Final
Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers Tigers Tigers DET
16-23 9 Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals Royals Royals KC
20-17 10 Kansas City Royals
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Win Probability

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Detroit Tigers Top 1st
  1. B
    S
    O

    Brian L. Hunter pops out to first baseman Jeff King.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jody Reed flies out to right fielder Jermaine Dye.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Bobby Higginson strikes out swinging.

Kansas City Royals Bottom 1st
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jose Offerman walks.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jay Bell grounds into a double play, shortstop Deivi Cruz to second baseman Jody Reed to first baseman Tony Clark. Jose Offerman out at 2nd. Jay Bell out at 1st.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Bip Roberts singles on a line drive to left fielder Bobby Higginson.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Jeff King flies out to left fielder Bobby Higginson.

Detroit Tigers Top 2nd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Tony Clark singles on a line drive to center fielder Tom Goodwin.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Travis Fryman walks. Tony Clark to 2nd.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Melvin Nieves hits a home run (4). Tony Clark scores. Travis Fryman scores.

    Detroit Tigers
    3
    Kansas City Royals
    0
  4. B
    S
    O

    Bob Hamelin called out on strikes.

  5. B
    S
    O

    Raul Casanova grounds out to first baseman Jeff King.

  6. B
    S
    O

    Deivi Cruz grounds out, third baseman Craig Paquette to first baseman Jeff King.

Kansas City Royals Bottom 2nd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Chili Davis singles on a line drive to center fielder Brian L. Hunter.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Craig Paquette walks. Chili Davis to 2nd.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Jermaine Dye flies out to right fielder Melvin Nieves.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Tim Spehr singles on a line drive to right fielder Melvin Nieves. Chili Davis scores. Craig Paquette to 3rd.

    Detroit Tigers
    3
    Kansas City Royals
    1
  5. B
    S
    O

    Tom Goodwin called out on strikes.

  6. B
    S
    O

    Jose Offerman singles on a line drive to left fielder Bobby Higginson. Craig Paquette scores. Tim Spehr to 2nd.

    Detroit Tigers
    3
    Kansas City Royals
    2
  7. B
    S
    O

    Jay Bell doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Bobby Higginson. Tim Spehr scores. Jose Offerman to 3rd.

    Detroit Tigers
    3
    Kansas City Royals
    3
  8. B
    S
    O

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

Detroit Tigers Top 3rd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Brian L. Hunter pops out to second baseman Jose Offerman.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jody Reed called out on strikes.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Bobby Higginson grounds out to first baseman Jeff King.

Kansas City Royals Bottom 3rd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jeff King lines out to shortstop Deivi Cruz.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Chili Davis walks.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Craig Paquette grounds out, third baseman Travis Fryman to first baseman Tony Clark. Chili Davis to 2nd.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Jermaine Dye grounds out, third baseman Travis Fryman to first baseman Tony Clark.

Detroit Tigers Top 4th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Tony Clark walks.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Travis Fryman hit by pitch. Tony Clark to 2nd.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Melvin Nieves singles on a line drive to left fielder Bip Roberts. Tony Clark to 3rd. Travis Fryman to 2nd.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Bob Hamelin grounds into a force out, first baseman Jeff King to shortstop Jay Bell. Tony Clark scores. Travis Fryman to 3rd. Melvin Nieves out at 2nd. Bob Hamelin to 1st.

    Detroit Tigers
    4
    Kansas City Royals
    3
  5. B
    S
    O

    Raul Casanova singles on a line drive to right fielder Jermaine Dye. Travis Fryman scores. Bob Hamelin to 2nd.

    Detroit Tigers
    5
    Kansas City Royals
    3
  6. B
    S
    O

    Deivi Cruz flies out to center fielder Tom Goodwin.

  7. B
    S
    O

    Brian L. Hunter strikes out swinging, catcher Tim Spehr to first baseman Jeff King.

Kansas City Royals Bottom 4th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Tim Spehr singles on a ground ball to left fielder Bobby Higginson.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Tom Goodwin grounds into a force out, shortstop Deivi Cruz to second baseman Jody Reed. Tim Spehr out at 2nd. Tom Goodwin to 1st.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Jose Offerman flies out to center fielder Brian L. Hunter.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Jay Bell walks.

  5. B
    S
    O

    Bip Roberts walks. Tom Goodwin to 3rd. Jay Bell to 2nd.

  6. B
    S
    O

    Jeff King reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Travis Fryman. Tom Goodwin scores. Jay Bell to 3rd. Bip Roberts to 2nd.

    Detroit Tigers
    5
    Kansas City Royals
    4
  7. B
    S
    O

    Chili Davis grounds out, second baseman Jody Reed to first baseman Tony Clark.

Detroit Tigers Top 5th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jody Reed pops out to first baseman Jeff King.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Bobby Higginson walks.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Tony Clark walks. Bobby Higginson to 2nd.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Travis Fryman grounds into a force out, shortstop Jay Bell to second baseman Jose Offerman. Bobby Higginson scores. Tony Clark out at 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Jose Offerman.

    Detroit Tigers
    6
    Kansas City Royals
    4
  5. B
    S
    O

    Melvin Nieves strikes out swinging, catcher Tim Spehr to first baseman Jeff King.

Kansas City Royals Bottom 5th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Craig Paquette grounds out, pitcher Omar Olivares to first baseman Tony Clark.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jermaine Dye grounds out, shortstop Deivi Cruz to first baseman Tony Clark.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Tim Spehr lines out to third baseman Travis Fryman.

Detroit Tigers Top 6th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Bob Hamelin walks.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Raul Casanova grounds into a double play, third baseman Craig Paquette to second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King. Bob Hamelin out at 2nd. Raul Casanova out at 1st.

  3. B
    S
    O

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

Kansas City Royals Bottom 6th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Tom Goodwin singles on a line drive to right fielder Melvin Nieves.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jose Offerman singles on a line drive to center fielder Brian L. Hunter. Tom Goodwin to 2nd.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Jay Bell singles on a ground ball to right fielder Melvin Nieves. Tom Goodwin scores. Jose Offerman to 3rd.

    Detroit Tigers
    6
    Kansas City Royals
    5
  4. B
    S
    O

    Bip Roberts singles on a line drive to center fielder Brian L. Hunter. Jose Offerman scores. Jay Bell to 2nd.

    Detroit Tigers
    6
    Kansas City Royals
    6
  5. B
    S
    O

    Jeff King pops out to first baseman Tony Clark.

  6. B
    S
    O

    Chili Davis flies out to left fielder Bobby Higginson.

  7. B
    S
    O

    Craig Paquette strikes out swinging.

Detroit Tigers Top 7th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Brian L. Hunter singles on a line drive to left fielder Bip Roberts.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jody Reed walks. Brian L. Hunter to 2nd.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Bobby Higginson strikes out on a missed bunt.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Tony Clark hits a home run (14). Brian L. Hunter scores. Jody Reed scores.

    Detroit Tigers
    9
    Kansas City Royals
    6
  5. B
    S
    O

    Travis Fryman flies out to center fielder Tom Goodwin.

  6. B
    S
    O

    Melvin Nieves singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tom Goodwin.

  7. B
    S
    O

    Bob Hamelin flies out to center fielder Tom Goodwin.

Kansas City Royals Bottom 7th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jermaine Dye called out on strikes.

  2. B
    S
    O

    David Howard pops out to second baseman Jody Reed.

  3. B
    S
    O

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

  4. B
    S
    O

    Jose Offerman grounds out, pitcher Dan Miceli to first baseman Tony Clark.

Detroit Tigers Top 8th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Raul Casanova grounds out, first baseman Jeff King to pitcher Jim Converse.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Deivi Cruz grounds out, third baseman Craig Paquette to first baseman Jeff King.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Brian L. Hunter walks.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Jody Reed walks. Brian L. Hunter to 3rd. Brian L. Hunter steals (18) 3rd base. Brian L. Hunter to 3rd.

  5. B
    S
    O

    Bobby Higginson grounds out to first baseman Jeff King.

Kansas City Royals Bottom 8th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jay Bell walks.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Bip Roberts singles on a line drive to right fielder Melvin Nieves. Jay Bell to 3rd.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Jeff King grounds into a double play, third baseman Travis Fryman to second baseman Jody Reed to first baseman Tony Clark. Jay Bell scores. Bip Roberts out at 2nd. Jeff King out at 1st.

    Detroit Tigers
    9
    Kansas City Royals
    7
  4. B
    S
    O

    Chili Davis grounds out, first baseman Tony Clark to pitcher Todd Jones.

Detroit Tigers Top 9th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Tony Clark grounds out, pitcher Jamie Walker to first baseman Jeff King.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Travis Fryman flies out to left fielder Bip Roberts.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Melvin Nieves strikes out swinging.

Kansas City Royals Bottom 9th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Johnny Damon hits a home run (2).

    Detroit Tigers
    9
    Kansas City Royals
    8
  2. B
    S
    O

    Scott Cooper singles on a line drive to left fielder Bobby Higginson.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Mike Sweeney hits a home run (2). Scott Cooper scores.

    Detroit Tigers
    9
    Kansas City Royals
    10
Date
May 16, 1997 (Fri) @ 12:05 AM
Series
1 of 4
Venue
Kauffman Stadium
Attendance
18,160
First Pitch
12:06 AM
Duration
3h 37m
Weather
Unknown / 62°F / Wind: 5 mph, L To R mph

    • Top Performers

    Tony Clark Clark
    2-3 | HR,2 BB,3 RBI
    Melvin Nieves Nieves
    3-5 | HR,2 K,3 RBI
    Jay Bell Bell
    2-3 | 2B,2 BB,2 RBI

    Decisions

    Kansas City Royals
    Kansas City Royals Royals Royals KC
    ABHRRBIHRBBKSBAVGOPS
    Offerman 2B42110100.300.841
    Bell SS32120200.324.929
    Roberts LF43010100.387.895
    King 1B50000000.230.809
    Davis DH41100100.299.872
    		 Paquette 3B30100110.197.576
    Damon PH11111000.350.894
    		 Dye RF40000010.182.482
    Cooper PH11100000.209.597
    		 Spehr C32110000.207.591
    		 Howard PH10000000.309.822
    Sweeney, M C11121000.231.707
    Goodwin CF42200012.256.633
    IPPHRERHRBBKHBPERA
    Appier P5.010546514512.70
    McDill P1.124233121020.25
    Montgomery P0.216100000011.57
    Converse P0.21900002003.60
    Walker P1.11500000105.40