Kansas City Royals 9 – 2 Boston Red Sox
9 August 1997 · BOS07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 13+ Batters in an Inning · 13 | Kansas City Royals | 1 in 131 games |
| 27 | final score 9–2 | 1 in 122 games | |
| 5 | 6 strikeouts | Glendon Rusch | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bip Roberts | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jose Offerman | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jay Bell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chili Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Joe Vitiello | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dean Palmer | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff King | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Yamil Benitez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mike Sweeney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Macfarlane | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendon Rusch | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Valentin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mo Vaughn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR, 2B |
| Mike Stanley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wil Cordero | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesus Tavarez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Darren Bragg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Haselman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Mike Benjamin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Suppan | 3.1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Kerry Lacy | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Wasdin | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Mahay | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |