DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/07/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1366 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Knights (57-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 3
Kansas City Royals (69-46) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 3 5 0
Knights Hapless Against Royals, Jones
Kansas City rode a good effort from starter Bobby J. Jones to beat the Charlotte Knights at Royals Stadium. The final score was 3-1. The first-place Royals, at 69-46, now lead their division by 5 games.

Jones, the winner, is now 11-8. In 8 innings of work, he gave up 1 earned run on 5 hits, while collecting 7 Ks. He essentially shut down the Charlotte offense.

Jones attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone."
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .279 8 51
J. Giambi 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .271 36 82
C. Everett LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 27 59
N. Garciaparra SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .263 19 66
O. Merced RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .209 16 43
L. Gonzalez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .186 5 12
T. Zeile C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .233 16 46
T. Batista 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .205 16 48
E. Marrero CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .232 2 6
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 7 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: N. Garciaparra (19, 7th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Batista , N. Garciaparra 5 , O. Merced , T. Zeile
2-out RBI: N. Garciaparra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Gonzalez
GIDP: O. Merced
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Batista (7) , N. Garciaparra (16) , T. Zeile (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .209 3 28
A. Jones CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .227 24 63
J. Thome 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .245 35 73
J. Burnitz DH 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 .213 24 63
R. Lankford LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .270 21 58
R. Hidalgo RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .273 27 73
R. Wilkins C 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .231 22 52
B. Larkin SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .265 13 53
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .231 14 39
Totals 31 3 5 3 3 9 20      
BATTING
Doubles: Q. Veras (9, 3rd Inning off S. Bankhead, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Larkin (22, 4th Inning off S. Bankhead, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Jones , Q. Veras 2 , R. Wilkins , T. Naehring , B. Larkin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hidalgo , A. Jones 2 , J. Burnitz , J. Thome , R. Lankford
Hit by Pitch: J. Burnitz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jones 2 (14) , R. Lankford (30)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Veras-Larkin-Thome)
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Bankhead L (8-9) 6.1 4 3 2 1 8 0 100 67 4.05   
M. Hartley 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 25 11 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bankhead 62
Batters Faced: S. Bankhead 28, M. Hartley 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bankhead 5-6, M. Hartley 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bankhead 100-67, M. Hartley 25-11
WP: M. Hartley
Hit Batsmen: S. Bankhead
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones W (11-8) 8.0 5 1 1 0 7 1 90 65 4.12   
A. Benitez SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 27 12 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 75
Batters Faced: B. Jones 28, A. Benitez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 7-9, A. Benitez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 90-65, A. Benitez 27-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby J. Jones
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 14895
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