DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/14/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1443 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (59-62) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Kansas City Royals (72-49) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0
Royals Sneak Past Spiders, 2-1
Kevin Brown was superb against Cleveland. The right-hander, who led the FL in wins with 21 in 1992, had a sinker that was virtually unhittable at times. The result was a 2-1 Royals victory. Brown went the distance for Kansas City. He gave up 1 earned run on 3 hits. Kansas City is now 72-49, 4½ games up in the Federal League Central Division.

With runs few and far between, the Royals had to seize their opportunities when they came. One of the most important chances for Kansas City came in the bottom of the ninth inning, when pinch hitter Quilvio Veras delivered a run-scoring triple. The triple was hit off Steve Cooke and made the score 2-1, Royals. Veras went 1 for 1 with a triple.

"Can't say enough about our pitching," said Veras.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .264 33 68
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 21 54
K. Mitchell 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .276 38 90
T. Hundley C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .223 34 77
R. Ibanez LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 24 70
H. Johnson 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .196 26 59
T. Perez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 9 49
M. Grissom CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .236 11 38
B. Ripken 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .206 4 30
Totals 29 1 3 1 2 10 6      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Mitchell (38, 4th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Grissom , K. Mitchell 4 , D. Strawberry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hundley
GIDP: B. Ripken
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Strawberry (28)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gilkey (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Ripken-Perez-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 2 3 0 1 1 3 .311 20 54
R. Lankford LF 3 0 0 1 0 2 5 .274 21 61
   a-Q. Veras PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .212 3 30
J. Thome 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 35 73
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .271 27 74
J. Burnitz DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .203 24 63
R. Wilkins C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .232 23 53
B. Larkin SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .268 13 55
T. Naehring 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .228 15 40
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .228 26 68
Totals 32 2 7 2 4 7 21      
a - Q. Veras pinch hit for R. Lankford in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar 2 (28, 3rd Inning off B. Sebra, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off S. Cooke, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: Q. Veras (5, 9th Inning off S. Cooke, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 5 , R. Hidalgo 2 , B. Larkin , Q. Veras 3
2-out RBI: Q. Veras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jones , R. Lankford
GIDP: R. Lankford
Sac Fly: R. Lankford
Hit by Pitch: A. Jones
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (49)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Larkin-Alomar-Thome)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Sebra 6.0 5 1 1 4 6 0 102 66 5.01   
S. Cooke L (1-3) 2.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 39 26 5.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sebra 60
Batters Faced: B. Sebra 28, S. Cooke 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sebra 6-5, S. Cooke 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sebra 102-66, S. Cooke 39-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Cooke 1-0
WP: B. Sebra
Hit Batsmen: B. Sebra
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown W (14-7) 9.0 3 1 1 2 10 1 122 76 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 85
Batters Faced: K. Brown 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 8-8
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 122-76
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Brown
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 15058
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