DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/02/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1310 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (54-56) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 13 0
Kansas City Royals (66-44) 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 5 9 1
Royals Jolt Cardinals with Late Rally
Kansas City starter Bobby J. Jones pitched effectively against the St. Louis Cardinals at Royals Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a 5-4 win. Kansas City is now 66-44, 3 games up in the Federal League Central Division.

Barry Larkin hit a run-scoring double off Derek Lilliquist in the bottom of the ninth, which put the Royals in front, 5-4. In addition to the double, Larkin had 2 singles, while going 3 for 4.

"Winning in the last at-bat, there's nothing else like it," said Larkin.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Posada C 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .235 3 10
R. Clayton SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .227 3 23
B. Giles LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .290 18 60
I. Calderon 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .260 17 59
K. Garcia RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .277 19 70
M. Vaughn DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .286 8 18
J. Vizcaino 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .346 0 2
D. Thon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .211 3 23
D. Glanville CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .333 1 6
   a-G. Young PH, CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .208 0 5
Totals 38 4 13 4 3 9 21      
a - G. Young pinch hit for D. Glanville in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Garcia (19, 8th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out) M. Vaughn (5, 6th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Posada (3, 9th Inning off A. Benitez, 1 on, 1 out) B. Giles (18, 5th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Thon , D. Glanville , J. Posada 6 , B. Giles 6 , K. Garcia 3 , M. Vaughn 2 , R. Clayton , I. Calderon
2-out RBI: B. Giles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Glanville 2 , K. Garcia , J. Vizcaino
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Vizcaino (3)
CS: R. Clayton (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .305 16 47
Q. Veras 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 3 25
J. Thome 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .249 35 71
J. Burnitz DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .222 24 62
R. Lankford LF 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .269 20 56
   a-R. Milligan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 9 22
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .268 25 67
R. Wilkins C 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .228 21 48
   b-K. Kiyohara PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
B. Larkin SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .261 13 51
A. Jones CF 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 .226 23 60
Totals 34 5 9 5 1 8 8      
a - R. Milligan pinch hit for R. Lankford in the 9th
b - K. Kiyohara pinch hit for R. Wilkins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (26, 5th Inning off S. Erickson, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Larkin (21, 9th Inning off D. Lilliquist, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Kiyohara (1, 9th Inning off D. Lilliquist, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Lankford (6, 6th Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Jones (23, 5th Inning off S. Erickson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 3 , A. Jones 4 , B. Larkin 4 , J. Thome , R. Lankford 3 , K. Kiyohara 2
2-out RBI: A. Jones , B. Larkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Q. Veras , R. Wilkins
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Alomar (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hidalgo (3)
OF assists: 1 (Hidalgo (Glanville at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Erickson 6.2 7 4 4 1 7 1 103 67 4.86   
D. Lilliquist L (0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 38 22 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erickson 50
Batters Faced: S. Erickson 28, D. Lilliquist 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erickson 8-5, D. Lilliquist 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erickson 103-67, D. Lilliquist 38-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lilliquist 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones 7.1 9 2 2 2 8 1 127 79 4.27   
R. Beck H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 1.59   
A. Benitez W (3-4), BS (8) 1.0 4 2 2 1 0 1 23 16 4.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 58
Batters Faced: B. Jones 32, R. Beck 2, A. Benitez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 5-8, R. Beck 0-1, A. Benitez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 127-79, R. Beck 7-5, A. Benitez 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Beck 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby J. Jones
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (91 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 14785
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