Final
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals Royals Royals KC
56-78 7 Kansas City Royals
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds Reds Reds CIN
59-76 4 Cincinnati Reds
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Top Performers

Jay Bell Bell
3-4 | BB,RBI,2 R
Johnny Damon Damon
2-4 | HR,BB,RBI
Jermaine Dye Dye
2-4 | 2 2B,HBP,RBI

Decisions

Win Probability

KC CIN
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Top 1st
  1. Johnny Damon hits a home run (8).

    -9.6%
  2. Jed Hansen strikes out swinging.

  3. Jay Bell singles on a ground ball to left fielder Chris Stynes.

  4. Dean Palmer flies out to center fielder Jon Nunnally.

  5. Jeff King strikes out swinging.

Bottom 1st
  1. Pokey Reese grounds out, second baseman Jed Hansen to first baseman Jeff King.

  2. Jon Nunnally grounds out, second baseman Jed Hansen to first baseman Jeff King.

  3. Chris Stynes doubles (4) on a line drive to right fielder Jermaine Dye.

  4. Eddie Taubensee grounds out, shortstop Jay Bell to first baseman Jeff King.

Top 2nd
  1. Jermaine Dye grounds out, shortstop Pokey Reese to first baseman Eddie Taubensee.

  2. Yamil Benitez strikes out swinging.

  3. Mike Macfarlane strikes out swinging.

Bottom 2nd
  1. Willie Greene grounds out, shortstop Jay Bell to first baseman Jeff King.

  2. Joe Oliver doubles (12) on a fly ball to center fielder Johnny Damon.

  3. Pete Rose strikes out swinging.

  4. Bret Boone doubles (22) on a line drive to center fielder Johnny Damon. Joe Oliver scores.

    +11.0%
  5. Mike Remlinger called out on strikes.

Top 3rd
  1. Kevin Appier called out on strikes.

  2. Johnny Damon grounds out, second baseman Bret Boone to first baseman Eddie Taubensee.

  3. Jed Hansen strikes out swinging.

Bottom 3rd
  1. Pokey Reese pops out to first baseman Jeff King.

  2. Jon Nunnally flies out to left fielder Yamil Benitez.

  3. Chris Stynes singles on a line drive to left fielder Yamil Benitez. Chris Stynes to 2nd. Chris Stynes advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by left fielder Yamil Benitez.

  4. Eddie Taubensee hits a home run (9). Chris Stynes scores.

    +19.9%
  5. Willie Greene walks.

  6. Joe Oliver lines out to left fielder Yamil Benitez.

Top 4th
  1. Jay Bell grounds out, third baseman Pete Rose to first baseman Eddie Taubensee.

  2. Dean Palmer strikes out swinging.

  3. Jeff King walks.

  4. Jermaine Dye lines out to right fielder Willie Greene.

Bottom 4th
  1. Pete Rose singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jed Hansen, deflected by first baseman Jeff King.

  2. Bret Boone flies out to left fielder Yamil Benitez.

  3. Mike Remlinger out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Kevin Appier to second baseman Jed Hansen. Pete Rose to 2nd.

  4. Pokey Reese grounds out, shortstop Jay Bell to first baseman Jeff King.

Top 5th
  1. Yamil Benitez pops out to second baseman Bret Boone.

  2. Mike Macfarlane grounds out, third baseman Pete Rose to first baseman Eddie Taubensee.

  3. Kevin Appier strikes out swinging.

Bottom 5th
  1. Jon Nunnally grounds out, first baseman Jeff King to pitcher Kevin Appier.

  2. Chris Stynes grounds out, second baseman Jed Hansen to first baseman Jeff King.

  3. Eddie Taubensee flies out to left fielder Yamil Benitez.

Top 6th
  1. Johnny Damon walks.

  2. Jed Hansen walks. Johnny Damon to 2nd.

  3. Jay Bell singles on a line drive to right fielder Willie Greene. Johnny Damon scores. Jed Hansen to 3rd.

    -17.5%
  4. Dean Palmer singles on a ground ball to left fielder Chris Stynes. Jed Hansen scores. Jay Bell to 2nd.

    -9.4%
  5. Jeff King grounds into a force out, shortstop Pokey Reese to second baseman Bret Boone. Jay Bell to 3rd. Dean Palmer out at 2nd. Jeff King to 1st.

  6. Jermaine Dye doubles (12) on a line drive to left fielder Chris Stynes. Jay Bell scores. Jeff King to 3rd.

    -15.3%
  7. Yamil Benitez called out on strikes.

  8. Stan Belinda intentionally walks Mike Macfarlane.

  9. Scott Cooper pops out to shortstop Pokey Reese.

Bottom 6th
  1. Willie Greene strikes out swinging.

  2. Joe Oliver grounds out, second baseman Jed Hansen to first baseman Jeff King.

  3. Pete Rose strikes out swinging.

Top 7th
  1. Johnny Damon pops out to catcher Joe Oliver.

  2. Jed Hansen walks.

  3. Jay Bell singles on a ground ball to left fielder Chris Stynes. Jed Hansen to 2nd.

  4. Dean Palmer flies out to right fielder Willie Greene. Jed Hansen to 3rd.

  5. Jeff King flies out to right fielder Willie Greene.

Bottom 7th
  1. Bret Boone strikes out swinging.

  2. Deion Sanders grounds out, second baseman Jed Hansen to first baseman Jeff King.

  3. Pokey Reese doubles (12) on a line drive to left fielder Yamil Benitez.

  4. Mike Kelly strikes out swinging.

Top 8th
  1. Jermaine Dye doubles (13) on a ground ball to left fielder Chris Stynes.

  2. Yamil Benitez out on a sacrifice bunt to first baseman Eddie Taubensee. Jermaine Dye to 3rd.

  3. Mike Macfarlane out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Mike Kelly. Jermaine Dye scores.

    -3.5%
  4. Larry Sutton singles on a ground ball to right fielder Willie Greene.

  5. Johnny Damon singles on a line drive to center fielder Mike Kelly. Larry Sutton to 2nd.

  6. Jed Hansen grounds out, second baseman Bret Boone to first baseman Eddie Taubensee.

Bottom 8th
  1. Chris Stynes grounds out to first baseman Larry Sutton.

  2. Eddie Taubensee flies out to right fielder Jermaine Dye.

  3. Willie Greene pops out to shortstop Jay Bell.

Top 9th
  1. Jay Bell walks.

  2. Dean Palmer walks. Jay Bell to 2nd.

  3. Chili Davis strikes out swinging.

  4. Jermaine Dye hit by pitch. Jay Bell to 3rd. Dean Palmer to 2nd.

  5. Yamil Benitez strikes out swinging.

  6. Mike Macfarlane doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Chris Stynes. Jay Bell scores. Dean Palmer scores. Jermaine Dye out at home on the throw, left fielder Chris Stynes to shortstop Pokey Reese to catcher Joe Oliver.

    -5.1%
Bottom 9th
  1. Joe Oliver singles on a ground ball to third baseman Dean Palmer.

  2. Pete Rose walks. Brook Fordyce to 2nd.

  3. Bret Boone pops out to first baseman Larry Sutton.

  4. Lenny Harris grounds out, pitcher Hipolito Pichardo to first baseman Larry Sutton. Brook Fordyce to 3rd. Pete Rose to 2nd.

  5. Pokey Reese grounds out, third baseman Dean Palmer to first baseman Larry Sutton.

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Date
September 1, 1997 (Monday)
Series
1 of 3
Venue
Cinergy Field
Attendance
31,920
Duration
3h 3m
Weather
Sunny / 88°F / Wind: 5 mph, Out To CF mph
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