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Royals Game Summary
The Minnesota Twins were easily defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays, 8 to 3, on August 5, 1997.
Game Info
August 5, 1997
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brumfield CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
A. Gonzalez SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
J. Samuel 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .750 |
J. Carter DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .600 | .000 |
E. Sprague 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
J. Cruz LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .800 |
R. Perez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
C. O'Brien C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
C. Garcia 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Knoblauch 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
M. Lawton RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .800 | .500 |
P. Molitor DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .750 |
G. Myers C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
R. Coomer 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Stahoviak 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Cordova LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
R. Becker CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .667 | .750 | 1.667 |
P. Meares SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
Batting
2B: J. Samuel
HR: J. Cruz
RBI: J. Cruz 2, R. Perez, J. Samuel, E. Sprague 3
Baserunning
SB: J. Brumfield
CS: J. Brumfield, J. Samuel
Batting
2B: C. Knoblauch, P. Molitor
HR: R. Becker
RBI: R. Becker, R. Coomer, G. Myers
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Person (W) | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.57 |
T. Crabtree | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
P. Quantrill | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Miller (L) | 2.2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 |
T. Ritchie | 6.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5.68 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brumfield CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
A. Gonzalez SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
J. Samuel 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .750 |
J. Carter DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .600 | .000 |
E. Sprague 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
J. Cruz LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .800 |
R. Perez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
C. O'Brien C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
C. Garcia 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Batting
2B: J. Samuel
HR: J. Cruz
RBI: J. Cruz 2, R. Perez, J. Samuel, E. Sprague 3
Baserunning
SB: J. Brumfield
CS: J. Brumfield, J. Samuel
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Person (W) | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.57 |
T. Crabtree | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
P. Quantrill | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Knoblauch 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
M. Lawton RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .800 | .500 |
P. Molitor DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .750 |
G. Myers C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
R. Coomer 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Stahoviak 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Cordova LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
R. Becker CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .667 | .750 | 1.667 |
P. Meares SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
Batting
2B: C. Knoblauch, P. Molitor
HR: R. Becker
RBI: R. Becker, R. Coomer, G. Myers
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Miller (L) | 2.2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 |
T. Ritchie | 6.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5.68 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
