DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/07/1995
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1410 - MONDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 1995 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (42-76) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 0
Kansas City Royals (78-39) 5 0 5 0 0 5 0 1 X 16 15 0
Thome Helps Kansas City Cruise to 16-3 Win
The Kansas City Royals coasted to a win over the Boston Red Sox, 16-3. Jim Thome had a good day at the plate for Kansas City. He hit 3 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored three times. Denny Neagle picked up the win with 9 innings of work. He allowed 3 earned runs on 7 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 14. On the season, he is now 18-4. The Red Sox, at 42-76, have lost 4 in a row.

With two out in the bottom of the first, Rick Wilkins had a game-changing hit. The Royals catcher slammed a 3-run home run off Pete Harnisch, making the score 4-0, Kansas City.

In postgame comments to the Kansas City Chronicle, Thome said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Barberie SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .292 1 14
K. Seitzer 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 0 14
B. Bonds LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .231 24 52
M. Cameron CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .204 16 35
H. Rodriguez DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .231 28 66
L. Stevens 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .222 28 67
T. Hollandsworth RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .231 4 16
B. Haselman C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .233 5 24
T. Bogar 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .187 0 3
Totals 34 3 7 3 1 14 10      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Barberie (11, 7th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Cameron (16, 6th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hollandsworth , M. Cameron 4 , H. Rodriguez , B. Barberie 4 , B. Bonds
2-out RBI: T. Hollandsworth
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cameron , B. Haselman , K. Seitzer
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barberie-Seitzer-Stevens)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford CF 5 1 1 1 1 3 5 .288 19 50
R. Alomar 2B 3 2 2 0 3 1 0 .290 12 40
J. Burnitz RF 4 2 2 3 2 1 3 .266 29 67
O. Merced LF 5 1 1 2 1 1 5 .292 16 63
J. Olerud 1B 6 2 2 1 0 0 5 .297 12 52
R. Wilkins C 5 2 2 3 0 1 0 .247 22 50
J. Thome DH 4 3 3 5 0 1 0 .236 38 88
T. Naehring 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .250 16 40
   a-J. Frye PH, SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246 5 28
H. Meulens SS, 3B 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 .079 0 0
Totals 37 16 15 16 12 8 21      
a - J. Frye pinch hit for T. Naehring in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (12, 5th Inning off J. Ericks, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Naehring (15, 4th Inning off J. Ericks, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Olerud (18, 3rd Inning off P. Harnisch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Burnitz (29, 6th Inning off D. Bochtler, 2 on, 2 outs) R. Wilkins (22, 1st Inning off P. Harnisch, 2 on, 2 outs) J. Thome 3 (38, 1st Inning off P. Harnisch, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off P. Harnisch, 2 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Bochtler, 0 on, 1 out) T. Naehring (16, 6th Inning off D. Bochtler, 0 on, 1 out) R. Lankford (19, 8th Inning off G. White, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Burnitz 5 , R. Alomar 3 , R. Wilkins 5 , J. Thome 12 , T. Naehring 6 , O. Merced , R. Lankford 4 , J. Olerud 3
2-out RBI: J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins , J. Thome , O. Merced , J. Olerud
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Merced , R. Lankford , J. Olerud 2 , H. Meulens
GIDP: J. Olerud
Hit by Pitch: J. Thome
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Lankford (4)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Harnisch L (4-16) 2.0 6 8 8 5 2 3 72 37 6.39   
J. Ericks 2.0 4 2 2 3 2 0 55 28 5.44   
D. Bochtler 1.2 3 5 5 2 3 3 46 26 7.98   
G. White 1.1 2 1 1 2 1 1 37 18 4.15   
A. Small 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Harnisch 5
Batters Faced: P. Harnisch 16, J. Ericks 13, D. Bochtler 10, G. White 9, A. Small 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Harnisch 1-2, J. Ericks 3-1, D. Bochtler 0-2, G. White 3-0, A. Small 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Harnisch 72-37, J. Ericks 55-28, D. Bochtler 46-26, G. White 37-18, A. Small 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Bochtler 1-0 , A. Small 2-0
WP: P. Harnisch
Hit Batsmen: G. White
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle W (18-4) 9.0 7 3 3 1 14 1 136 89 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 74
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 10-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 136-89
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Thome
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (90 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 15019
Special Notes: Jim Thome ties the FL regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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