Final
KC 3 — TEX 2
5/30/1997 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · TEX199705300
Complete available game record for KC at TEX, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Texas Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Devereaux | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Goodwin | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bip Roberts | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Greer | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chili Davis | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Gonzalez | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Clark | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bell | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Palmer | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Damon | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Stevens | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domingo Cedeno | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff King | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Ripken | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Mercedes | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Cooper | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Newson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Macfarlane | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benji Gil | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glendon Rusch | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hipolito Pichardo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Veres | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendon Rusch | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Witt | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Randy Veres | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Hipolito Pichardo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Bell | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Cooper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Goodwin | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff King | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Macfarlane | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hipolito Pichardo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bip Roberts | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glendon Rusch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Veres | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domingo Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Clark | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Mercedes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Devereaux | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benji Gil | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Ripken | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Greer | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Palmer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7/F7LM | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8/L8RS | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 7/L78M | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7/F7LM | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 13/BG13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S9/L4D | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S5/G56.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→3 | 9/DP/F9M/SF.3-H;1X2(936) | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D7/G5L | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | HR/L89XD.2-H;B-H | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 43/G4.2-3 | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 53/G5S | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S9/G34.3-H | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 3/G34 | 3–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S3/G34 | 3–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | D7/L7D.1-3 | 3–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L89D | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9/G34 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9/G34.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 5/P5F | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | FLE2/P2LF | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO/G4M | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9/L34 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 3/P2R | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7/L5D.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO/G34.2-3;B-1 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | SB2/R6 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43/G34 | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/L9D.B-H | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 3/P3DF | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6M | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 4/L4 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 7/P4MS | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8/L8LS | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 3/BG3S | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F7LD | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7/F7LD | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8/L8LS | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8LD | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9/L4D | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7M | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G6M | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/F8RM | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43/G4 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S8/L4M | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8/F8RM | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S9/L9S | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 34/SH/BG23.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 6(1)/FO/G6M | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9/L89M | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 9/L9D | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L78S | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F78XD | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7/L7LS.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 16(1)/FO/G6M | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8/L78M | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 53/G5 | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9/F9S | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P3SF | 3–2 |