DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/25/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1547 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (31-98) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 1
Kansas City Royals (82-47) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 X 5 7 0
Royals Solve Yankees, 5-3
The Kansas City Royals racked up a win at Royals Stadium, bumping off the New York Yankees, 5-3. Kevin Tapani, who started for Kansas City, pitched effectively for his team. Armando Benitez earned his 33rd save in 37 chances. The Royals own a robust 82-47 mark.

Andruw Jones came through for the Royals in the bottom of the sixth inning. With Kansas City leading 2-1, the center fielder had a run-scoring ground out.

"Got a lot of swings and misses today," said Tapani.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lewis LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 3 27
S. Bullett RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .228 14 44
D. Mattingly 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .281 16 50
M. Lieberthal C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .224 20 49
C. Sabo 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .230 9 37
R. Thompson CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .182 17 48
A. Stankiewicz 2B 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .212 2 31
M. Thompson DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .195 1 11
E. Caceres SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .184 1 5
   a-J. Walton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 0 3
   b-E. Pye SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 0 4
Totals 34 3 8 3 0 13 12      
a - J. Walton pinch hit for E. Caceres in the 7th
b - E. Pye substituted for J. Walton in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Mattingly (16, 4th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Stankiewicz (20, 7th Inning off K. Tapani, 2 on, 0 outs) C. Sabo (17, 2nd Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Mattingly 3 , R. Thompson 2 , A. Stankiewicz 2 , D. Lewis , C. Sabo 3
2-out RBI: R. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Stankiewicz , D. Lewis
GIDP: S. Bullett
Hit by Pitch: D. Lewis
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Sabo (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .263 14 39
R. Alomar 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .309 15 48
J. Thome 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .284 47 115
R. Wilkins C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256 19 62
J. Burnitz DH 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 .233 21 59
D. Magadan 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .247 3 15
D. Pasqua RF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .403 6 18
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 .172 16 39
Q. Veras SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .213 4 33
Totals 32 5 7 4 3 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (25, 3rd Inning off A. Reynoso, 0 on, 1 out) D. Pasqua (4, 4th Inning off A. Reynoso, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Thome (47, 3rd Inning off A. Reynoso, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 3 , Q. Veras , J. Burnitz , J. Thome 4 , D. Pasqua 3
2-out RBI: Q. Veras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Q. Veras 2 , J. Burnitz , R. Lankford 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (38)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alomar-Veras-Thome)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Reynoso L (6-14) 5.1 4 4 3 2 2 1 97 56 5.97   
B. Eversgerd 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 13 4.50   
D. Simons 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 32 20 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Reynoso 46
Batters Faced: A. Reynoso 24, B. Eversgerd 7, D. Simons 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Reynoso 8-6, B. Eversgerd 3-1, D. Simons 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Reynoso 97-56, B. Eversgerd 16-13, D. Simons 32-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Eversgerd 2-2
WP: A. Reynoso
Hit Batsmen: A. Reynoso 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Tapani W (8-6) 7.1 8 3 3 0 9 0 122 78 4.89   
K. Rogers H (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 6 1.65   
A. Benitez SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 9 2.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 59
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 30, K. Rogers 2, A. Benitez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 6-6, K. Rogers 0-0, A. Benitez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 122-78, K. Rogers 11-6, A. Benitez 10-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rogers 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Tapani
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Tapani
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Rain (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 13359
Special Notes: Rain delay of 20 minutes in the 4th inning.
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