DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/15/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 3549 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (68-81) 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 13 1
Kansas City Royals (91-58) 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 7 0
Spiders Prevail, 7-5, Over Kansas City
The Cleveland Spiders relied on the hitting of third baseman Kevin Mitchell to stop the Kansas City Royals, 7-5. For the game, Mitchell was 3-5 with a home run and 2 doubles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The Spiders raised their record to 68-81.

With one out in the top of the second, Billy Ripken put Cleveland in front, 3-1, with a 2-run single. The Spiders went on to win the ballgame.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Ripken told the Cleveland Herald. "It's as simple as that."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .225 44 81
B. Gilkey RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .252 30 71
G. Anderson LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .261 28 86
K. Mitchell 3B 5 1 3 3 0 0 2 .253 39 91
H. Johnson 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .240 39 101
T. Eusebio C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .251 9 47
M. Morandini 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .241 8 64
M. Grissom CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .260 20 60
B. Ripken SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .233 4 52
Totals 39 7 13 7 2 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Anderson (32, 9th Inning off K. Rogers, 0 on, 1 out) K. Mitchell 2 (29, 2nd Inning off K. Tapani, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Thompson, 0 on, 1 out) D. Strawberry (11, 6th Inning off J. Thompson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Mitchell (39, 2nd Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson , G. Anderson 2 , T. Eusebio , M. Morandini , B. Gilkey 2 , M. Grissom , B. Ripken , K. Mitchell 8 , D. Strawberry 3
2-out RBI: K. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Johnson , T. Eusebio , B. Gilkey , D. Strawberry
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Morandini (20) , B. Gilkey (23) , D. Strawberry (38)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Eusebio (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .295 16 57
R. Lankford CF 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .259 18 49
J. Burnitz LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 4 .237 29 81
D. Magadan DH 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 .249 3 22
B. Larkin SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .291 12 60
D. Pasqua RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311 10 30
J. Conine 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .262 18 49
T. Naehring 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .211 5 25
J. Tackett C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .266 7 23
Totals 31 5 7 4 3 4 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Burnitz (29, 5th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , J. Burnitz 4 , J. Tackett , T. Naehring , R. Lankford , J. Conine , D. Magadan
2-out RBI: J. Burnitz , D. Magadan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Tackett , B. Larkin
Sac Bunt: J. Tackett
Sac Fly: J. Burnitz , D. Magadan
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lankford 2 (41)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Burnitz (Anderson at home))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Saberhagen W (9-14) 6.0 7 5 5 1 2 1 99 57 5.16   
R. Hernandez H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 10 2.78   
M. Wohlers SV (13) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 29 18 5.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 39
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 26, R. Hernandez 4, M. Wohlers 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 4-12, R. Hernandez 2-1, M. Wohlers 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 99-57, R. Hernandez 17-10, M. Wohlers 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hernandez 1-1
WP: B. Saberhagen , R. Hernandez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Tapani L (9-9) 1.2 7 7 7 1 4 1 52 32 5.33   
J. Thompson 5.1 4 0 0 1 6 0 71 44 6.08   
G. Heredia 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 3.24   
K. Rogers 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 1.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 10
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 13, J. Thompson 21, G. Heredia 2, K. Rogers 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 1-0, J. Thompson 3-7, G. Heredia 0-2, K. Rogers 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 52-32, J. Thompson 71-44, G. Heredia 5-4, K. Rogers 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Thompson 1-0 , G. Heredia 1-0 , K. Rogers 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Mitchell
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Rain (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 22 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 13590
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