Athletics 0 – 7 Kansas City Royals
7 August 1996 · KAN06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Mike Sweeney | 1 in 107 games |
| 27 | final score 7–0 | 1 in 124 games | |
| 17 | 9 scoreless innings | Kevin Appier | 1 in 62 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kansas City Royals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | 8 | 0 |
Box score
Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Herrera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Giambi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark McGwire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Geronimo Berroa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Matt Stairs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tony Batista | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| George Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Terry Steinbach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rafael Bournigal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Webster Garrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel Prieto | 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Tom Goodwin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Keith Lockhart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Macfarlane | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Tucker | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Craig Paquette | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR, 3B |
| Johnny Damon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mike Sweeney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Howard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 30 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Appier | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |