DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
05/01/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 337 - THURSDAY, MAY 1ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Royals (18-10) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 5 7 1
Charlotte Knights (12-18) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
Royals Need Extras to Top Knights
The Royals had to overcome a fine performance from Charlotte pitcher Ron Robinson to grab a 5-4 win at Comiskey Park. Robinson allowed 2 earned runs over 6.2 innings. The Knights fall to 12-18 and continue to sputter in the early going.

Kansas City took the lead with two out in the top of the tenth when Jim Thome stroked a run-scoring single. That made the score 5-4 in favor of Kansas City. For the day, Thome went 1 for 4 with a walk.

"It was sure nice to get the win but there's a lot of baseball left," Thome after the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .307 2 5
R. Lankford LF 5 0 0 1 0 2 2 .322 9 23
J. Thome 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .182 8 15
J. Burnitz DH 4 1 2 2 1 2 0 .266 7 28
R. Wilkins C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .194 5 12
B. Larkin SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .245 4 10
R. Hidalgo RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .229 7 16
A. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .218 6 10
T. Naehring 3B 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .253 4 16
Totals 36 5 7 5 3 15 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Burnitz (7, 9th Inning off T. Worrell, 1 on, 0 outs) T. Naehring (4, 3rd Inning off R. Robinson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , J. Burnitz 5 , J. Thome , T. Naehring 5 , B. Larkin
2-out RBI: J. Thome , T. Naehring
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Jones 2 , R. Wilkins
Sac Bunt: R. Wilkins
Hit by Pitch: R. Alomar
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (14)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Thome (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Woodard-Larkin-Thome)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 .202 5 9
J. Giambi 1B 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .243 4 10
   c-N. Perez 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 1
C. Everett CF, LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .271 7 17
N. Garciaparra SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .169 4 19
S. Mack LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .287 6 23
   a-D. Segui 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 0 2
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 2 17
M. Carreon DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 2 8
T. Batista 3B 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .182 5 15
   b-R. Rivera CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
L. Webster C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 1
Totals 40 4 10 4 0 8 13      
a - D. Segui substituted for S. Mack in the 8th
b - R. Rivera substituted for T. Batista in the 8th
c - N. Perez substituted for J. Giambi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Everett (5, 5th Inning off S. Woodard, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Batista (5, 4th Inning off S. Woodard, 2 on, 1 out) J. Giambi (4, 3rd Inning off S. Woodard, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Batista 4 , N. Garciaparra , S. Mack , M. Carreon , J. Giambi 5 , C. Everett 3 , C. Knoblauch , O. Merced
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Garciaparra , S. Mack 2
GIDP: D. Segui
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Everett (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Woodard W (2-2) 9.0 8 4 4 0 8 2 118 80 4.67   
A. Benitez SV (5) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 12 6.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Woodard 63
Batters Faced: S. Woodard 35, A. Benitez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Woodard 10-8, A. Benitez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Woodard 118-80, A. Benitez 18-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Robinson 6.2 3 2 2 1 9 1 101 71 3.95   
M. Mantei H (3) 1.1 0 1 1 1 2 0 20 11 3.94   
T. Worrell L (0-3), BS (1) 1.1 3 2 2 0 3 1 23 16 5.59   
J. Gray 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 12 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robinson 68
Batters Faced: R. Robinson 25, M. Mantei 5, T. Worrell 7, J. Gray 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robinson 5-6, M. Mantei 0-2, T. Worrell 1-0, J. Gray 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robinson 101-71, M. Mantei 20-11, T. Worrell 23-16, J. Gray 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mantei 2-0 , T. Worrell 1-1 , J. Gray 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Robinson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Robinson
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 15754
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