DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
07/03/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 1020 - THURSDAY, JULY 3RD, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Kansas City Royals (55-31) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 10 1
Charlotte Knights (43-44) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 8 3
Royals Need Extra Frames to Get Past Knights
Kansas City starter Kevin Brown had a strong outing against the Charlotte Knights at Comiskey Park. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 5-4 win. John Habyan was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 1 of 2 save opportunities. Kansas City goes to 55-31. The win puts them 5 games up in their division.

This game was not decided until late. With two out in the top of the 11th, Ray Lankford got hit by a pitch, driving in 1 run. The Royals took the lead, 5-4.

"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," Lankford told the Kansas City News.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 3B 4 3 1 0 2 0 2 .236 3 17
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .301 12 36
J. Thome 1B 5 0 2 0 1 1 2 .260 31 55
J. Burnitz DH 5 0 1 1 1 2 2 .246 22 57
R. Lankford LF 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .273 18 50
R. Hidalgo CF 4 0 0 0 2 1 6 .275 21 54
R. Wilkins C 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .204 17 38
B. Larkin SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247 9 37
R. Sanders RF 5 0 1 1 0 3 0 .225 13 30
Totals 43 5 10 5 6 12 22      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Alomar (12, 5th Inning off E. Hanson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 5 , Q. Veras , J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins , J. Thome 2 , R. Sanders , R. Lankford 2
2-out RBI: R. Alomar , J. Burnitz , R. Sanders , R. Lankford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Hidalgo 2 , Q. Veras , J. Thome , B. Larkin
GIDP: R. Hidalgo
Sac Bunt: R. Alomar
Hit by Pitch: R. Lankford
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: Q. Veras 2 (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Sanders (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .217 13 34
J. Giambi 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .267 25 53
C. Everett CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 22 50
N. Garciaparra SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .247 15 51
L. Gonzalez DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .171 0 2
S. Mack LF 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .291 12 52
T. Batista 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .201 13 39
T. Zeile C 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .235 16 42
N. Perez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .330 1 12
Totals 42 4 8 4 0 10 9      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Garciaparra (19, 6th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Zeile (16, 9th Inning off A. Benitez, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Mack (12, 4th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Garciaparra 2 , J. Giambi 2 , N. Perez , L. Gonzalez , T. Zeile 4 , S. Mack 5
2-out RBI: T. Zeile , S. Mack
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Garciaparra , J. Giambi , T. Zeile
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Perez (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Hanson (2) , N. Garciaparra (12) , C. Everett (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Garciaparra-Perez-Giambi)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown 8.0 6 2 2 0 6 1 116 75 2.48   
A. Benitez W (2-3), BS (6) 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 25 17 4.82   
J. Habyan SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 8 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 68
Batters Faced: K. Brown 31, A. Benitez 8, J. Habyan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 11-7, A. Benitez 1-3, J. Habyan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 116-75, A. Benitez 25-17, J. Habyan 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Hanson 4.2 5 3 3 2 8 1 101 65 4.27   
J. Bautista 4.2 5 1 0 0 1 0 62 42 5.59   
M. Mantei L (3-3) 1.0 0 1 1 2 3 0 29 15 3.55   
T. Worrell 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 5 3.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hanson 48
Batters Faced: E. Hanson 21, J. Bautista 20, M. Mantei 5, T. Worrell 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hanson 2-4, J. Bautista 9-3, M. Mantei 0-0, T. Worrell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hanson 101-65, J. Bautista 62-42, M. Mantei 29-15, T. Worrell 16-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bautista 1-0 , M. Mantei 1-0 , T. Worrell 1-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Worrell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Brown
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 15928
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