DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/25/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1561 - MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (50-81) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Kansas City Royals (79-52) 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 5 6 0
Thome Hits 2 home runs in Royals Win
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Boston Red Sox, 5-0. Earning player of the game honors was first baseman Jim Thome, who hit 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Kevin Brown, who went 8.1 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with no runs on 5 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 11. His record now stands at 16-7. Kansas City is now 79-52, 5 games up in the Federal League Central Division.

Thome's key contribution came in the bottom of the third when he sent a first pitch slider into right-center for a 2-run home run. It put the Royals ahead, 4-0.

Thome told a Kansas City News reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Fletcher SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .265 6 31
A. Eto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .207 17 57
D. Ortiz DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .221 13 66
T. Hollandsworth RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .224 10 37
L. Stevens 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .206 9 27
M. Cameron CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .189 19 54
M. Stanley C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .159 1 2
T. Jones LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209 0 2
T. Bogar 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .197 2 12
Totals 30 0 5 0 1 11 12      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Fletcher (25, 6th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 1 out) T. Jones (4, 8th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Fletcher 2 , D. Ortiz , T. Jones 2 , T. Hollandsworth , T. Bogar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Fletcher , D. Ortiz
GIDP: T. Hollandsworth
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .208 3 30
R. Lankford LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 3 .272 25 66
J. Thome 1B 2 2 2 3 2 0 0 .249 41 83
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 29 82
J. Burnitz DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .198 25 64
R. Wilkins C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .232 24 55
B. Larkin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266 14 62
T. Naehring 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 15 42
A. Jones CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224 28 72
Totals 30 5 6 5 4 7 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Thome 2 (41, 1st Inning off T. Worrell, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off T. Worrell, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Lankford 2 (25, 1st Inning off T. Worrell, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off T. Worrell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Jones , Q. Veras , J. Thome 8 , R. Lankford 8
2-out RBI: J. Thome
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lankford , B. Larkin
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Veras-Larkin-Thome)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Worrell L (4-1) 6.0 4 5 5 2 4 4 68 45 3.44   
E. Plunk 2.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 47 27 6.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Worrell 46
Batters Faced: T. Worrell 24, E. Plunk 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Worrell 6-8, E. Plunk 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Worrell 68-45, E. Plunk 47-27
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown W (16-7) 8.1 5 0 0 1 11 0 120 80 2.73   
S. Woodard 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 83
Batters Faced: K. Brown 30, S. Woodard 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 3-10, S. Woodard 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 120-80, S. Woodard 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Woodard 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Thome
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 20 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 15225
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