DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
09/05/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 3444 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (85-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 8 0
Charlotte Knights (72-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 0
Royals Stymie Charlotte, Take 5-1 Win
Kansas City starter Bobby J. Jones pitched effectively against the Charlotte Knights at Comiskey Park. The right-hander led his team to a 5-1 win. The first-place Royals have won 5 in a row.

The Royals got a big at-bat from designated hitter Jeromy Burnitz. For the game, Burnitz was 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. In the top of the seventh, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 28th home run of the season gave Kansas City a 2-0 lead.

"The vibe's good," said Kansas City manager Daniel Drucker. "We've got to keep it going."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .275 26 70
J. Thome 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .249 43 86
R. Hidalgo RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .272 32 90
J. Burnitz DH 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 .202 28 72
R. Wilkins C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .242 26 61
Q. Veras 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .206 3 30
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .218 16 47
B. Larkin SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .264 14 64
A. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .226 30 78
Totals 33 5 8 5 3 10 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Hidalgo (32, 9th Inning off M. Hartley, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Burnitz (28, 7th Inning off S. Bankhead, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Larkin , R. Hidalgo 5 , J. Burnitz 4 , R. Wilkins 2 , J. Thome , R. Lankford
2-out RBI: B. Larkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Larkin , A. Jones
GIDP: J. Burnitz
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Lankford (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Veras-Larkin-Thome, Veras-Larkin-Thome)
PB: R. Wilkins
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .253 9 56
J. Giambi 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .256 42 94
C. Everett CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .234 32 78
S. Mack LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .309 13 57
T. Batista 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .220 20 66
O. Merced RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .229 16 49
M. Carreon DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .279 4 30
T. Zeile C 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .235 18 62
N. Perez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .313 2 17
Totals 33 1 9 1 3 7 20      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Everett (22, 1st Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs) O. Merced (21, 4th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Carreon 2 , T. Batista , C. Everett 2 , C. Knoblauch , O. Merced 3 , S. Mack 2
2-out RBI: C. Knoblauch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Knoblauch , T. Zeile 2 , S. Mack 2
GIDP: M. Carreon , N. Perez
Sac Bunt: T. Zeile
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Knoblauch-Perez-Giambi)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones W (13-10) 7.1 8 1 1 2 6 0 133 84 4.06   
G. Olson SV (2) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 14 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 62
Batters Faced: B. Jones 31, G. Olson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 6-9, G. Olson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 133-84, G. Olson 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Olson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Bankhead L (9-10) 6.0 5 2 2 1 6 1 100 63 3.72   
G. Mathews 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 5.63   
M. Hartley 1.2 1 3 3 2 1 1 33 20 4.15   
E. Hillman 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 4.58   
M. Mantei 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 10 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bankhead 59
Batters Faced: S. Bankhead 22, G. Mathews 1, M. Hartley 8, E. Hillman 1, M. Mantei 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bankhead 5-5, G. Mathews 0-0, M. Hartley 3-1, E. Hillman 0-0, M. Mantei 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bankhead 100-63, G. Mathews 4-3, M. Hartley 33-20, E. Hillman 5-4, M. Mantei 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Hillman 1-0 , M. Mantei 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby J. Jones
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 16695
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