DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/13/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1432 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (59-61) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 9 13 0
Kansas City Royals (71-49) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 6 14 0
Multi-HR Game for Hundley in 9-6 Win
Benefiting from Todd Hundley's productive game, the Cleveland Spiders downed the Kansas City Royals, 9-6. Hundley belted 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2 for the Spiders. Steve Karsay earned his 27th save in 40 chances. Cleveland is now 59-61, Kansas City 71-49.

Cleveland used the timely hitting of Tomas Perez to seize the win. The shortstop stroked a 2-run single in the top of the fourth inning to put the Spiders on top, 3-2. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"It feels good to get this one," Perez told the Cleveland News.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 .264 33 68
B. Gilkey RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .248 21 54
K. Mitchell 3B 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .276 37 89
T. Hundley C 5 3 3 2 0 2 4 .225 34 77
R. Ibanez LF 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .266 24 70
   a-G. Anderson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 6 23
H. Johnson 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .197 26 59
   b-R. Petagine 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 1 4
T. Perez SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .269 9 49
M. Grissom CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .235 11 38
B. Ripken 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .208 4 30
Totals 39 9 13 9 3 11 17      
a - G. Anderson substituted for R. Ibanez in the 9th
b - R. Petagine substituted for H. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Strawberry (33, 9th Inning off A. Benitez, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Hundley 2 (34, 8th Inning off G. Olson, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Habyan, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Gilkey (21, 9th Inning off A. Benitez, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Mitchell (37, 9th Inning off A. Benitez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ibanez 2 , T. Perez , D. Strawberry 5 , T. Hundley 9 , B. Gilkey 5 , M. Grissom , K. Mitchell 5
2-out RBI: T. Perez , D. Strawberry , T. Hundley , B. Gilkey , K. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hundley , B. Gilkey , M. Grissom
GIDP: T. Perez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hundley (1) , M. Grissom (29)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Perez-Ripken-Johnson, Perez-Ripken-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .307 20 54
R. Lankford LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 4 .276 21 60
J. Thome 1B 3 0 0 0 2 2 5 .238 35 73
R. Hidalgo RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .269 27 74
J. Burnitz DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .205 24 63
R. Wilkins C 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .235 23 53
B. Larkin SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .267 13 55
T. Naehring 3B 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 .231 15 40
A. Jones CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 .230 26 68
Totals 38 6 14 5 5 7 20      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hidalgo (21, 1st Inning off J. Thomson, 1 on, 2 outs) A. Jones (22, 3rd Inning off J. Thomson, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Lankford (20, 8th Inning off W. Banks, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (20, 8th Inning off W. Banks, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Wilkins (23, 6th Inning off N. Minchey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 6 , R. Hidalgo 2 , A. Jones 3 , R. Wilkins 5 , T. Naehring , R. Lankford 4 , B. Larkin 2
2-out RBI: R. Alomar , R. Hidalgo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jones , J. Burnitz 2 , J. Thome 2 , T. Naehring
GIDP: R. Hidalgo 2
Sac Bunt: R. Alomar
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lankford 2 (32)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Larkin-Thome)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Thomson 4.0 6 2 2 1 2 0 73 45 4.16   
N. Minchey BS (1) 3.1 4 3 3 4 2 1 73 40 4.56   
W. Banks W (8-8) 1.1 4 1 1 0 2 1 39 26 4.02   
S. Karsay SV (27) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thomson 43
Batters Faced: J. Thomson 18, N. Minchey 17, W. Banks 8, S. Karsay 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thomson 5-4, N. Minchey 4-3, W. Banks 1-1, S. Karsay 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thomson 73-45, N. Minchey 73-40, W. Banks 39-26, S. Karsay 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Banks 1-1 , S. Karsay 2-0
WP: N. Minchey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones 6.1 7 3 3 2 7 0 125 82 4.12   
G. Olson BS (1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 19 14 2.70   
A. Benitez L (3-5), BS (9) 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 3 16 10 5.35   
J. Habyan 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 9 8 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 52
Batters Faced: B. Jones 27, G. Olson 6, A. Benitez 6, J. Habyan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 5-6, G. Olson 1-2, A. Benitez 1-0, J. Habyan 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 125-82, G. Olson 19-14, A. Benitez 16-10, J. Habyan 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Olson 1-0
Balk: B. Jones
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Todd Hundley
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 14 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 14949
Special Notes: SP John Thomson was injured while pitching.
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