DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
07/24/1994
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 1237 - SUNDAY, JULY 24TH, 1994 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (82-23) 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 5 9 0
New York Yankees (42-63) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 0
5 Straight Wins for Royals
The Kansas City Royals topped the New York Yankees by the score of 5-2, with the biggest share of the credit going to designated hitter Jim Thome. Thome went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Royals on the day. Kevin Rogers converted his 1st save in 1 tries. Kansas City has an impressive 82-23 record.

With two out in the top of the sixth, Roberto Alomar put Kansas City in front, 3-0, with a run-scoring single. The Royals went on to win the ballgame.

"As well as we've been playing, I think we can play even better," said Kansas City manager Daniel Drucker.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .259 15 47
D. Justice LF 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 .267 23 55
J. Thome DH 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .273 37 86
J. Olerud 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .288 15 56
R. Sanders RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .232 24 53
B. Larkin SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .300 19 76
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .273 12 56
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .242 9 45
R. Wilkins C 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .204 13 36
Totals 36 5 9 5 2 9 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Wilkins (13, 7th Inning off D. Cone, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Thome (37, 4th Inning off A. Young, 0 on, 1 out) R. Lankford (15, 7th Inning off D. Cone, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , R. Wilkins 4 , J. Thome 5 , R. Sanders , R. Lankford 5 , D. Justice , B. Larkin
2-out RBI: R. Alomar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Naehring
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lewis LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .235 4 28
R. Kelly RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .248 9 35
D. Mattingly 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 14 51
J. Kunkel CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .209 13 43
K. Gruber 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .211 19 42
M. LaValliere C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .282 2 15
D. May DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .167 0 4
A. Stankiewicz 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .160 0 7
A. Espinoza SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253 2 18
Totals 31 2 6 2 2 4 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Kunkel (13, 6th Inning off R. Cormier, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. May 2 , D. Lewis , J. Kunkel 4 , K. Gruber , A. Espinoza
2-out RBI: J. Kunkel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mattingly , A. Stankiewicz , R. Kelly
Sac Bunt: A. Stankiewicz , R. Kelly
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Espinoza (3)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Tapani 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 33 23 4.56   
R. Cormier W (3-0) 4.0 4 2 2 0 3 1 43 30 2.66   
A. Benitez H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0.00   
K. Rogers SV (1) 2.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 14 1.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 49
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 10, R. Cormier 16, A. Benitez 1, K. Rogers 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 4-2, R. Cormier 5-4, A. Benitez 0-1, K. Rogers 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 33-23, R. Cormier 43-30, A. Benitez 5-3, K. Rogers 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Cormier 1-0 , A. Benitez 1-0 , K. Rogers 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Young L (5-11) 5.1 5 3 3 1 1 1 96 58 4.37   
D. Cone 2.0 4 2 2 1 5 2 45 31 3.49   
E. Plunk 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 12 3.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Young 46
Batters Faced: A. Young 22, D. Cone 11, E. Plunk 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Young 8-7, D. Cone 1-0, E. Plunk 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Young 96-58, D. Cone 45-31, E. Plunk 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Cone 2-1 , E. Plunk 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Thome
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 34435
Special Notes: RP Kevin Tapani was injured while throwing the ball.
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