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Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals

1997-08-19 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 17402 · 73°F, night, wet · Wind 3 mph L to R · 2:26

Kansas City Royals defeated Baltimore Orioles 9–2. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 5th. Ricky Bones earned the win. Chili Davis went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	7
KCA	0	1	2	1	4	0	0	1		9	13

W: Ricky Bones L: Esteban Yan SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John Shulock · 1B: Ray DiMuro · 2B: Marty Foster · 3B: Tim Tschida · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Brady Anderson	4	1	2	0	0
Jeff Reboulet	3	1	2	2	0
B. J. Surhoff	4	0	0	0	0
Cal Ripken	3	0	0	0	0
Rafael Palmeiro	4	0	0	0	0
Chris Hoiles	4	0	0	0	0
Tony Tarasco	3	0	0	0	0
Jeffrey Hammonds	3	0	1	0	0
Mike Bordick	3	0	1	0	1
Aaron Ledesma	1	0	1	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	5	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Halter	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jay Bell	3	2	1	0	2	1
Chili Davis	5	2	3	3	0	0
Jermaine Dye	3	1	1	0	2	0
Larry Sutton	5	1	1	0	0	0
Yamil Benitez	4	2	2	1	0	1
Mike Macfarlane	2	1	2	1	1	0
Jed Hansen	3	0	3	4	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Esteban Yan	4.1	11	3	1
Arthur Rhodes	1.2	0	0	1
Alan Mills	2.0	2	2	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ricky Bones	9.0	7	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brady Anderson: S4/G4MD
Jeff Reboulet: 53/SH/BG56S.1-2
B. J. Surhoff: 3/G3.2-3
Cal Ripken: 63/G6MS

Bot 1

Johnny Damon: 4/L4
Shane Halter: 6/P5D
Jay Bell: S7/L56D
Chili Davis: S9/L9S.1-2
Jermaine Dye: 43/G34D

Top 2

Rafael Palmeiro: 43/G4
Chris Hoiles: 9/F89M
Tony Tarasco: 3/G3

Bot 2

Larry Sutton: 6/P6MD
Yamil Benitez: S8/L6MD
Mike Macfarlane: D7/G5L.1-3
Jed Hansen: 9/F9LD/SF.3-H;2-3
Johnny Damon: 6/P6

Top 3

Jeffrey Hammonds: 6/P6MD
Mike Bordick: K
Brady Anderson: 8/L8LM

Bot 3

Shane Halter: 9/F9D
Jay Bell: W
Chili Davis: HR/F7D.1-H;B-H
Jermaine Dye: D9/L9LM
Larry Sutton: 6/P5
Yamil Benitez: PB.2-3
Yamil Benitez: K

Top 4

Jeff Reboulet: 43/G4M
B. J. Surhoff: 8/L8RS
Cal Ripken: 63/G6

Bot 4

Mike Macfarlane: T9/F8LXD
Jed Hansen: S7/G56.3-H
Johnny Damon: 36(1)/FO/G3.B-1
Shane Halter: SB2
Shane Halter: 4/LDP/L34D.2X2(46)

Top 5

Rafael Palmeiro: 1/G3S
Chris Hoiles: 63/G6M
Tony Tarasco: 7/F78S

Bot 5

Jay Bell: W
Chili Davis: 7/F7LS
Jermaine Dye: W.1-2
Larry Sutton: S9/F9S.2-3;1-2
Yamil Benitez: S9/L4D.3-H;2-3;1-2
Mike Macfarlane: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jed Hansen: S7/G56.3-H;2-H;1-2
Johnny Damon: 13/G13.2-3;1-2
Shane Halter: 9/F9LS

Top 6

Jeffrey Hammonds: 6/P56
Mike Bordick: S9/G34D
Brady Anderson: 6/P56D
Jeff Reboulet: S8/L4M.1-2
B. J. Surhoff: 63/G6M

Bot 6

Jay Bell: K
Chili Davis: 63/G6M
Jermaine Dye: 63/G6D

Top 7

Cal Ripken: 53/G5
Rafael Palmeiro: 3/G3
Chris Hoiles: 4/L4

Bot 7

Larry Sutton: 5/P5DF
Yamil Benitez: 8/F89M
Mike Macfarlane: W
Jed Hansen: S7/G56.1-2
Johnny Damon: 9/F9LD

Top 8

Tony Tarasco: 8/F8LD
Jeffrey Hammonds: S5/G56S
Mike Bordick: 16(1)3/GDP/G15

Bot 8

Shane Halter: K
Jay Bell: 63/G6D
Chili Davis: HR/F9D.B-H
Jermaine Dye: W
Larry Sutton: 9/F89D

Top 9

Brady Anderson: S3/G34S
Jeff Reboulet: HR/F7LD.1-H;B-H
B. J. Surhoff: 5/P5
Aaron Ledesma: S8/L6MD
Rafael Palmeiro: 8/L8LD
Chris Hoiles: 64(1)/FO/G56