DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
07/26/1995
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1277 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 26TH, 1995 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (72-34) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 9 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (61-45) 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 X 5 8 3
Close Win Moves Pirates to 61-45
The Pittsburgh Pirates managed to get by the Kansas City Royals, 5-4, at Three Rivers Stadium. Pittsburgh pitcher Kevin Appier took player of the game honors. Carl Willis converted his 3rd save in 3 tries. The second-place Pirates improved to 61-45.

Pittsburgh took the lead with one out in the bottom of the fifth when Edgardo Alfonzo stroked a run-scoring triple. That made the score 4-3 in favor of Pittsburgh. For the day, Alfonzo was 1-4 with a triple.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Pittsburgh manager Stephen Ginter.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford CF 5 2 1 1 0 1 1 .283 16 46
J. Burnitz RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .267 26 57
O. Merced LF 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .306 16 59
J. Olerud 1B 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .296 10 46
R. Wilkins C 5 0 0 0 0 4 8 .259 21 46
J. Thome DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 9 .230 32 78
T. Naehring 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 .253 14 37
J. Frye 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229 5 26
H. Meulens SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .143 0 0
Totals 39 4 9 4 4 11 32      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Olerud (15, 3rd Inning off K. Appier, 2 on, 1 out) H. Meulens (1, 3rd Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Lankford (16, 5th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Burnitz 2 , J. Frye , O. Merced 2 , R. Lankford 4 , J. Olerud 3 , H. Meulens 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frye , J. Thome , T. Naehring 2 , H. Meulens
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Gwynn RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .341 9 47
E. Alfonzo 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .333 3 30
B. Bonilla 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .259 25 73
C. Shipley LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .294 10 41
S. Stahoviak DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .328 5 14
C. Johnson C 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .215 19 57
D. Hosey CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .208 10 35
J. Oquendo SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 0 16
L. Blankenship 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 2 26
Totals 29 5 8 5 1 9 5      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Johnson (10, 4th Inning off K. Brown, 1 on, 1 out) S. Stahoviak (7, 4th Inning off K. Brown, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Alfonzo (2, 5th Inning off K. Brown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Gwynn 2 , D. Hosey , C. Johnson 3 , S. Stahoviak 2 , E. Alfonzo 3 , B. Bonilla
Sac Bunt: C. Shipley
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bonilla (4)
CS: D. Hosey 2 (13)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Blankenship 3 (6)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown L (16-3) 8.0 8 5 5 1 9 0 116 72 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 54
Batters Faced: K. Brown 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 10-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 116-72
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Appier W (14-5) 7.1 7 3 3 3 7 1 124 76 3.79   
T. Crabtree H (4) 1.0 2 1 0 1 2 0 25 17 4.19   
C. Willis SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 9 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 56
Batters Faced: K. Appier 33, T. Crabtree 8, C. Willis 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 8-7, T. Crabtree 0-1, C. Willis 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 124-76, T. Crabtree 25-17, C. Willis 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Crabtree 1-0 , C. Willis 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Appier
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 34236
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