DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/06/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 726 - FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (19-42) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Kansas City Royals (39-21) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2 2 0
Kansas City Edges Boston, 2-1, Jones Ks 10
Kansas City rode a good effort from starter Bobby J. Jones to beat the Boston Red Sox at Royals Stadium. The final score was 2-1. Armando Benitez recorded the save for Kansas City, his 14th of the season. Kansas City now has a 7-game win streak.

Jones subdued the Boston offense. The Kansas City right-hander allowed a mere 4 hits over 8 innings, while fanning 10. His season record goes to 7-4 with the win.

"It was a tough night at the plate," said Boston manager Brett Williams.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .265 1 8
S. Fletcher SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 3 17
   a-T. Hollandsworth PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204 4 16
   b-T. Bogar SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 1 7
A. Eto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .232 8 24
B. Bonds LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .286 18 39
D. Ortiz DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .268 6 26
D. Tartabull 1B 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .170 7 27
M. Cameron CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .177 11 32
J. Cora RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 0 2
T. Greene C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .152 5 15
Totals 31 1 4 1 1 11 8      
a - T. Hollandsworth pinch hit for S. Fletcher in the 8th
b - T. Bogar substituted for T. Hollandsworth in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Cameron (8, 2nd Inning off B. Jones, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Ortiz , M. Cameron 2 , E. Renteria , B. Bonds
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Greene
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: D. Tartabull (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Eto-Fletcher-Tartabull)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .305 10 23
R. Lankford LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .284 15 37
J. Thome 1B 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 .255 22 38
J. Burnitz DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 14 43
R. Hidalgo RF 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .263 14 35
B. Larkin SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .248 9 30
T. Naehring 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 7 23
R. Wilkins C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 12 29
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 13 30
Totals 25 2 2 2 4 7 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Thome (22, 4th Inning off P. Harnisch, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , J. Thome 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Larkin
GIDP: R. Lankford
Sac Fly: R. Hidalgo
Hit by Pitch: J. Burnitz
Team LOB: 5
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Harnisch L (3-5) 7.1 2 2 2 4 6 1 108 60 4.95   
R. Hernandez 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 6 4.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Harnisch 68
Batters Faced: P. Harnisch 29, R. Hernandez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Harnisch 5-10, R. Hernandez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Harnisch 108-60, R. Hernandez 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hernandez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Harnisch
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones W (7-4) 8.0 4 1 1 1 10 0 116 77 3.44   
A. Benitez SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 11 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 79
Batters Faced: B. Jones 29, A. Benitez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 4-10, A. Benitez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 116-77, A. Benitez 15-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby J. Jones
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 13689
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