DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
09/12/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 3522 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (88-59) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 1
Cleveland Spiders (74-73) 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 5 8 1
Spiders Prevail, 5-3, Over Kansas City
George E Williams helped his team muscle past the Kansas City Royals, 5-3. In the game, the Cleveland catcher went 2 for 3 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Sterling Hitchcock picked up the win with 6 innings of work. He allowed 3 earned runs on 8 hits, while walking 4 and striking out 6. On the season, he is now 14-12. Steve Karsay notched his 32nd save in 45 chances.

Cleveland left fielder Garret Anderson had a key at-bat for the Spiders in the bottom of the sixth inning. Facing left-hander Denny Neagle, Anderson hit a 2-run home run. It put Cleveland in front, 4-2. For the day, Anderson was 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Cleveland manager Wilson Ogle.

Cleveland is 4th in the Federal League East Division with a record of 74-73.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Naehring 3B 5 0 2 0 0 3 4 .223 16 50
   a-H. Meulens 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 2 7
Q. Veras 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 7 .205 3 30
K. Kiyohara 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .429 6 12
R. Milligan DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .251 11 28
T. Eusebio C 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .314 6 23
   b-J. Thome PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 44 88
A. Jones CF 4 1 0 1 1 2 4 .227 31 82
R. Sanders LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .251 18 43
B. Larkin SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .265 14 67
J. Burnitz RF 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .203 28 74
Totals 38 3 11 3 4 13 33      
a - H. Meulens substituted for T. Naehring in the 8th
b - J. Thome pinch hit for T. Eusebio in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Kiyohara (4, 9th Inning off S. Karsay, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Milligan 2 (9, 5th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off W. Banks, 1 on, 0 outs) T. Naehring (17, 3rd Inning off S. Hitchcock, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Larkin 2 , Q. Veras , K. Kiyohara 3 , R. Milligan 4 , T. Eusebio 2 , T. Naehring 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jones , Q. Veras , K. Kiyohara , R. Milligan , R. Sanders 2
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Larkin (4)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Sanders (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grissom CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 15 50
H. Johnson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 32 72
   b-R. Petagine 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 2 7
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .237 27 66
K. Mitchell 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .280 51 113
G. Anderson LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .272 9 28
R. Ibanez DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271 33 94
T. Perez SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 10 62
   a-R. Pemberton SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 3 10
G. Williams C 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .242 7 17
B. Ripken 2B 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .193 4 34
Totals 31 5 8 5 1 7 9      
a - R. Pemberton substituted for T. Perez in the 3rd
b - R. Petagine substituted for H. Johnson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Johnson (20, 3rd Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs) G. Williams (7, 2nd Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Ripken (23, 2nd Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Gilkey (8, 1st Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Williams (7, 6th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 2 outs) G. Anderson (9, 6th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 2 , R. Ibanez , G. Williams 6 , G. Anderson 4 , B. Gilkey 3 , B. Ripken 2 , K. Mitchell
2-out RBI: , G. Williams 2 , B. Ripken
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Anderson , B. Gilkey , M. Grissom , K. Mitchell
Sac Bunt: M. Grissom
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: R. Pemberton (2)
OF assists: 1 (Anderson (Veras at 2nd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle L (17-8) 8.0 8 5 5 1 7 2 109 73 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 52
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 12-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 109-73
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Hitchcock W (14-12) 6.0 8 3 3 4 6 0 122 79 5.53   
W. Banks H (10) 2.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 35 24 3.91   
S. Karsay SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 17 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hitchcock 46
Batters Faced: S. Hitchcock 30, W. Banks 8, S. Karsay 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hitchcock 5-6, W. Banks 1-0, S. Karsay 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hitchcock 122-79, W. Banks 35-24, S. Karsay 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Banks 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George E Williams
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 35860
Special Notes: 2B Tomas Perez was injured in a collision at a base. 3B Tim Naehring was injured while throwing the ball.
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