DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
04/28/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 301 - MONDAY, APRIL 28TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
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Kansas City Royals (16-9) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 4 7 0
Charlotte Knights (11-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 9 0
Royals Bridle Knights, 4-3
The Kansas City Royals scored a 4-3 win versus the Charlotte Knights at Comiskey Park. Kansas City pitcher Bobby J. Jones nabbed top player honors in the tight contest. Armando Benitez earned the save, his 4th. At 16-9, the Royals have played well so far.

Kansas City relied on the bat of Andruw Jones to get the win. The center fielder ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Royals ahead, 2-0. For the game, Jones had 1 double and 1 home run in 3 at-bats.

"We're stringing together some nice wins," said Kansas City manager Daniel Drucker.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320 2 5
R. Lankford LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .312 8 19
J. Thome 1B 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .198 8 14
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .254 6 23
R. Wilkins C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 5 12
B. Larkin SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .268 4 10
R. Hidalgo RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .223 7 16
A. Jones CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .247 6 10
T. Naehring 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 3 15
Totals 31 4 7 4 3 6 10      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Jones (5, 9th Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hidalgo (7, 9th Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 2 outs) A. Jones (6, 5th Inning off E. Hanson, 1 on, 1 out) R. Lankford (8, 6th Inning off E. Hanson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hidalgo 4 , A. Jones 6 , J. Burnitz , R. Lankford 4 , B. Larkin 2
2-out RBI: R. Hidalgo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hidalgo , T. Naehring , R. Lankford
GIDP: R. Hidalgo
Sac Bunt: R. Wilkins , T. Naehring
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .190 5 8
J. Giambi 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .245 3 9
C. Everett CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .264 6 15
N. Garciaparra SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 .163 4 19
S. Mack LF 4 1 2 2 0 2 4 .299 6 21
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .320 2 17
M. Carreon DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .270 2 8
T. Batista 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .180 4 11
T. Zeile C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .329 10 22
Totals 36 3 9 3 3 7 20      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Everett (4, 1st Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Merced (5, 9th Inning off A. Benitez, 0 on, 1 out) S. Mack (6, 8th Inning off K. Rogers, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Batista , C. Everett 3 , C. Knoblauch , O. Merced 4 , S. Mack 5 , M. Carreon 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Merced , T. Zeile , S. Mack 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Mack (5) , M. Carreon (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Garciaparra-Knoblauch-Giambi)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones W (4-1) 7.1 6 1 1 3 5 0 119 76 1.96   
K. Rogers H (1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 15 9 7.94   
A. Benitez SV (4) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13 9 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 64
Batters Faced: B. Jones 31, K. Rogers 4, A. Benitez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 9-8, K. Rogers 0-1, A. Benitez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 119-76, K. Rogers 15-9, A. Benitez 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rogers 1-1
WP: B. Jones
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Hanson L (3-2) 7.1 5 3 3 3 4 2 100 58 4.79   
G. Mathews 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 27 20 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hanson 57
Batters Faced: E. Hanson 29, G. Mathews 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hanson 8-9, G. Mathews 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hanson 100-58, G. Mathews 27-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby J. Jones
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 17 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 15894
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