DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
05/27/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 615 - TUESDAY, MAY 27TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (31-20) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
New York Yankees (14-38) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 10 0
Royals Get One-Run Win at New York
The Kansas City Royals turned back the New York Yankees, 4-3, at Yankee Stadium. Roberto Alomar was named player of the game for his fine performance. He was 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Armando Benitez recorded the save for Kansas City, his 10th of the season. The losing skid has reached 10 games for New York.

Alomar provided the big break for the Royals in the top of the third inning. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a 2-run home run, helping Kansas City to get the win.

"Been a rough stretch for us," said New York manager Tigerr Wolfe.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .301 7 15
R. Lankford LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .294 14 34
J. Burnitz DH 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .253 13 39
J. Thome 1B 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .229 16 30
R. Hidalgo RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .260 14 31
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .208 10 20
B. Larkin SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .249 9 25
R. Wilkins C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .205 11 23
T. Naehring 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .213 6 18
Totals 30 4 6 4 7 12 17      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Naehring (6, 3rd Inning off R. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (7, 3rd Inning off R. Martinez, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Burnitz (13, 3rd Inning off R. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 5 , J. Burnitz 4 , J. Thome , T. Naehring 2 , R. Lankford
2-out RBI: J. Thome
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hidalgo , J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins , J. Thome
Sac Bunt: R. Alomar
Hit by Pitch: A. Jones
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar 2 (24) , J. Burnitz (1) , R. Lankford 2 (20)
CS: R. Alomar (1) , A. Jones (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Cabrera SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .256 2 16
B. Abreu RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .219 8 20
M. Lieberthal C 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .269 8 23
K. Kiyohara 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .198 13 33
T. Fryman 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .219 5 18
R. Thompson DH 4 0 1 1 0 3 4 .191 3 13
M. Gallego 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .202 1 5
Q. McCracken LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .146 1 2
D. Lewis CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .166 1 9
Totals 35 3 10 3 5 9 21      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Kiyohara (6, 6th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Gallego , O. Cabrera 2 , K. Kiyohara 2 , M. Lieberthal 2 , R. Thompson , D. Lewis , T. Fryman 2
2-out RBI: R. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gallego , Q. McCracken 2 , T. Fryman
Sac Bunt: O. Cabrera
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lewis (12)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown W (7-2) 6.0 8 2 2 2 7 0 118 70 1.83   
G. Olson H (2) 1.0 2 1 1 3 1 0 35 18 0.87   
J. Habyan H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 15 5.00   
A. Benitez SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 53
Batters Faced: K. Brown 27, G. Olson 8, J. Habyan 3, A. Benitez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 6-4, G. Olson 1-1, J. Habyan 3-0, A. Benitez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 118-70, G. Olson 35-18, J. Habyan 20-15, A. Benitez 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Olson 1-1 , J. Habyan 1-0
WP: K. Brown 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Martinez L (2-7) 6.0 6 4 4 5 9 2 108 62 4.59   
B. Eversgerd 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 8 3.24   
J. Mesa 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 25 10 5.76   
D. Simons 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 8 1.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Martinez 48
Batters Faced: R. Martinez 28, B. Eversgerd 3, J. Mesa 5, D. Simons 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Martinez 4-4, B. Eversgerd 0-1, J. Mesa 1-1, D. Simons 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Martinez 108-62, B. Eversgerd 10-8, J. Mesa 25-10, D. Simons 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Eversgerd 1-0 , D. Simons 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Mesa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roberto Alomar
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 33634
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