Final
KC 5 — BAL 4
8/26/1997 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BAL199708260
Complete available game record for KC at BAL, 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Halter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Anderson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Bip Roberts | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jed Hansen | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Roberto Alomar | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Ledesma | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bell | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Geronimo Berroa | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chili Davis | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dean Palmer | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Ripken | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yamil Benitez | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| B.J. Surhoff | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff King | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hoiles | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Sweeney | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jermaine Dye | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Baines | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bordick | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glendon Rusch | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Whisenant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Mills | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Key | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hipolito Pichardo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armando Benitez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Key | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Glendon Rusch | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Alan Mills | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Hipolito Pichardo | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Matt Whisenant | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Armando Benitez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Ledesma | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Mills | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bordick | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Armando Benitez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Ripken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hoiles | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Key | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Surhoff | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Anderson | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Alomar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Glendon Rusch | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Sweeney | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Whisenant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Bell | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamil Benitez | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Dye | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Halter | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jed Hansen | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff King | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Palmer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hipolito Pichardo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bip Roberts | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | D9/F8RXD | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | HR/F9D.2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | HR/F9D | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8/F8LS | 3–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4M | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S9/G34 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→3 | 14(1)3/GDP/G15 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 7/F7S | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 43/G4S | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S8/G6M | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 5/L56 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F7S | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S7/G56 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L7M | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | HP.2-3;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P4D | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 13/G15 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9M | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | HP | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G34 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 13/G15 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | E6/TH/G6 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9/L9S.1-3 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8/SF/F8LXD.3-H(UR) | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D7/G5L | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G3.2-3 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9S | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | HR/F9D.3-H;2-H;1-H | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G34 | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S4/G4M | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO/G4 | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9M | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P6 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63/G6M | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/G3 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 1/L15 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S6/G6MS | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8LD | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 4(1)/FO/G4M | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63/G56 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S6/G6S | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9/F9LM | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G4 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7/F7S | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 31/G3 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | D9/L9D | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | I | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8RD | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S6/G6 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 16(1)3/GDP/G13 | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7/G56 | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 7/F7S | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | SB3 | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 63/G6.3-H | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P4 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8RD | 5–4 |