier	9.0	5	1	10
Mike Williams	2.0	2	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Damon Mashore: K
Dave Magadan: S9/L4D
Geronimo Berroa: 5/L56
Jose Canseco: K

Bot 1

Jose Offerman: 13/G15
Jay Bell: 7/F7M
Bip Roberts: S7/L7S
Jeff King: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 2

Jason Giambi: 43/G4
Scott Spiezio: K
Brent Mayne: 63/G6

Bot 2

Chili Davis: D9/L9LS
Craig Paquette: HP
Mike Macfarlane: 6/P6MD
Tom Goodwin: 7/F7S
Johnny Damon: 5/P5S

Top 3

Scott Brosius: 63/G6MS
Rafael Bournigal: S9/G34
Damon Mashore: 53/BG56S.1-2
Dave Magadan: E4/TH/G34.2-H(UR)(NR);B-2
Geronimo Berroa: 3/P3DF

Bot 3

Jose Offerman: S3/G3D
Jay Bell: 5/L5/LDP.1X1(53)
Bip Roberts: 3/G3L

Top 4

Jose Canseco: K
Jason Giambi: K
Scott Spiezio: S7/L56D
Brent Mayne: S8/G4M.1-2
Scott Brosius: 53/G5

Bot 4

Jeff King: D7/L7LM
Chili Davis: 43/G34.2-3
Craig Paquette: 13/G13S
Mike Macfarlane: 53/G56

Top 5

Rafael Bournigal: 7/F7S
Damon Mashore: 9/F9D
Dave Magadan: K

Bot 5

Tom Goodwin: 8/F8LM
Johnny Damon: W
Jose Offerman: 16(1)3/GDP/G13

Top 6

Geronimo Berroa: K
Jose Canseco: 7/L7LM
Jason Giambi: 8/F8LXD

Bot 6

Jay Bell: D7/L7LS
Bip Roberts: 63/G6M.2-3
Jeff King: S8/L8RM.3-H
Chili Davis: 4/P3D
Craig Paquette: SB2
Craig Paquette: 53/G5

Top 7

Scott Spiezio: 7/L7S
Brent Mayne: 43/G34D
Scott Brosius: 4/P4MD

Bot 7

Mike Macfarlane: 53/G56
Tom Goodwin: 43/G34
Johnny Damon: W
Jose Offerman: W.1-2
Jay Bell: 9/F9D

Top 8

Matt Stairs: 9/F9LM
Damon Mashore: K
Dave Magadan: 7/F7LS

Bot 8

Bip Roberts: 7/F7D
Jeff King: 7/F7S
Chili Davis: 9/F9D

Top 9

Geronimo Berroa: K
Jose Canseco: 63/G6M
Jason Giambi: W
Scott Spiezio: S9/L3D.1-3
Brent Mayne: K23

Bot 9

Craig Paquette: S7/G56
Mike Macfarlane: 24/SH/BG2.1-2
Scott Cooper: 6/P6D
Joe Vitiello: 53/G56

Top 10

Scott Brosius: 13/G15
Matt Stairs: 8/F8LXD
Damon Mashore: W
Dave Magadan: 9/F89XD

Bot 10

Jose Offerman: W
Jay Bell: 6/L6/LDP.1X1(63)
Bip Roberts: D7/L7LS
Jeff King: W
Chili Davis: 43/G4MD

Top 11

Geronimo Berroa: 8/F8LD
Jose Canseco: W
Jason Giambi: S7/L7S.1-2
Scott Spiezio: S9/L34.2-H;1-2
Brent Mayne: K
Scott Brosius: 8/F78D

Bot 11

Shane Halter: 6/L6
Mike Macfarlane: S7/L7LM
Scott Cooper: 7/L7M
David Howard: K