DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/04/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1032 - FRIDAY, JULY 4TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (43-43) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Kansas City Royals (56-31) 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 X 6 12 0
Cubs Lose to Royals, 6-4
The Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals cranked it up at Royals Stadium.

The Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago Cubs, 6-4, at Royals Stadium. The win was largely due to the efforts of first baseman Randy Milligan, who captured player of the game honors. He was 3 for 3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. Denny Neagle got the win, improving to 11-4. He pitched 7.1 innings, giving up 8 hits and 4 runs, while striking out 8 and walking 4.

Kansas City took a 5-4 lead on Rick Wilkins's 18th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Wilkins hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Chicago pitcher Tim Davis shaking his head.

"Winning is contagious," said Milligan. "We're looking forward to the next game."

The Royals have an impressive 56-31 record.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Shipley 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .292 8 25
D. Bell LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .234 6 13
T. Nixon RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .215 10 32
M. Piazza 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .269 16 48
S. Cooper 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .213 5 17
C. Martinez DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .208 2 6
J. Cirillo SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .270 3 39
C. Hoiles C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .160 14 26
B. Brower CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .196 6 11
Totals 34 4 8 4 4 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Cirillo (16, 1st Inning off D. Neagle, 2 on, 2 outs) C. Shipley (7, 2nd Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Bell 2 , J. Cirillo 3 , S. Cooper 2 , C. Shipley 3
2-out RBI: J. Cirillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nixon , M. Piazza , C. Hoiles , B. Brower
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Bell (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .231 3 17
R. Alomar 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .300 12 37
J. Burnitz DH 3 0 2 0 2 0 3 .251 22 57
R. Lankford LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 .269 18 50
B. Larkin SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .249 9 38
R. Hidalgo RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .271 21 54
R. Wilkins C 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .213 18 40
A. Jones CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .235 19 50
R. Milligan 1B 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .236 8 20
Totals 36 6 12 6 7 5 29      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (18, 8th Inning off T. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Wilkins (18, 7th Inning off T. Davis, 1 on, 1 out) R. Milligan (8, 6th Inning off M. Dunne, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 2 , A. Jones , J. Burnitz 2 , R. Wilkins 6 , R. Milligan 6 , B. Larkin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jones , Q. Veras , R. Lankford , B. Larkin 2
Hit by Pitch: Q. Veras
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (38) , A. Jones (9) , Q. Veras (4) , J. Burnitz (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Milligan)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Dunne 6.0 8 4 4 5 3 1 122 71 7.94   
T. Davis L (1-1), BS (1) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 25 16 4.91   
M. Holtz 0.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 23 12 3.00   
J. Valera 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 0.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Dunne 38
Batters Faced: M. Dunne 32, T. Davis 6, M. Holtz 4, J. Valera 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Dunne 6-9, T. Davis 1-1, M. Holtz 0-0, J. Valera 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Dunne 122-71, T. Davis 25-16, M. Holtz 23-12, J. Valera 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Davis 1-1 , M. Holtz 1-1 , J. Valera 3-0
WP: M. Dunne
Hit Batsmen: M. Dunne
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle W (11-4) 7.1 8 4 4 4 8 0 113 73 3.71   
R. Beck H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2.70   
A. Benitez SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 8 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 50
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 33, R. Beck 2, A. Benitez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 8-5, R. Beck 1-1, A. Benitez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 113-73, R. Beck 3-2, A. Benitez 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Beck 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Milligan
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 14068
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