DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/04/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1332 - MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Knights (56-56) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 0
Kansas City Royals (67-45) 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 2 X 9 14 0
Sanders Stars in Royals Win
Reggie L. Sanders helped his team muscle past the Charlotte Knights, 9-2. In the game, the Kansas City right fielder went 3-4 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. Kansas City is now 67-45, 4 games up in the Federal League Central Division.

Rick Wilkins put Kansas City in front, 6-1, when he took Todd Worrell downtown. His 3-run home run came with one out in the bottom of the sixth. It was his 22nd home run of the season.

"We'll pop the top on a cold one and get back to work tomorrow," Sanders said.
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .291 8 51
J. Giambi DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .272 36 81
N. Garciaparra SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 18 63
D. Segui 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .238 3 21
C. Everett LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .239 27 59
O. Merced RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .210 16 43
T. Zeile C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .235 16 46
T. Batista 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .204 16 48
E. Marrero CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .217 2 5
Totals 35 2 8 2 0 12 10      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Marrero (1, 3rd Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Knoblauch (4, 3rd Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Marrero 2 , T. Batista , C. Knoblauch 4 , D. Segui 2 , O. Merced , T. Zeile
2-out RBI: , C. Knoblauch 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Giambi 2 , O. Merced , T. Zeile
Hit by Pitch: C. Everett
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Zeile-Garciaparra)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .304 16 47
   a-T. Naehring PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 14 38
Q. Veras 3B, 2B 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .213 3 27
J. Thome 1B 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 .246 35 72
J. Burnitz DH 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .218 24 62
R. Lankford LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 3 .273 20 57
B. Larkin SS 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .263 13 52
R. Wilkins C 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .228 22 51
R. Hidalgo CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .273 26 70
R. Sanders RF 4 3 3 2 0 1 1 .240 14 36
Totals 36 9 14 9 3 12 17      
a - T. Naehring pinch hit for R. Alomar in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Sanders 2 (4, 3rd Inning off E. Hanson, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off E. Hanson, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Lankford (17, 6th Inning off M. Mantei, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: Q. Veras (4, 3rd Inning off E. Hanson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Wilkins (22, 6th Inning off T. Worrell, 2 on, 1 out) R. Sanders (14, 8th Inning off E. Hillman, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 2 , R. Hidalgo , Q. Veras 4 , R. Wilkins 4 , J. Thome , R. Sanders 8 , R. Lankford 3 , B. Larkin 2
2-out RBI: B. Larkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Q. Veras , R. Lankford
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (48) , R. Lankford (29)
CS: Q. Veras (5)
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Hanson L (10-5) 4.1 7 3 3 1 6 0 101 64 4.25   
M. Mantei 1.0 1 2 2 1 2 0 21 13 3.52   
T. Worrell 1.1 3 2 2 1 3 1 41 26 3.95   
G. Mathews 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 7 5.51   
E. Hillman 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 16 12 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hanson 42
Batters Faced: E. Hanson 20, M. Mantei 4, T. Worrell 8, G. Mathews 2, E. Hillman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hanson 2-4, M. Mantei 0-0, T. Worrell 0-1, G. Mathews 0-0, E. Hillman 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hanson 101-64, M. Mantei 21-13, T. Worrell 41-26, G. Mathews 8-7, E. Hillman 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mantei 1-0 , T. Worrell 2-2 , G. Mathews 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle W (14-5) 7.1 8 2 2 0 10 0 115 77 4.17   
S. Woodard 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 11 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 64
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 31, S. Woodard 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 5-7, S. Woodard 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 115-77, S. Woodard 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Woodard 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Neagle
Balk: S. Woodard
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Reggie L. Sanders
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (91 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 14658
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