DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
04/23/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 246 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23RD, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (12-8) 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 10 11 0
Boston Red Sox (7-13) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 1
Boston Decked by Lankford, Royals
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Boston Red Sox, 10-2, in Federal League action at Fenway Park. Ray Lankford received player of the game honors. The 8-year veteran hit 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. Bobby J. Jones picked up the win, improving his season record to 3-1. He struck out 5 in 7.2 innings. The Red Sox fall to 7-13 and continue their lackluster start in 1997.

Lankford put Kansas City up, 9-1, when he hit a 3-run home run off Doug Bochtler in the top of the sixth. His 6th home run of the season helped the Royals capture the win.

"We played hard and won," said Lankford. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 5 .300 2 5
R. Lankford LF 5 2 3 5 0 1 4 .296 6 12
J. Thome 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .222 7 10
J. Burnitz DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 .220 4 16
R. Wilkins C 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .260 5 12
B. Larkin SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .267 2 8
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .203 4 8
A. Jones CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .239 4 7
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .239 2 13
Totals 39 10 11 10 6 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hidalgo (4, 3rd Inning off M. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Burnitz (2, 1st Inning off M. Thompson, 1 on, 1 out) R. Wilkins (2, 8th Inning off P. Assenmacher, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Wilkins (5, 1st Inning off M. Thompson, 1 on, 1 out) R. Lankford 2 (6, 1st Inning off M. Thompson, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off D. Bochtler, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , R. Hidalgo 2 , A. Jones 2 , J. Burnitz 2 , R. Wilkins 6 , T. Naehring , R. Lankford 9
2-out RBI: R. Hidalgo , R. Lankford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jones , J. Thome , R. Lankford , B. Larkin
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar 2 (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria 3B 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .225 0 3
T. Hollandsworth RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .237 1 7
B. Bonds LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .299 7 17
D. Tartabull 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .143 5 13
A. Eto 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .208 1 5
R. Greer DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .143 1 1
M. Cameron CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 4 10
S. Fletcher SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .227 0 5
T. Greene C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .173 2 7
Totals 31 2 4 2 7 5 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Cameron (3, 7th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Greer (1, 2nd Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Fletcher , T. Hollandsworth , M. Cameron 2 , R. Greer 4
2-out RBI: R. Greer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hollandsworth , R. Greer , A. Eto
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Hollandsworth (4)
PB: T. Greene
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones W (3-1) 7.2 4 2 2 4 5 1 142 83 2.12   
J. Thompson 1.1 0 0 0 3 0 0 30 14 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 64
Batters Faced: B. Jones 31, J. Thompson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 8-10, J. Thompson 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 142-83, J. Thompson 30-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Thompson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Thompson L (0-3) 2.2 6 6 6 2 1 2 72 40 9.92   
J. Borowski 2.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 38 23 0.00   
P. Borbon 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 11 5 16.50   
D. Bochtler 1.1 3 2 1 1 1 1 39 24 3.68   
P. Assenmacher 2.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 35 24 0.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Thompson 17
Batters Faced: M. Thompson 16, J. Borowski 9, P. Borbon 2, D. Bochtler 9, P. Assenmacher 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Thompson 2-5, J. Borowski 1-4, P. Borbon 0-0, D. Bochtler 1-2, P. Assenmacher 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Thompson 72-40, J. Borowski 38-23, P. Borbon 11-5, D. Bochtler 39-24, P. Assenmacher 35-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Borowski 1-0 , D. Bochtler 2-2 , P. Assenmacher 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Lankford
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 19 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 8808
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