DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/23/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1523 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (31-96) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
Kansas City Royals (80-47) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Royals Lose to Yankees, 2-1
The New York Yankees took Kansas City pitcher Denny Neagle's best shot and still were able to claim a win at Royals Stadium. The final score had New York getting past the Royals, 2-1. Neagle went 9 innings and allowed 2 earned runs, striking out 4. Even with the win, the Yankees have a dismal 31-96 record.

New York third baseman Chris Sabo laid a blow when he belted a solo home run in the top of the sixth. It was his 9th home run of the season. With it, the Yankees took a 2-1 lead.

"Nice to get this one," said Sabo. "Wins have been hard to come by."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lewis LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .228 3 25
A. Stankiewicz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 2 29
C. Sabo 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .229 9 37
M. Lieberthal C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 20 48
D. Mattingly 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 16 48
R. Thompson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .181 17 47
B. Jackson RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .070 0 2
M. Thompson DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .209 1 11
E. Caceres SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .178 1 5
Totals 31 2 5 2 1 4 9      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Caceres (3, 5th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Thompson (16, 2nd Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Sabo (9, 6th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Caceres 3 , R. Thompson 2 , C. Sabo 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lewis , C. Sabo , M. Thompson
Sac Bunt: D. Lewis
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lewis 2 (30)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stankiewicz-Caceres-Mattingly)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213 4 32
R. Sanders LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .238 8 25
J. Thome 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .288 46 113
J. Conine DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .253 18 46
O. Merced RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .245 14 50
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .220 5 25
J. Tackett C 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .255 6 19
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .306 15 48
A. Jones CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .168 14 32
   a-R. Lankford PH, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 14 39
Totals 29 1 4 1 4 7 14      
a - R. Lankford pinch hit for A. Jones in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Conine (5, 2nd Inning off S. Estes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Sanders , T. Naehring 2 , J. Conine 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , Q. Veras , O. Merced
GIDP: J. Tackett
Sac Bunt: J. Tackett
Hit by Pitch: J. Conine
Team LOB: 7
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Estes W (6-15) 6.1 4 1 1 2 5 0 92 57 5.30   
L. Smith H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 7 4.00   
D. Simons SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 15 2.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Estes 64
Batters Faced: S. Estes 25, L. Smith 3, D. Simons 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Estes 7-6, L. Smith 0-1, D. Simons 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Estes 92-57, L. Smith 14-7, D. Simons 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Smith 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Estes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle L (11-7) 9.0 5 2 2 1 4 1 95 60 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 72
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 13-10
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 95-60
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Denny Neagle
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 13191
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