DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
05/21/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 549 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 21ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (27-18) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 6 11 0
Cleveland Spiders (25-21) 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 13 1
Strawberry 3-4 to Power Spiders Offense
Darryl Strawberry led Cleveland to a triumph over Kansas City. The final score was 8-6. The designated hitter went 3 for 4, falling a triple shy of the cycle. He scored 3 runs and added 3 RBI. John Thomson went 8.2 innings for Cleveland to pick up the win. The right-hander was charged with 6 earned runs. He scattered 10 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 5. His record improves to 3-3. The Spiders now own a record of 25-21.

With Cleveland leading 3-1 in the bottom of the second, Strawberry hit a fastball from Bobby J. Jones for a 2-run home run. It was his 14th home run of the season and put the Spiders ahead, 5-1.

"Winning is contagious," said Strawberry. "We're looking forward to the next game."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 5 12
R. Lankford LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .306 13 31
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .273 12 38
J. Thome 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .226 15 27
R. Hidalgo RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .268 13 28
A. Jones CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .222 10 20
B. Larkin SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .249 7 18
R. Wilkins C 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .216 10 20
T. Naehring 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .213 6 18
Totals 38 6 11 6 3 6 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Hidalgo 2 (13, 2nd Inning off J. Thomson, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off J. Thomson, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Wilkins (10, 7th Inning off J. Thomson, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Naehring (6, 9th Inning off J. Thomson, 0 on, 1 out) R. Lankford (13, 9th Inning off J. Thomson, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Larkin (7, 7th Inning off J. Thomson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , R. Hidalgo 8 , A. Jones , J. Burnitz 2 , R. Wilkins 4 , J. Thome , T. Naehring 4 , R. Lankford 4 , B. Larkin 4
2-out RBI: R. Hidalgo , R. Lankford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Jones 2 , J. Burnitz , R. Lankford
Hit by Pitch: R. Alomar
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (20)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 3 3 3 1 0 1 .300 14 32
T. Perez 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 .325 5 22
K. Mitchell 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .299 17 46
T. Hundley C 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .242 19 30
R. Ibanez LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .237 7 21
   a-G. Anderson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 3 6
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .227 9 27
R. Petagine 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .238 1 3
M. Grissom CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .229 4 18
B. Ripken SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 2 .243 1 14
Totals 37 8 13 8 3 8 17      
a - G. Anderson substituted for R. Ibanez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Ripken 2 (11, 2nd Inning off B. Jones, 2 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Strawberry (6, 3rd Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hundley (19, 2nd Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Strawberry (14, 2nd Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ibanez , T. Perez , R. Petagine 2 , T. Hundley 4 , M. Grissom 2 , B. Ripken 5 , D. Strawberry 7
2-out RBI: R. Ibanez , T. Perez , T. Hundley , D. Strawberry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Perez , B. Gilkey 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Ibanez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Grissom (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones L (5-4) 2.2 9 8 8 1 2 2 81 49 3.82   
J. Thompson 3.2 3 0 0 1 5 0 71 43 3.00   
G. Olson 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 5
Batters Faced: B. Jones 19, J. Thompson 15, G. Olson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 2-4, J. Thompson 5-1, G. Olson 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 81-49, J. Thompson 71-43, G. Olson 29-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Thompson 1-1 , G. Olson 1-0
WP: B. Jones
Hit Batsmen: B. Jones
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Thomson W (3-3) 8.2 10 6 6 2 5 6 147 95 5.24   
S. Karsay SV (11) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 6 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thomson 43
Batters Faced: J. Thomson 39, S. Karsay 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thomson 9-12, S. Karsay 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thomson 147-95, S. Karsay 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Karsay 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Thomson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darryl Strawberry
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 34867
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