DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
05/20/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 537 - TUESDAY, MAY 20TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (27-17) 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 6 11 25 21 1
Cleveland Spiders (24-21) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
Hidalgo Excels, Kansas City Blows Out Cleveland
Benefiting from an exceptional performance from Richard Hidalgo, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Spiders, 25-3. Hidalgo slugged 2 home runs, while scoring 4 times and driving in 5 for the Royals. Rheal Cormier earned the win to go to 5-2. He allowed 3 earned runs on 10 hits, with 2 walks and 7 strikeouts. The Royals have an impressive 27-17 record.

Hidalgo had a game-changing home run in the top of the sixth. On a 1-0 fastball from Sterling Hitchcock, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Royals a 4-3 lead. It was the 11th home run of the year for Hidalgo.

"We got our butts kicked," said Cleveland manager Wilson Ogle.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Sanders LF 5 4 2 3 2 2 2 .194 5 10
Q. Veras 2B 6 1 1 2 1 2 4 .167 2 4
B. Larkin SS 7 4 3 3 0 1 2 .248 6 17
J. Thome 1B 5 2 1 0 1 3 4 .227 15 27
R. Hidalgo RF 5 4 3 5 1 2 1 .263 11 26
R. Milligan DH 5 2 2 5 1 1 1 .265 6 16
T. Eusebio C 5 2 2 1 1 2 0 .224 2 9
A. Jones CF 6 3 4 5 0 2 3 .223 10 20
T. Naehring 3B 5 3 3 1 1 0 3 .211 5 17
Totals 49 25 21 25 8 15 20      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Eusebio (3, 5th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Larkin 2 (7, 4th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hidalgo 2 (11, 6th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off R. Pavlik, 2 on, 1 out) A. Jones 2 (10, 8th Inning off R. Pavlik, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off S. Cooke, 3 on, 1 out) Q. Veras (2, 9th Inning off S. Cooke, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Sanders 2 (5, 5th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Naehring (5, 9th Inning off S. Cooke, 0 on, 1 out) R. Milligan (6, 8th Inning off R. Pavlik, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hidalgo 9 , A. Jones 10 , Q. Veras 4 , J. Thome , R. Sanders 8 , T. Eusebio 3 , T. Naehring 6 , R. Milligan 5 , B. Larkin 5
2-out RBI: Q. Veras , R. Sanders , R. Milligan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Q. Veras , T. Naehring , R. Milligan
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: T. Naehring (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Eusebio)
OF assists: 1 (Jones (Gilkey at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grissom CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 4 18
T. Perez SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .327 5 21
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .233 9 27
K. Mitchell 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .308 17 46
T. Hundley C 4 1 2 1 0 2 4 .243 18 29
G. Anderson LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .292 3 6
   a-M. Sweeney PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
R. Ibanez 1B, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 7 20
R. Pemberton DH 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .171 1 2
   b-H. Johnson DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 9 21
B. Ripken 2B 4 0 2 2 0 1 3 .230 1 12
Totals 37 3 10 3 2 9 22      
a - M. Sweeney pinch hit for G. Anderson in the 8th
b - H. Johnson substituted for R. Pemberton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Ripken (9, 4th Inning off R. Cormier, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Gilkey (2, 5th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hundley (18, 5th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Mitchell , T. Perez 2 , R. Pemberton , G. Anderson , T. Hundley 5 , B. Gilkey 3 , B. Ripken 3
2-out RBI: T. Hundley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Perez , G. Anderson , T. Hundley , B. Ripken
Hit by Pitch: R. Pemberton
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: R. Ibanez (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier W (5-2) 8.1 10 3 3 2 7 1 131 89 2.82   
J. Thompson 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 6 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 56
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 38, J. Thompson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 5-12, J. Thompson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 131-89, J. Thompson 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Thompson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Cormier
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Hitchcock L (4-4) 6.1 9 6 5 1 12 3 115 77 6.57   
R. Pavlik 1.1 4 8 8 4 2 3 55 28 15.43   
N. Minchey 0.2 5 7 7 2 1 0 47 27 5.25   
S. Cooke 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 3 15 8 13.06   
C. Perez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hitchcock 44
Batters Faced: S. Hitchcock 30, R. Pavlik 12, N. Minchey 9, S. Cooke 5, C. Perez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hitchcock 2-5, R. Pavlik 1-1, N. Minchey 1-0, S. Cooke 1-0, C. Perez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hitchcock 115-77, R. Pavlik 55-28, N. Minchey 47-27, S. Cooke 15-8, C. Perez 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pavlik 1-1 , S. Cooke 3-3
WP: S. Hitchcock 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Richard Hidalgo
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Rain (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 34621
Special Notes: LF Rudy Pemberton was injured being hit by a pitch.
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