MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/27/1999
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 12925 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 1999 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (83-74) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Detroit Tigers (102-54) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 8 2
Late Rally by Tigers Locks Up 5-1 Win
The Detroit Tigers got a stellar effort from pitcher Steve Woodard, helping Detroit score a win over the visiting Kansas City Royals, 5-1. The triumph puts Detroit at 102-54 for the season.

Detroit got a knockout punch from Jim Thome. The pinch hitter hammered a grand slam home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"This game was intense," Woodard said, postgame.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cirillo 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .309 11 68
P. Konerko 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .319 48 130
J. Drew RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .315 29 83
   a-P. Listach PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 2 38
   b-C. Stynes RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 8 49
J. Valentin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306 19 76
E. Davis DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .258 26 100
M. Newfield CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .294 12 78
S. Finley LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .255 12 78
C. Johnson C 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .249 20 81
J. Vizcaino SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 2 25
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 7 10      
a - P. Listach pinch ran for J. Drew in the 9th
b - C. Stynes substituted for P. Listach in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Konerko (32, 4th Inning off S. Woodard, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Johnson (27, 5th Inning off S. Woodard, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cirillo , P. Konerko 2 , J. Drew , M. Newfield , C. Johnson 2
2-out RBI: C. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valentin , M. Newfield , S. Finley , J. Vizcaino
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Davis 2 (27)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Vizcaino (17)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Abreu RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .312 36 107
R. Furcal SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .373 13 64
R. Palmeiro DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .308 48 170
T. Hundley C 4 2 1 0 1 2 6 .265 22 77
A. Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .382 3 23
   a-J. Thome PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .360 49 166
D. Easley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .310 27 117
C. Febles 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .290 10 54
R. Langerhans CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .181 3 17
T. Mitchell LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .286 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5 6 7 20      
a - J. Thome pinch hit for A. Ramirez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Ramirez (5, 6th Inning off K. Appier, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Hundley (28, 6th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Thome (49, 9th Inning off C. Almanzar, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Abreu 2 , R. Furcal , T. Hundley 2 , A. Ramirez 2 , J. Thome 4 , T. Mitchell 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Hundley 3 , C. Febles , R. Langerhans , T. Mitchell
Hit by Pitch: C. Febles
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: B. Abreu (6) , C. Febles (8)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier L (18-11) 8.0 7 2 2 4 6 0 123 3.04   
J. Benoit 0.1 0 2 2 2 1 0 19 3.96   
C. Almanzar 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 62
Batters Faced: K. Appier 37, J. Benoit 3, C. Almanzar 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 11-7, J. Benoit 0-0, C. Almanzar 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 123-76, J. Benoit 19-9, C. Almanzar 3-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Benoit 1-0 , C. Almanzar 3-3
WP: K. Appier
Hit Batsmen: K. Appier
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Woodard 7.2 4 1 1 1 6 0 109 5.49   
G. Olson W (5-1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 4.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Woodard 72
Batters Faced: S. Woodard 28, G. Olson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Woodard 7-10, G. Olson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Woodard 109-69, G. Olson 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Olson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Woodard
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 42049
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