DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MILWAUKEE CREAMS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/13/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MILWAUKEE CREAMS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 146 - SUNDAY, APRIL 13TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Milwaukee Creams (7-6) 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 13 0
Kansas City Royals (7-5) 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 7 11 0
Royals Win in Glorious Fashion
Dedicated fans at Royals Stadium weathered the storm to watch their beloved Royals beat the Creams.

The Kansas City Royals downed the Milwaukee Creams, 7-6, in 10 innings. Ray Lankford led the way, going 2-for-3 for Kansas City. Armando Benitez picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-0. Jeff Calhoun was tagged with the loss.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the tenth. With two out, Lankford hit a splitter from Jeff Calhoun for a run-scoring single. The Royals, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"We'll take this win and move on," said Lankford.

The loss lowers the Milwaukee record to 7-6.
MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Goodwin CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .196 1 5
M. Loretta 2B 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .340 1 4
C. Jones 3B 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .367 6 11
K. Caminiti DH 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 .367 3 11
C. Delgado 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .302 5 12
J. Posada C 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .250 1 3
J. Elway RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 1 .239 3 6
G. Young LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .200 0 5
R. Sanchez SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .239 0 5
Totals 42 6 13 6 2 14 18      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Caminiti (6, 1st Inning off D. Neagle, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Elway (3, 2nd Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Jones (6, 7th Inning off J. Habyan, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Goodwin (1, 7th Inning off J. Habyan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Elway 4 , J. Posada , M. Loretta 3 , C. Jones 5 , R. Sanchez 2 , T. Goodwin 5 , K. Caminiti 3
2-out RBI: C. Jones , T. Goodwin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Posada , C. Delgado 2 , R. Sanchez
GIDP: T. Goodwin
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Goodwin (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .318 2 3
R. Lankford LF 3 2 2 2 3 0 0 .231 2 4
J. Thome 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .200 4 6
J. Burnitz DH 5 2 2 0 0 1 4 .185 2 5
R. Wilkins C 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 .130 2 5
   a-R. Milligan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 1 3
   b-T. Eusebio C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 1 3
B. Larkin SS 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .217 2 6
R. Hidalgo RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .227 2 4
A. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .231 3 5
T. Naehring 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .256 1 6
Totals 39 7 11 7 7 7 20      
a - R. Milligan pinch hit for R. Wilkins in the 9th
b - T. Eusebio substituted for R. Milligan in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (3, 6th Inning off K. Downs, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Wilkins (1, 5th Inning off K. Downs, 2 on, 2 outs) B. Larkin 2 (3, 4th Inning off K. Downs, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off K. Downs, 2 on, 2 outs) T. Naehring (1, 3rd Inning off K. Downs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Thome (1, 1st Inning off K. Downs, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Lankford (2, 1st Inning off K. Downs, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 2 , J. Burnitz 2 , R. Wilkins 2 , J. Thome 3 , B. Larkin 4 , T. Naehring 3 , R. Lankford 5
2-out RBI: R. Wilkins , B. Larkin , T. Naehring , R. Lankford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , R. Hidalgo , R. Wilkins 2 , J. Thome , T. Naehring
Sac Bunt: R. Alomar
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (3) , R. Lankford (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alomar-Larkin-Thome)
MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Downs 5.2 8 4 4 3 5 1 99 64 10.67   
B. Taylor 0.2 1 2 2 2 1 0 25 12 4.91   
R. Murphy BS (1) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 38 21 0.00   
J. Calhoun L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 13 7 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Downs 39
Batters Faced: K. Downs 28, B. Taylor 5, R. Murphy 9, J. Calhoun 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Downs 4-8, B. Taylor 1-0, R. Murphy 3-3, J. Calhoun 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Downs 99-64, B. Taylor 25-12, R. Murphy 38-21, J. Calhoun 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Taylor 1-0 , R. Murphy 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle 5.1 7 2 2 0 6 1 75 53 3.05   
J. Habyan BS (1) 1.1 4 4 4 0 3 2 28 18 6.35   
G. Olson 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 28 17 0.00   
A. Benitez W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 31 21 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 52
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 22, J. Habyan 8, G. Olson 8, A. Benitez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 6-3, J. Habyan 0-1, G. Olson 3-0, A. Benitez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 75-53, J. Habyan 28-18, G. Olson 28-17, A. Benitez 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Habyan 1-0 , A. Benitez 1-0
WP: D. Neagle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Lankford
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Rain (58 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 4:34
Attendance: 12573
Special Notes: Rain delay of 48 minutes in the 5th inning.
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