DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MILWAUKEE CREAMS
09/22/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MILWAUKEE CREAMS
GAME ID: 3633 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (94-62) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 0
Milwaukee Creams (86-70) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Brown KOs Creams
Kansas City used a superb performance from starting pitcher Kevin Brown to down the Milwaukee Creams, 3-1. Justin Thompson got the save, his 7th in 7 chances. Kansas City improves to 94-62 with the win. They lead their division by 8 games.

Brown made it look effortless. He scattered 4 hits over 8 innings, while racking up 9 strikeouts. The Kansas City right-hander encountered little resistance from the Milwaukee hitters. His season record is now 21-7.

"Kevin did a tremendous job," said Kansas City manager Daniel Drucker.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford LF 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .267 28 74
J. Thome 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .250 47 93
J. Burnitz RF 5 0 0 0 0 5 3 .197 28 75
K. Kiyohara DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .368 9 17
R. Wilkins C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 28 66
B. Larkin SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .264 16 74
H. Meulens 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .286 5 11
Q. Veras 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .204 4 31
A. Jones CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .228 34 90
Totals 36 3 9 3 3 15 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Larkin (30, 4th Inning off W. Whitehurst, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Kiyohara (5, 2nd Inning off W. Whitehurst, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Wilkins (11, 6th Inning off W. Whitehurst, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Jones (34, 7th Inning off M. Portugal, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Larkin 3 , A. Jones 4 , K. Kiyohara 2 , R. Wilkins 2 , R. Lankford 3 , H. Meulens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kiyohara , J. Burnitz , H. Meulens 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lankford (37)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Goodwin CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257 8 45
M. Loretta 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .304 12 77
C. Jones 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .268 38 96
C. Delgado 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .276 52 132
K. Caminiti DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .285 47 127
S. Finley LF 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .290 13 47
J. Elway RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .220 40 99
R. Sanchez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 2 42
T. Houston C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .292 7 16
Totals 31 1 5 1 0 10 9      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Delgado (36, 7th Inning off K. Brown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Loretta , C. Jones 2 , C. Delgado 2 , T. Goodwin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Elway
Sac Fly: S. Finley
Team LOB: 4
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown W (21-7) 8.0 4 1 1 0 9 0 107 71 2.67   
J. Thompson SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 8 2.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 79
Batters Faced: K. Brown 28, J. Thompson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 8-7, J. Thompson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 107-71, J. Thompson 10-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Whitehurst L (7-10) 6.0 6 2 2 2 9 0 105 67 4.58   
M. Portugal 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 23 15 4.78   
R. Murphy 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3.39   
T. Van Poppel 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 28 20 5.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Whitehurst 59
Batters Faced: W. Whitehurst 26, M. Portugal 5, R. Murphy 1, T. Van Poppel 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Whitehurst 3-6, M. Portugal 0-0, R. Murphy 1-0, T. Van Poppel 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Whitehurst 105-67, M. Portugal 23-15, R. Murphy 2-2, T. Van Poppel 28-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Portugal 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Brown
Ballpark: Milwaukee County Stadium
Weather: Rain (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 25335
Special Notes: RP Rob Murphy was injured while pitching. Jeromy Burnitz ties the FL regular season game record for strikeouts with 5. Rain delay of 33 minutes in the 9th inning.
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