DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
04/01/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 11 - TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (1-0) 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 8 9 0
Chicago Cubs (0-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Chicago Decked by Thome, Royals
The bad news for the Chicago Cubs: an opening day loss, 8-1, to the Kansas City Royals at Wrigley Field. The good news: it was just game one in a long season. Earning player of the game honors was Jim Thome. He hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 4.

Kansas City needed the clutch hitting of Tim Naehring to notch the win. The third baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Royals on top, 4-1. For the game, Naehring had 1 home run and 2 singles in 3 at-bats.

Naehring attributed the win to "a well-rounded effort by the whole team."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Sanders LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 0 0
Q. Veras 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
B. Larkin SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Thome 1B 4 3 3 4 0 0 0 .750 2 4
R. Hidalgo RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
R. Milligan DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333 0 1
T. Eusebio C 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .333 0 0
A. Jones CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-R. Lankford PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
T. Naehring 3B 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 1.000 1 3
Totals 34 8 9 8 3 7 14      
a - R. Lankford pinch hit for A. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Thome (1, 2nd Inning off R. Tomlin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Thome 2 (2, 6th Inning off R. Tomlin, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off R. Tomlin, 2 on, 2 outs) T. Naehring (1, 2nd Inning off R. Tomlin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hidalgo , J. Thome 10 , T. Eusebio , T. Naehring 6 , R. Milligan
2-out RBI: , J. Thome 2 , T. Naehring
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Q. Veras
GIDP: R. Sanders
Sac Fly: R. Milligan
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Veras-Larkin-Thome)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .667 1 1
   c-B. Brower PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Gonzalez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
K. Hrbek 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
M. Piazza LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
T. Nixon RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
C. Hoiles C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
V. Castilla 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Velarde PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Cooper 2B, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Cirillo SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Shipley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1 0 4 2      
a - R. Velarde pinch hit for V. Castilla in the 8th
b - C. Shipley pinch hit for J. Cirillo in the 9th
c - B. Brower pinch hit for R. Becker in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Becker (1, 1st Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Piazza , R. Becker 5
GIDP: T. Nixon
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castilla-Cooper-Hrbek)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown W (1-0) 9.0 3 1 1 0 4 1 99 61 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 81
Batters Faced: K. Brown 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 99-61
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Tomlin L (0-1) 7.2 6 8 8 3 5 3 123 78 9.39   
D. Kiecker 1.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 28 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlin 37
Batters Faced: R. Tomlin 31, D. Kiecker 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlin 8-9, D. Kiecker 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlin 123-78, D. Kiecker 28-19
WP: R. Tomlin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Thome
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (43 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 30113
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