DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/16/1994
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 206 - SATURDAY, APRIL 16TH, 1994 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (8-9) 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 0
Kansas City Royals (11-7) 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 8 11 0
Royals Sneak Past Yankees, 8-7
The Kansas City Royals sent the home crowd home smiling from Royals Stadium.

The Kansas City Royals managed to get by the New York Yankees, 8-7, at Royals Stadium. Kansas City pitcher Rheal Cormier took player of the game honors. Kansas City reliever Rheal Cormier got the win, raising his record to 1-0. Calvin Schiraldi was tagged with the loss.

Parking one for Kansas City was Jim Thome. The designated hitter had a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth for the Royals. It put his team ahead, 8-7, and sent them on to victory. For the game, Thome was 1 for 4 with a home run and a walk.

"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," Thome told the Kansas City Chronicle.

Kansas City, now 11-7, has gotten their season off to a good start.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lewis LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .149 0 6
R. Kelly RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .288 2 7
D. Mattingly 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .283 2 13
J. Kunkel CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .194 2 6
N. Esasky DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .133 2 4
K. Gruber 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .177 3 7
R. Ready 2B 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .277 2 6
   a-A. Stankiewicz 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 0 2
M. Lieberthal C 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .455 2 6
A. Espinoza SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .255 1 2
Totals 34 7 11 7 1 12 5      
a - A. Stankiewicz substituted for R. Ready in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lieberthal (3, 9th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Ready (4, 2nd Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Mattingly (2, 1st Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Lieberthal (2, 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Espinoza (1, 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Ready (2, 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs) N. Esasky (2, 3rd Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Mattingly 5 , M. Lieberthal 7 , R. Kelly , J. Kunkel , A. Espinoza 4 , R. Ready 6 , N. Esasky 4
2-out RBI: D. Mattingly , N. Esasky
Sac Bunt: A. Espinoza
Hit by Pitch: K. Gruber
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Lieberthal (1) , R. Kelly (5) , K. Gruber (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .185 3 9
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .194 0 4
J. Olerud 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .230 4 9
J. Thome DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .254 7 14
D. Justice LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .246 4 9
R. Wilkins C 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 .348 5 6
R. Sanders RF 4 2 2 3 0 1 2 .313 6 17
B. Larkin SS 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .239 3 9
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .175 1 5
Totals 37 8 11 8 3 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Wilkins 2 (3, 2nd Inning off R. Aguilera, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off R. Aguilera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Thome (7, 9th Inning off C. Schiraldi, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Sanders 2 (6, 2nd Inning off R. Aguilera, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off C. Schiraldi, 0 on, 1 out) J. Olerud (4, 7th Inning off D. Cone, 0 on, 1 out) B. Larkin (3, 6th Inning off D. Cone, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Wilkins 5 , J. Thome 4 , R. Sanders 8 , T. Naehring , J. Olerud 5 , B. Larkin 5
2-out RBI: J. Thome , R. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Justice
Team LOB: 6
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Aguilera 5.1 6 4 4 3 3 1 106 65 8.02   
D. Cone 1.2 2 2 2 0 3 2 23 17 3.77   
C. Schiraldi L (2-3), BS (1) 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 2 26 22 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Aguilera 40
Batters Faced: R. Aguilera 25, D. Cone 7, C. Schiraldi 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Aguilera 5-8, D. Cone 2-0, C. Schiraldi 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Aguilera 106-65, D. Cone 23-17, C. Schiraldi 26-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Cone 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle 3.0 10 7 7 1 4 5 84 50 5.61   
R. Cormier W (1-0) 6.0 1 0 0 0 8 0 61 45 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 12
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 18, R. Cormier 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 3-0, R. Cormier 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 84-50, R. Cormier 61-45
Hit Batsmen: R. Cormier
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rheal Cormier
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 7477
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