DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
05/22/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 561 - THURSDAY, MAY 22ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (28-18) 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 8 6 1
Cleveland Spiders (25-22) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 0
2000th Hit for Strawberry
"It would have been a lot nicer if my 2000th hit had won the game," said Darryl Strawberry after the Cleveland Spiders had been tripped up by the Kansas City Royals, 8-3, spoiling his big day. The Spiders left fielder gained access to the exclusive 2000-hit club by going 1-for-4 in the game played at League Park.

"The standing ovation by the fans is not something I will ever forget," Strawberry said to the press after the game. "I think even the Royals fans were cheering me."

His numbers show Strawberry is carrying a .248 lifetime batting average with 671 home runs and 1541 RBIs.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .296 6 13
R. Lankford LF 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 .302 13 32
J. Burnitz DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .263 12 38
J. Thome 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .224 15 27
R. Hidalgo RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .265 13 28
A. Jones CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .223 10 20
B. Larkin SS 4 2 2 3 0 1 2 .254 8 21
R. Wilkins C 2 2 1 3 2 1 2 .221 11 23
T. Naehring 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .209 6 18
Totals 32 8 6 8 5 13 9      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Larkin (8, 6th Inning off B. Sebra, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Lankford (2, 3rd Inning off B. Sebra, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (6, 1st Inning off B. Sebra, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Wilkins (11, 6th Inning off B. Sebra, 2 on, 1 out) B. Larkin (8, 8th Inning off N. Minchey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 4 , A. Jones , R. Wilkins 4 , R. Lankford 3 , B. Larkin 6
2-out RBI: R. Lankford , B. Larkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins
Sac Bunt: T. Naehring
Hit by Pitch: R. Hidalgo
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: J. Thome (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Naehring-Alomar-Thome)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .299 14 32
T. Perez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319 5 22
K. Mitchell 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .294 17 46
R. Ibanez LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .233 7 21
B. Gilkey RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .223 9 27
H. Johnson 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .231 9 22
G. Williams C 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 .276 1 5
M. Grissom CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .229 4 19
B. Ripken SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .244 1 14
Totals 30 3 4 3 4 8 10      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Ripken (12, 3rd Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson , M. Grissom , B. Ripken 2 , D. Strawberry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Perez , M. Grissom , D. Strawberry
GIDP: B. Ripken
Sac Fly: G. Williams
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Strawberry (12)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown W (6-2) 9.0 4 3 3 4 8 0 136 83 1.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 71
Batters Faced: K. Brown 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 12-6
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 136-83
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Sebra L (4-3) 5.1 5 7 7 4 9 2 102 58 4.99   
N. Minchey 3.2 1 1 1 1 4 1 54 35 4.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sebra 35
Batters Faced: B. Sebra 26, N. Minchey 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sebra 5-2, N. Minchey 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sebra 102-58, N. Minchey 54-35
Hit Batsmen: B. Sebra
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Brown
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 34853
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