Final
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals Royals Royals KC
16-15 4 Kansas City Royals
Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers Tigers Tigers DET
13-20 0 Detroit Tigers
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Decisions

Win Probability

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Top 1st

  1. Jose Offerman pops out to shortstop Deivi Cruz.

  2. Jay Bell flies out to right fielder Melvin Nieves.

  3. Bip Roberts grounds out, third baseman Travis Fryman to first baseman Tony Clark.

Bottom 1st

  1. Brian L. Hunter flies out to right fielder Johnny Damon.

  2. Bobby Higginson grounds out to first baseman Jeff King.

  3. Travis Fryman strikes out swinging.

Top 2nd

  1. Jeff King out, third baseman Travis Fryman to first baseman Tony Clark.

  2. Chili Davis walks.

  3. Scott Cooper flies out to center fielder Brian L. Hunter.

  4. Mike Sweeney pops out to first baseman Tony Clark.

Bottom 2nd

  1. Tony Clark doubles (5) on a fly ball to right fielder Johnny Damon.

  2. Bob Hamelin grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King. Tony Clark to 3rd.

  3. Melvin Nieves called out on strikes.

  4. Damion Easley walks.

  5. Brian Johnson grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King.

Top 3rd

  1. Tom Goodwin singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brian L. Hunter.

  2. Johnny Damon grounds out, second baseman Damion Easley to first baseman Tony Clark. Tom Goodwin to 2nd.

  3. Jose Offerman grounds out, pitcher Brian Moehler to first baseman Tony Clark. Tom Goodwin scores.

    -2.0%

  4. Jay Bell hits a home run (8).

    -10.7%

  5. Bip Roberts doubles (7) on a fly ball to right fielder Melvin Nieves.

  6. Jeff King flies out to center fielder Brian L. Hunter.

Bottom 3rd

  1. Deivi Cruz singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jay Bell.

  2. Brian L. Hunter flies out to right fielder Johnny Damon.

  3. Bobby Higginson grounds into a force out, second baseman Jose Offerman to shortstop Jay Bell. Deivi Cruz out at 2nd. Bobby Higginson to 1st.

  4. Travis Fryman walks. Bobby Higginson to 2nd.

  5. Tony Clark grounds into a force out, shortstop Jay Bell to second baseman Jose Offerman. Travis Fryman out at 2nd. Tony Clark to 1st.

Top 4th

  1. Chili Davis grounds out to pitcher Brian Moehler.

  2. Scott Cooper strikes out swinging.

  3. Mike Sweeney grounds out, third baseman Travis Fryman to first baseman Tony Clark.

Bottom 4th

  1. Bob Hamelin flies out to left fielder Bip Roberts.

  2. Melvin Nieves singles on a ground ball to first baseman Jeff King.

  3. Damion Easley flies out to center fielder Tom Goodwin.

  4. Brian Johnson flies out to right fielder Johnny Damon.

Top 5th

  1. Tom Goodwin singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brian L. Hunter.

  2. Johnny Damon grounds into a double play, shortstop Deivi Cruz to second baseman Damion Easley to first baseman Tony Clark. Tom Goodwin out at 2nd. Johnny Damon out at 1st.

  3. Jose Offerman grounds out, shortstop Deivi Cruz to first baseman Tony Clark.

Bottom 5th

  1. Deivi Cruz doubles (8) on a ground ball to left fielder Bip Roberts.

  2. Brian L. Hunter grounds out, third baseman Scott Cooper to first baseman Jeff King.

  3. Bobby Higginson flies out to center fielder Tom Goodwin. Deivi Cruz to 3rd.

  4. Travis Fryman grounds out, third baseman Scott Cooper to first baseman Jeff King.

Top 6th

  1. Jay Bell pops out to first baseman Tony Clark.

  2. Bip Roberts grounds out, shortstop Deivi Cruz to first baseman Tony Clark.

  3. Jeff King flies out to center fielder Brian L. Hunter.

Bottom 6th

  1. Tony Clark strikes out swinging.

  2. Bob Hamelin walks.

  3. Melvin Nieves strikes out swinging. Bob Hamelin steals (1) 2nd base.

  4. Damion Easley walks. Bob Hamelin to 3rd. Wild pitch by pitcher Tim Belcher. Bob Hamelin to 3rd.

  5. Brian Johnson lines out to right fielder Johnny Damon.

Top 7th

  1. Chili Davis flies out to center fielder Brian L. Hunter.

  2. Scott Cooper flies out to center fielder Brian L. Hunter.

  3. Mike Sweeney walks.

  4. Tom Goodwin grounds out, second baseman Damion Easley to first baseman Tony Clark.

Bottom 7th

  1. Deivi Cruz grounds out, shortstop Jay Bell to first baseman Jeff King.

  2. Brian L. Hunter called out on strikes.

  3. Bobby Higginson grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King.

Top 8th

  1. Johnny Damon singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brian L. Hunter.

  2. Jose Offerman singles on a line drive to left fielder Bobby Higginson. Johnny Damon to 2nd.

  3. Jay Bell out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Travis Fryman to first baseman Tony Clark. Johnny Damon to 3rd. Jose Offerman to 2nd.

  4. Dan Miceli intentionally walks Bip Roberts.

  5. Jeff King out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Melvin Nieves. Johnny Damon scores. Jose Offerman to 3rd.

    -1.5%

  6. Chili Davis singles on a line drive to right fielder Melvin Nieves. Jose Offerman scores. Bip Roberts to 3rd.

    -3.6%

  7. Scott Cooper pops out to shortstop Deivi Cruz.

Bottom 8th

  1. Travis Fryman called out on strikes.

  2. Tony Clark walks.

  3. Bob Hamelin reaches on catcher interference by Mike Sweeney. Tony Clark to 2nd. Bob Hamelin to 1st.

  4. Melvin Nieves grounds into a force out, pitcher Hipolito Pichardo to shortstop Jay Bell. Tony Clark to 3rd. Bob Hamelin out at 2nd. Melvin Nieves to 1st.

  5. With Damion Easley batting, Melvin Nieves picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, shortstop Jay Bell.

Top 9th

  1. Mike Sweeney pops out to third baseman Travis Fryman.

  2. Tom Goodwin pops out to third baseman Travis Fryman.

  3. Johnny Damon flies out to right fielder Melvin Nieves.

Bottom 9th

  1. Damion Easley strikes out swinging.

  2. Brian Johnson grounds out, first baseman Jeff King to pitcher Hipolito Pichardo.

  3. Curtis Pride singles on a line drive to left fielder Bip Roberts.

  4. Brian L. Hunter grounds out, third baseman Scott Cooper to first baseman Jeff King.

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Date
May 8, 1997 (Thursday)
Series
2 of 2
Venue
Tiger Stadium
Attendance
16,243
Duration
2h 49m
Weather
Overcast / 48°F / Wind: 15 mph, Out To CF mph
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