DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/08/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1079 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Knights (45-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 0
Kansas City Royals (58-33) 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 4 9 0
Royals Beat Visiting Knights, 4-1
Kansas City Royals starter Kevin Brown was locked-in. He led his team to a win over the Charlotte Knights, 4-1. Brown got the win, improving to 11-4. He allowed 9 hits and walked 1 over 8 innings. Brown allowed 1 earned run. Kansas City improves to 58-33 with the win. They lead their division by 5 games.

The Royals picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

"Kevin was pounding the zone," said Kansas City manager Daniel Drucker.
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .214 13 34
J. Giambi 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .266 26 55
L. Gonzalez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .155 0 4
N. Garciaparra SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .255 16 58
S. Mack LF 3 0 2 1 1 1 2 .300 12 54
T. Batista 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .201 13 40
T. Zeile C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .233 16 42
R. Rivera CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .086 1 1
N. Perez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .339 1 12
Totals 36 1 10 1 1 13 15      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Mack (13, 8th Inning off K. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Batista , N. Garciaparra 2 , J. Giambi , N. Perez 2 , T. Zeile 2 , S. Mack 3
2-out RBI: S. Mack
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Batista , R. Rivera , S. Mack
GIDP: T. Zeile
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
PB: T. Zeile
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 3B 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .233 3 19
R. Alomar 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .302 12 38
J. Thome 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .258 32 57
J. Burnitz DH 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .240 22 57
R. Lankford LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 .279 18 51
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .268 23 59
B. Larkin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 9 38
A. Jones CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .231 20 53
T. Eusebio C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .282 2 14
Totals 32 4 9 3 3 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (20, 4th Inning off E. Hanson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Jones (20, 4th Inning off E. Hanson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 2 , A. Jones 4 , Q. Veras , J. Thome , T. Eusebio 2 , R. Lankford 3
2-out RBI: R. Lankford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Hidalgo 2 , J. Thome
Sac Bunt: R. Alomar
Hit by Pitch: J. Burnitz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: Q. Veras 2 (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Larkin-Alomar-Thome)
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Hanson L (9-4) 6.2 8 4 3 3 4 1 102 64 4.26   
M. Hartley 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 12 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hanson 45
Batters Faced: E. Hanson 32, M. Hartley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hanson 7-9, M. Hartley 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hanson 102-64, M. Hartley 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Hartley 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Hanson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown W (11-4) 8.0 9 1 1 1 10 0 130 86 2.41   
A. Benitez SV (20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 16 12 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 69
Batters Faced: K. Brown 33, A. Benitez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 6-7, A. Benitez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 130-86, A. Benitez 16-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Brown
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 14287
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