Dean Palmer homers and drives in four runs as the Kansas City Royals end the New York Yankees’ three-game winning streak with a 6 – 4 victory. Palmer‚ who is 10-for-21 with runners in scoring position and has 16 RBIs in 18 games since coming over in a trade with Texas‚ singles home a run in the 4th‚ opens the 6th with his 17th homer‚ and hits a go-ahead‚ two-run double in the 7th. Mike Perez (2-0)‚ the second of five Royals’ pitchers‚ is the winner. Jeff Montgomery pitches the 9th for his eighth save‚ the 250th of his career. He retires 32 consecutive batters‚ one shy of the club record‚ before Bernie Williams singles with two outs in the 9th.

August 12, 1997 This Day In Baseball

On August 12, 1997 — Dean Palmer homers and drives in four runs as the Kansas City Royals end the New York Yankees’ three-game winning streak with a 6 – 4 victory. Palmer‚ who is 10-for-21 with runners in scoring position and has 16 RBIs in 18 games since coming over in a trade with Texas‚ singles home a run in the 4th‚ opens the 6th with his 17th homer‚ and hits a go-ahead‚ two-run double in the 7th. Mike Perez (2-0)‚ the second of five Royals’ pitchers‚ is the winner. Jeff Montgomery pitches the 9th for his eighth save‚ the 250th of his career. He retires 32 consecutive batters‚ one shy of the club record‚ before Bernie Williams singles with two outs in the 9th.

Source:
Baseball Reference August 12
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Retro Sheet
Hall of Fame
SABR Games Project
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