DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/27/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1242 - SUNDAY, JULY 27TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
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New York Yankees (37-66) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 10 0
Kansas City Royals (62-42) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 1
Yankees Subdue Kansas City, 5-3
The Yankees had to overcome a fine performance from Kansas City pitcher Rick Reed to grab a 5-3 win at Royals Stadium. Reed allowed 2 earned runs over 7 innings. Brian Moehler was the winner. Over 5.2 innings, he allowed 1 run on 5 hits, with no walks and 2 strikeouts. New York has now won 3 in a row.

New York needed the clutch hitting of Phil B. Clark to notch the win. The designated hitter hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Yankees on top, 2-1. For the game, Clark had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Clark.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Abreu RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .213 12 36
O. Cabrera SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 6 39
T. Fryman 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .225 16 56
K. Kiyohara 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .232 29 69
P. Clark DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .247 9 40
D. Lewis CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .203 1 23
M. Gallego 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .187 4 14
J. Grotewold C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .127 3 12
Q. McCracken LF 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .190 4 16
Totals 35 5 10 5 1 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Fryman (15, 1st Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Q. McCracken (4, 9th Inning off J. Thompson, 2 on, 2 outs) P. Clark (9, 4th Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gallego , O. Cabrera , B. Abreu , Q. McCracken 4 , P. Clark 5 , D. Lewis 2 , T. Fryman 3
2-out RBI: Q. McCracken , P. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gallego , K. Kiyohara 2 , J. Grotewold
Sac Bunt: M. Gallego , O. Cabrera
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lewis (29) , T. Fryman (14)
CS: M. Gallego (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 3B 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 .219 3 24
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .301 16 44
J. Thome 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249 34 68
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228 23 60
R. Lankford LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .270 18 52
R. Hidalgo RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .268 25 65
R. Wilkins C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .230 19 42
B. Larkin SS 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .260 12 47
A. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 22 57
Totals 33 3 6 3 3 3 11      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hidalgo (17, 2nd Inning off B. Moehler, 1 on, 1 out) R. Lankford (16, 6th Inning off B. Moehler, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Larkin (12, 9th Inning off J. Mesa, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hidalgo 2 , R. Wilkins , J. Thome , R. Lankford 3 , B. Larkin 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , R. Hidalgo , J. Burnitz , B. Larkin
Hit by Pitch: R. Alomar , R. Hidalgo
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. Larkin (5)
PB: R. Wilkins
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Moehler W (3-12) 5.2 5 1 1 0 2 0 93 61 6.00   
L. Smith H (6) 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 26 13 3.27   
M. Henneman H (2) 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 12 8 3.45   
J. Mesa 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 10 6 4.35   
D. Simons SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Moehler 57
Batters Faced: B. Moehler 23, L. Smith 6, M. Henneman 4, J. Mesa 4, D. Simons 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Moehler 8-7, L. Smith 1-2, M. Henneman 0-3, J. Mesa 1-1, D. Simons 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Moehler 93-61, L. Smith 26-13, M. Henneman 12-8, J. Mesa 10-6, D. Simons 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Smith 1-0 , J. Mesa 1-1 , D. Simons 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Moehler , M. Henneman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Reed L (5-5) 7.0 7 2 2 0 7 1 105 63 4.16   
J. Habyan 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 0 24 19 4.85   
J. Thompson 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 6 2.87   
G. Olson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 62
Batters Faced: R. Reed 28, J. Habyan 6, J. Thompson 3, G. Olson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 8-5, J. Habyan 2-0, J. Thompson 0-0, G. Olson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 105-63, J. Habyan 24-19, J. Thompson 14-6, G. Olson 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Habyan 1-0 , J. Thompson 2-2 , G. Olson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Reed
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Rain (82 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 14346
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