Kansas City Royals 0 – 1 Cleveland Guardians
21 May 1997 · CLE08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Brian Giles | 1 in 107 games |
| 40 | 8 walks allowed | Kevin Appier | 1 in 511 pitcher-games |
| 19 | final score 1–0 | 1 in 43 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tom Goodwin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Paquette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jay Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jeff King | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chili Davis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Scott Cooper | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Vitiello | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bip Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tim Spehr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Sweeney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Johnny Damon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Appier | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
Cleveland Guardians batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquis Grissom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tony Fernandez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jim Thome | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Matt Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Kevin Seitzer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| David Justice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Julio Franco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Giles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sandy Alomar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Omar Vizquel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
Cleveland Guardians pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orel Hershiser | 7.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Alvin Morman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Shuey | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Jackson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |