DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/24/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1535 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (31-97) 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 10 0
Kansas City Royals (81-47) 1 1 0 4 4 1 2 0 X 13 13 0
Jones Hits 2 home runs in Royals Win
Kansas City center fielder Andruw Jones played a vital role in his team's 13-6 triumph over New York. He was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice for Kansas City. Bobby J. Jones got credit for the win, improving to 11-11. He allowed 6 runs on 10 hits in 6.1 innings. Kansas City improves to 81-47 with the win. They lead their division by 7½ games.

Jones hit 2 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice against the Yankees. With the game tied in the bottom of the fourth inning, he grounded out, driving in 1 run that scored 1 and put Kansas City in front, 5-4.

"I still think this team has room for improvement," Jones told the Kansas City Chronicle.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lewis LF 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 .234 3 27
S. Bullett RF 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .231 14 44
D. Mattingly 1B 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .279 16 50
   a-J. Girardi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .173 0 8
M. Lieberthal C 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .226 20 49
C. Sabo 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .228 9 37
R. Thompson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .180 17 47
A. Stankiewicz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 2 29
M. Thompson DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 1 11
E. Caceres SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .187 1 5
Totals 34 6 10 6 3 3 14      
a - J. Girardi pinch hit for D. Mattingly in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Caceres (4, 7th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Bullett (19, 2nd Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Lewis (16, 4th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Lewis 2 (2, 2nd Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Mattingly 3 , E. Caceres 3 , S. Bullett 2 , D. Lewis 9
2-out RBI: S. Bullett , D. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mattingly , R. Thompson , A. Stankiewicz , S. Bullett
GIDP: M. Lieberthal , J. Girardi
Sac Fly: M. Lieberthal
Hit by Pitch: M. Lieberthal
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Stankiewicz-Caceres-Mattingly, Sabo-Stankiewicz-Mattingly)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .212 4 32
R. Sanders LF 5 1 4 2 0 0 1 .253 9 27
J. Thome 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .284 46 113
J. Conine DH 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .256 18 47
O. Merced RF 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 .248 16 53
T. Naehring 3B 3 2 0 0 2 2 3 .218 5 25
J. Tackett C 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .256 7 20
R. Alomar 2B 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .307 15 48
A. Jones CF 4 2 2 6 0 0 2 .174 16 38
Totals 35 13 13 13 7 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Sanders (10, 8th Inning off A. Ashby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Jones 2 (16, 5th Inning off J. Pico, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off A. Ashby, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Tackett (7, 2nd Inning off B. Bohanon, 0 on, 1 out) R. Sanders (9, 6th Inning off J. Pico, 0 on, 0 outs) O. Merced 2 (16, 4th Inning off B. Bohanon, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off B. Bohanon, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , A. Jones 8 , Q. Veras , J. Tackett 4 , R. Sanders 8 , O. Merced 8 , J. Conine 2
2-out RBI: , A. Jones 2 , R. Sanders , J. Conine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Thome
GIDP: J. Thome , T. Naehring
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Alomar-Veras-Thome, Veras-Alomar-Thome)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Bohanon L (5-15) 4.1 9 7 7 2 4 3 84 49 4.76   
J. Pico 0.2 2 4 4 2 0 2 21 11 6.87   
A. Ashby 2.0 2 2 2 1 3 1 45 26 6.55   
B. Simas 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 9 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bohanon 19
Batters Faced: B. Bohanon 23, J. Pico 6, A. Ashby 9, B. Simas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bohanon 5-3, J. Pico 1-1, A. Ashby 0-3, B. Simas 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bohanon 84-49, J. Pico 21-11, A. Ashby 45-26, B. Simas 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Simas 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones W (11-11) 6.1 10 6 6 2 3 0 110 66 3.84   
G. Heredia 2.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 31 14 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 30
Batters Faced: B. Jones 30, G. Heredia 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 12-3, G. Heredia 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 110-66, G. Heredia 31-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Heredia 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Heredia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andruw Jones
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 13342
Special Notes: Darren Lewis ties the NYY regular season game record for triples with 2.
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