DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/16/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 3571 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins (87-63) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Kansas City Royals (90-60) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 X 4 7 0
Jones Holds Florida Scoreless
Bobby J. Jones of the Kansas City Royals humiliated the Florida Marlins at Royals Stadium today, spinning a complete game shutout and holding the visitors to 5 hits.

"He stayed aggressive and his ball was really moving," said Florida manager Stephen Ginter, after the game.

Jones whiffed 7 and walked 1 in the 4-0 win.

"If I make good pitches, I'm going to get some outs," Jones said. "I was making good pitches the entire game."

Jones has posted a 14-10 record for the year with a 3.89 ERA. Teams are hitting .245 against him and he has rung up 159 strikeouts in 222.1 innings.
FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Walker DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 14 47
C. Johnson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .294 42 92
R. Sexson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .206 49 108
R. White RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .251 25 68
J. Encarnacion LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 32 76
T. Fryman SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .199 6 16
M. Kotsay CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .247 4 19
E. Alfonzo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 21 76
L. Castillo 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 2 36
Totals 29 0 5 0 1 7 6      
BATTING
Total Bases: M. Kotsay , L. Castillo , C. Johnson , R. White , T. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Sexson
GIDP: J. Encarnacion
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Castillo (35) , T. Fryman (3)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Castillo (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 27 72
J. Thome 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .250 46 91
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .203 28 74
B. Larkin SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .267 15 71
R. Wilkins C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .242 28 66
Q. Veras 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .201 3 30
R. Sanders RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .265 19 47
A. Jones CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 31 82
T. Naehring 3B 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .220 16 51
Totals 32 4 7 4 2 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Thome (17, 7th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Thome (46, 5th Inning off K. Appier, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Wilkins (28, 6th Inning off K. Appier, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thome 6 , R. Wilkins 5 , B. Larkin , A. Jones , J. Burnitz
2-out RBI: J. Thome
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Larkin , T. Naehring , R. Sanders
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jones (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Naehring-Veras-Thome)
FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Appier L (15-11) 6.1 7 4 4 2 4 2 110 64 3.07   
B. Wagner 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 13 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 45
Batters Faced: K. Appier 29, B. Wagner 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 8-7, B. Wagner 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 110-64, B. Wagner 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wagner 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones W (14-10) 9.0 5 0 0 1 7 0 108 68 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 83
Batters Faced: B. Jones 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 7-10
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 108-68
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby J. Jones
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 15418
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