Final
KC 2 — CWS 7
9/26/1997 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA199709260
Complete available game record for KC at CWS, 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 9 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Durham | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Offerman | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Cameron | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Shane Halter | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Cooper | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Bell | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Thomas | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Abbott | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff King | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Belle | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Sutton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyle Mouton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Ventura | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dean Palmer | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Magglio Ordonez | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jermaine Dye | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sweeney | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Martinez | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge Fabregas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yamil Benitez | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Karkovice | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Norberto Martin | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Macfarlane | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Sirotka | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland DeLaMaza | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Cruz | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Carrasco | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Appier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Appier | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Mike Sirotka | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Nelson Cruz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Roland DeLaMaza | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Hector Carrasco | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Karkovice | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cameron | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Durham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Martinez | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norberto Martin | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyle Mouton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Belle | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Fabregas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sirotka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Ventura | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Nelson Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Halter | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bell | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yamil Benitez | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hector Carrasco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland DeLaMaza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Dye | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Appier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff King | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Macfarlane | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Palmer | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S8/G6M | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S8/L4M.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→2 | 5(2)4(1)/GDP/G5 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7/F78S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4M | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S5/G56S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S9/L4D | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | PO1(23) | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8/F78M | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7/G56 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | HR/L7LD.1-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G56S | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | E7/P6D | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S8/L6M.2-H(UR);1-2 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L9D | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9/F9D | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53/G56S | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 53/G5 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G5 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8/F78D | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | HR/F78XD.1-H | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | S6/G56D/R3.BX1(23) | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53/G56 | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G56 | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6MS | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S5/G56S | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S5/G5S.1-3(E5/TH);B-2 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P4S | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7/L7S | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9/L9S.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D7/L78XD.2-H;1-H | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | I | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF/F8LD.3-H | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | WP.2-3 | 2–6 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–6 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 2–6 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43/G4 | 2–6 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7/F7LD | 2–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | HR/L9D | 2–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | K+WP.B-1 | 2–7 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8RXD | 2–7 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9LM | 2–7 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–7 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9LS | 2–7 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/F8LD | 2–7 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 2–7 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8/F89D | 2–7 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F7M | 2–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7D | 2–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L9D | 2–7 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 5/P5 | 2–7 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43/G34D | 2–7 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 53/G5 | 2–7 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 13/G13 | 2–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D8/L89M | 2–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | PB.2-3 | 2–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G34D | 2–7 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 2–7 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9/F9S | 2–7 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 2–7 |