DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
09/14/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 3546 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (89-60) 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 0
Cleveland Spiders (75-74) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 6 7 2
Great Day for Larkin in Royals Win
Kansas City shortstop Barry Larkin had a 3-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Cleveland Spiders, 10-6. Rick Reed, the winner, improved to 12-7. He held the Spiders to 6 earned runs on 6 hits over 7.2 innings, while striking out 7 and walking 1. The first-place Royals, at 89-60, now lead their division by 6 games.

With Kansas City leading 2-1 in the top of the third, Larkin came up to bat against Cleveland pitcher Bret Saberhagen. Larkin hit a fastball to left-center for a 2-run home run. His 15th home run of the season put the Royals on top, 4-1.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Larkin said after the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford LF 6 1 2 1 0 1 1 .267 27 72
J. Thome 1B 4 0 0 0 2 3 3 .248 45 89
J. Burnitz DH 5 2 1 0 1 2 4 .203 28 74
B. Larkin SS 3 2 2 3 2 0 2 .267 15 71
R. Wilkins C 5 1 1 2 0 4 3 .239 27 64
Q. Veras 2B 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .203 3 30
R. Sanders RF 5 1 4 3 0 1 0 .269 19 47
A. Jones CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .225 31 82
T. Naehring 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .221 16 51
Totals 41 10 12 10 7 16 22      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Larkin (29, 4th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 2 on, 1 out) A. Jones (27, 2nd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Wilkins (10, 4th Inning off N. Minchey, 2 on, 1 out) R. Sanders (8, 4th Inning off N. Minchey, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Lankford (25, 2nd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Larkin (15, 3rd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 1 on, 0 outs) R. Sanders (19, 3rd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Larkin 6 , A. Jones 2 , J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins 2 , R. Sanders 8 , T. Naehring , R. Lankford 3
2-out RBI: R. Sanders , T. Naehring , R. Lankford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Larkin , A. Jones 2 , R. Wilkins , J. Thome , T. Naehring
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Veras-Larkin-Thome)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .259 41 80
H. Johnson 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .203 34 74
K. Mitchell 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .279 52 114
T. Hundley C 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .237 47 102
R. Ibanez RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .272 35 97
G. Anderson LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .271 9 29
T. Perez SS 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 .258 10 65
M. Grissom CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .225 15 50
B. Ripken 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 4 34
Totals 33 6 7 5 1 8 3      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Perez (35, 4th Inning off R. Reed, 2 on, 2 outs) G. Anderson (16, 4th Inning off R. Reed, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Johnson (34, 8th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Mitchell (52, 8th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 5 , R. Ibanez , T. Perez 3 , G. Anderson 2 , K. Mitchell 4
2-out RBI: H. Johnson , T. Perez , G. Anderson , K. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grissom
GIDP: K. Mitchell
Hit by Pitch: D. Strawberry
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: B. Ripken (12) , K. Mitchell (11)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Reed W (12-7) 7.2 6 6 6 1 7 2 105 69 3.29   
G. Olson 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 15 2.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 49
Batters Faced: R. Reed 30, G. Olson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 7-8, G. Olson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 105-69, G. Olson 21-15
Hit Batsmen: R. Reed
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Saberhagen L (9-16) 3.1 8 9 9 3 6 2 100 60 6.54   
N. Minchey 2.0 2 1 1 2 3 0 46 26 4.68   
S. Cooke 3.2 2 0 0 2 7 0 59 32 5.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 9
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 22, N. Minchey 11, S. Cooke 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 2-2, N. Minchey 2-1, S. Cooke 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 100-60, N. Minchey 46-26, S. Cooke 59-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Minchey 2-2 , S. Cooke 1-0
WP: B. Saberhagen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Barry Larkin
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 35721
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