DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
05/30/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 646 - FRIDAY, MAY 30TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (32-21) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 12 0
Chicago Cubs (30-24) 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 X 6 8 0
Cubs Double Up Kansas City, 6-3
Chicago right-hander Eric King pitched his team to victory over the Kansas City Royals at Wrigley Field. The final score was 6-3. Frank DiPino picked up the save, his 16th. The Cubs bumped their record to 30-24 with this latest triumph.

Luis Gonzalez, the Chicago designated hitter, contributed a 2-run single in the bottom of the fifth inning to make the score 3-0, Cubs. For the game, Gonzalez went 1 for 4. He drove in 2 runs.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Gonzalez.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .310 8 16
R. Lankford LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .297 14 34
J. Thome 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .235 18 32
J. Burnitz DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .252 13 39
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .259 14 31
B. Larkin SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .249 9 25
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .216 6 18
R. Wilkins C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .206 11 23
A. Jones CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .205 11 21
Totals 39 3 12 3 1 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Burnitz (6, 6th Inning off E. King, 0 on, 1 out) R. Wilkins (3, 5th Inning off E. King, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (8, 8th Inning off E. King, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Jones (11, 9th Inning off A. Reyes, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Thome (18, 6th Inning off E. King, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 6 , R. Hidalgo 2 , A. Jones 4 , J. Burnitz 2 , R. Wilkins 2 , J. Thome 5 , R. Lankford 2
2-out RBI: A. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , J. Burnitz , J. Thome , B. Larkin 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Larkin-Alomar-Thome)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker CF 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .197 5 12
L. Gonzalez DH 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .245 4 17
K. Hrbek 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .196 5 18
M. Piazza LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .284 10 32
T. Nixon RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .217 9 26
V. Castilla 3B 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .245 15 37
C. Hoiles C 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .135 9 17
S. Cooper 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .219 5 10
J. Cirillo SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .267 1 18
Totals 31 6 8 6 4 6 11      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Nixon (8, 6th Inning off K. Rogers, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: V. Castilla (15, 6th Inning off K. Rogers, 2 on, 0 outs) R. Becker (5, 1st Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hrbek 2 , T. Nixon 2 , M. Piazza , V. Castilla 4 , L. Gonzalez , S. Cooper , R. Becker 4
2-out RBI: L. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hrbek , L. Gonzalez
GIDP: M. Piazza
Team LOB: 5
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Reed L (0-1) 5.0 5 4 4 3 1 1 88 50 7.20   
K. Rogers 3.0 3 2 2 1 5 1 44 32 6.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 39
Batters Faced: R. Reed 22, K. Rogers 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 5-8, K. Rogers 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 88-50, K. Rogers 44-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rogers 1-1
Balk: R. Reed
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. King W (5-4) 7.1 8 2 2 0 4 2 101 66 4.52   
A. Reyes 1.1 4 1 1 0 1 1 25 16 4.07   
F. DiPino SV (16) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 1.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. King 58
Batters Faced: E. King 30, A. Reyes 8, F. DiPino 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. King 6-12, A. Reyes 2-1, F. DiPino 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. King 101-66, A. Reyes 25-16, F. DiPino 5-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Reyes 1-0 , F. DiPino 2-0
Balk: E. King
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric King
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 19 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 31278
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