DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
08/23/1995
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 1581 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 1995 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (89-43) 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 1
New York Yankees (50-83) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 8 0
Royals Turn Back New York, 5-3
Kansas City and New York duked it out at Yankee Stadium and the Royals came out victorious.

The Kansas City Royals downed the New York Yankees, 5-3, at Yankee Stadium. The Royals were led by Jim Thome, who captured player of the game honors. He was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Denny Neagle went 6 innings for Kansas City to pick up the win. The left-hander was charged with 3 earned runs. He scattered 6 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 5. His record improves to 19-5.

With Kansas City leading 2-1 in the top of the third, Thome hit a fastball from Mark Clark for a 3-run home run. It was his 47th home run of the season and put the Royals ahead, 5-1.

"Every win gets us closer to our ultimate goal," said Thome.

Kansas City has 3 straight wins, New York 3 straight losses.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 3B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .301 1 19
R. Lankford CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .270 19 55
J. Burnitz LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .277 31 73
J. Thome DH 5 1 3 4 0 2 1 .248 47 116
R. Wilkins C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252 25 57
J. Olerud 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .303 15 64
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 15 46
O. Merced RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .295 17 74
H. Meulens SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .122 1 7
Totals 37 5 11 5 3 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: Q. Veras (10, 1st Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Wilkins (14, 7th Inning off E. Plunk, 1 on, 2 outs) O. Merced (29, 2nd Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Thome (47, 3rd Inning off M. Clark, 2 on, 0 outs) J. Olerud (15, 2nd Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Q. Veras 3 , J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins 2 , J. Thome 6 , O. Merced 2 , R. Lankford , J. Olerud 4 , H. Meulens
2-out RBI: J. Thome
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , Q. Veras , J. Burnitz , R. Lankford , J. Olerud
Sac Bunt: R. Wilkins
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lankford (30)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Neagle (1)
OF assists: 1 (Merced (Gruber at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lewis CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .254 5 43
R. Kelly RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .219 10 43
D. Jeter SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 10 55
N. Esasky DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .198 6 22
D. Mattingly 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .299 28 91
M. Lieberthal C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242 17 47
K. Gruber 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .203 9 37
P. Sorrento LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .227 20 50
A. Stankiewicz 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 3 33
Totals 35 3 8 3 0 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Lewis (22, 7th Inning off M. Stanton, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Kelly (22, 6th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Sorrento (20, 5th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 1 out) N. Esasky (6, 2nd Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Mattingly 3 , D. Lewis 2 , P. Sorrento 4 , R. Kelly 2 , K. Gruber , N. Esasky 4
2-out RBI: D. Mattingly
Team LOB: 5
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle W (19-5) 6.0 6 3 3 0 5 2 79 53 2.96   
M. Stanton H (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 2.33   
J. Habyan SV (23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 21 12 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 53
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 25, M. Stanton 6, J. Habyan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 6-7, M. Stanton 1-4, J. Habyan 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 79-53, M. Stanton 13-10, J. Habyan 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Stanton 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Clark L (7-16) 5.0 8 5 5 2 4 2 95 59 5.27   
E. Plunk 2.1 2 0 0 1 5 0 39 24 4.64   
A. Ashby 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 15 4.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 33
Batters Faced: M. Clark 25, E. Plunk 10, A. Ashby 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 6-5, E. Plunk 1-1, A. Ashby 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 95-59, E. Plunk 39-24, A. Ashby 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ashby 1-0
Balk: A. Ashby
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Thome
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Rain (79 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 32250
Special Notes: Rain delay of 50 minutes in the 5th inning.
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