DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/13/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1416 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (54-65) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 2
Kansas City Royals (76-43) 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 X 8 13 0
Victory Over Spiders Takes Kansas City to 76-43
Getting an impressive start from Kevin Tapani, Kansas City beat Cleveland by the score of 8-2. The first-place Royals, at 76-43, now lead their division by 5½ games.

In the bottom of the third, with Kansas City leading 1-0, Roberto Alomar hit a changeup from Ron Robinson for a solo home run, giving the Royals the lead, 2-0.

Alomar told a Kansas City Chronicle reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .234 38 72
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247 24 55
G. Anderson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .270 24 70
K. Mitchell 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .257 32 72
H. Johnson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .242 32 80
T. Eusebio C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .235 8 38
M. Morandini 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .238 7 49
M. Grissom CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .262 16 50
B. Ripken SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 3 37
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 8 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Grissom (16, 8th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Mitchell (32, 4th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Johnson , G. Anderson , T. Eusebio , B. Gilkey , M. Grissom 4 , K. Mitchell 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Morandini , M. Grissom , K. Mitchell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Morandini (15) , D. Strawberry (32)
CS: H. Johnson (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Bones (2) , G. Anderson (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford LF 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 .267 13 37
R. Alomar 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .311 15 46
J. Thome 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .288 43 106
R. Wilkins C 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .273 19 62
J. Burnitz DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .232 19 57
D. Magadan 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .257 3 15
D. Pasqua RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .364 4 16
A. Jones CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .179 14 32
Q. Veras SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 4 29
Totals 37 8 13 8 3 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Jones (5, 5th Inning off R. Robinson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (15, 3rd Inning off R. Robinson, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Wilkins (19, 2nd Inning off R. Robinson, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Thome (43, 5th Inning off R. Robinson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 6 , A. Jones 2 , J. Burnitz 2 , R. Wilkins 5 , J. Thome 4 , R. Lankford , D. Magadan 2 , D. Pasqua
2-out RBI: , R. Alomar 2 , J. Thome , R. Lankford , D. Magadan , D. Pasqua
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jones , J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins
Hit by Pitch: J. Thome
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lankford (35)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Robinson L (11-6) 4.2 10 8 8 0 4 3 91 61 4.85   
B. Wickman 2.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 54 33 5.40   
R. Bones 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 6 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robinson 16
Batters Faced: R. Robinson 24, B. Wickman 13, R. Bones 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robinson 6-4, B. Wickman 4-3, R. Bones 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robinson 91-61, B. Wickman 54-33, R. Bones 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wickman 2-1 , R. Bones 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Wickman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Tapani W (7-5) 9.0 6 2 2 2 8 2 120 82 5.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 73
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 10-8
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 120-82
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Tapani
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 12818
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