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Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1997-06-15 · Day game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 35774 · 74°F, sunny, dry · Wind 5 mph R to L · 2:41

Kansas City Royals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–1. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 6th. Kevin Appier earned the win. Dale Sveum went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	3	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	8	14
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6

W: Kevin Appier L: Steve Cooke SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Charlie Reliford · 1B: Scott Potter · 2B: Joe West · 3B: Bob Davidson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Womack	4	0	0	0	0	0
Adrian Brown	4	0	0	0	0	1
Midre Cummings	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Young	3	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Randa	4	0	0	0	0	0
Keith Osik	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jose Guillen	3	0	3	0	0	0
Kevin Polcovich	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Wainhouse	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dale Sveum	2	1	1	1	0	1
Mark Smith	2	0	1	0	0	0
Emil Brown	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mark Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Appier	5.0	2	1	0
Glendon Rusch	3.0	3	0	3
Jose Santiago	1.0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Cooke	1.2	3	2	1
Dave Wainhouse	2.1	2	1	0
Matt Ruebel	1.2	5	0	2
Clint Sodowsky	1.1	2	1	1
Chris Peters	1.0	1	1	1
Marc Wilkins	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jose Offerman: W
Tom Goodwin: 36(1)/FO/BG4S.B-1
Jay Bell: WP.1-2
Jay Bell: 63/G6.2-3
Jeff King: IW
Craig Paquette: 53/G5

Bot 1

Tony Womack: 9/F9D
Adrian Brown: 7/F7M
Midre Cummings: 6/L6

Top 2

Johnny Damon: HP
David Howard: D7/L7D/R6.1-3
Mike Macfarlane: 7/F7LS/R5
Kevin Appier: K
Jose Offerman: DGR/F9LD.3-H;2-H
Tom Goodwin: S9/G34/R2U1.2-H;B-2(TH)
Jay Bell: 7/F78D

Bot 2

Kevin Young: 7/L7LM
Joe Randa: 63/G6M
Keith Osik: W
Jose Guillen: S7/G56/R6.1-2
Kevin Polcovich: 53/G5

Top 3

Scott Cooper: W
Craig Paquette: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Johnny Damon: 31/G3

Bot 3

Dave Wainhouse: 53/G56
Tony Womack: 3/G34
Adrian Brown: 8/L8LM

Top 4

David Howard: S9/L89S/R4
Mike Macfarlane: 53/G5L.1-2
Kevin Appier: 3/G34.2-3
Jose Offerman: S8/L8LS/R4.3-H
Tom Goodwin: CS2(26)

Bot 4

Midre Cummings: 8/F8LXD
Kevin Young: 6/P6
Joe Randa: 8/F8LD

Top 5

Tom Goodwin: 8/L8RM
Jay Bell: K
Scott Cooper: 6/L6M

Bot 5

Keith Osik: 13/G13
Jose Guillen: S4/G4MD/R3
Kevin Polcovich: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 6

Craig Paquette: DGR/F78XD
Johnny Damon: 13/SH/BG34S.2-3
David Howard: DGR/F9LM.3-H
Mike Macfarlane: S4/G4M/U8R2.2-H
Joe Vitiello: K
Jose Offerman: S8/G6M/R4.1-2
Tom Goodwin: S9/L34D/R3.2-3;1-2
Jay Bell: S8/G6M/R3.3-H;2-H;1-2
Scott Cooper: 63/G6

Bot 6

Dale Sveum: HR/F78XD.B-H
Tony Womack: 4/P4MD
Adrian Brown: K
Mark Smith: 4/P8RS

Top 7

Craig Paquette: S7/G56/R6
Johnny Damon: 43/G34.1-2
David Howard: 3/G3.2-3
Mike Macfarlane: W
Glendon Rusch: K

Bot 7

Kevin Young: 53/G5
Joe Randa: 53/G5
Keith Osik: S9/L34D/R4
Jose Guillen: S8/G.1-3
Emil Brown: K

Top 8

Jose Offerman: DGR/F9LS
Tom Goodwin: 6/L6
Jay Bell: W
Scott Cooper: K
Craig Paquette: 9/F89M

Bot 8

Dale Sveum: K
Tony Womack: 31/G3
Adrian Brown: 43/G4MD

Top 9

Johnny Damon: S7/L7S/R4
David Howard: 7/F7M/R64
Mike Macfarlane: 3/P3L
Chili Davis: K

Bot 9

Mark Smith: S8/G4M/R4
Kevin Young: HP.1-2
Joe Randa: 4/P4D
Keith Osik: 7/F7LD
Mark Johnson: 3/P34