DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/23/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1200 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 23RD, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (52-48) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 0
Kansas City Royals (61-39) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 9 0
Spiders Need Extra Frames to Get Past Royals
The Cleveland Spiders picked up a win at Royals Stadium, knocking off the Kansas City Royals, 5-4. Starting pitcher John Thomson played a key role in the triumph. Steve Cooke, credited with the save, is now 2 for 2 in save opportunities. The Royals, at 61-39, have lost 5 straight games.

Todd Hundley made it 5-4 in favor of Cleveland when he delivered a run-scoring single. It came with two out in the top of the 11th. The Spiders went on to win.

"We squandered some opportunities," said Kansas City manager Daniel Drucker.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 .263 27 54
T. Perez 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .270 6 37
K. Mitchell 3B 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .274 29 71
T. Hundley C 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 .218 29 64
R. Ibanez LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .267 21 60
   a-G. Anderson LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 5 18
H. Johnson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .192 19 45
   b-R. Petagine 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 1 4
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 18 49
M. Grissom CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .236 9 31
B. Ripken SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 4 30
Totals 38 5 7 5 2 8 8      
a - G. Anderson substituted for R. Ibanez in the 9th
b - R. Petagine substituted for H. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Strawberry (12, 11th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Hundley (7, 1st Inning off B. Jones, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Mitchell (29, 3rd Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Ibanez , T. Perez 2 , D. Strawberry 2 , T. Hundley 3 , K. Mitchell 4
2-out RBI: T. Hundley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Johnson
Sac Fly: R. Ibanez
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Johnson (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 3B 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 .221 3 23
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .298 14 40
J. Thome 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 .256 34 68
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 .238 23 60
R. Lankford LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .269 18 52
R. Hidalgo RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .264 25 64
R. Wilkins C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .225 19 42
   a-R. Milligan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 8 20
B. Larkin SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .259 10 42
A. Jones CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .230 22 57
Totals 41 4 9 4 3 14 15      
a - R. Milligan pinch hit for R. Wilkins in the 11th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Alomar (14, 8th Inning off J. Thomson, 0 on, 1 out) R. Hidalgo (25, 2nd Inning off J. Thomson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 4 , R. Hidalgo 4 , Q. Veras 2 , R. Wilkins 2 , J. Thome , R. Lankford , B. Larkin
2-out RBI: R. Hidalgo , Q. Veras , B. Larkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hidalgo
Sac Bunt: B. Larkin
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lankford (26)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Thomson 7.1 7 3 3 1 11 2 119 80 4.25   
W. Banks H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 7 3.58   
S. Karsay W (3-3), BS (11) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 31 22 4.58   
S. Cooke SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 9 6.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thomson 62
Batters Faced: J. Thomson 30, W. Banks 3, S. Karsay 8, S. Cooke 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thomson 6-5, W. Banks 0-2, S. Karsay 1-3, S. Cooke 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thomson 119-80, W. Banks 15-7, S. Karsay 31-22, S. Cooke 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Banks 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones L (10-8) 10.0 6 5 5 2 7 1 142 81 4.32   
A. Benitez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 11 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 65
Batters Faced: B. Jones 37, A. Benitez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 9-13, A. Benitez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 142-81, A. Benitez 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Benitez 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Thomson
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 14140
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