DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
06/04/1995
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 746 - SUNDAY, JUNE 4TH, 1995 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Kansas City Royals (41-21) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 10 0
New York Yankees (28-35) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 11 0
Yankees Losing Streak at 5 After Extra-Inning Loss to Royals
The Royals had to overcome a fine performance from New York pitcher Jim Abbott to grab a 5-4 win at Yankee Stadium. Abbott allowed 2 earned runs over 7 innings. Kansas City reliever Armando Benitez was the winner. His record is now 3-3. The losing pitcher was Eric Plunk. The winning streak has now reached 6 games for Kansas City.

Kansas City used the timely hitting of Jim Thome to seize the win. The designated hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the 11th inning to put the Royals on top, 5-4. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

In postgame comments, Thome said, "I think we gave the fans their money's worth."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 3 2 2 0 3 0 0 .312 10 32
C. Hoiles C 6 1 3 2 0 1 2 .323 5 20
J. Conine LF 6 0 0 0 0 2 6 .266 5 16
J. Thome DH 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 .264 26 61
D. Tartabull 1B 5 0 1 0 1 2 6 .198 6 11
B. Larkin SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .272 10 35
J. Frye 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .220 3 18
   c-R. Alomar PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312 6 25
R. Sanders CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .250 10 19
   a-R. Lankford PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .275 7 22
   b-J. Burnitz CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .253 15 32
T. Naehring 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .267 11 28
Totals 42 5 10 5 7 14 28      
a - R. Lankford pinch hit for R. Sanders in the 9th
b - J. Burnitz substituted for R. Lankford in the 9th
c - R. Alomar pinch hit for J. Frye in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Hoiles (5, 4th Inning off J. Abbott, 1 on, 0 outs) R. Lankford (7, 9th Inning off A. Ashby, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Hoiles 6 , B. Larkin , D. Tartabull , J. Thome , T. Naehring , O. Merced 2 , R. Lankford 4
2-out RBI: J. Thome
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Tartabull 2 , R. Sanders , J. Burnitz
GIDP: B. Larkin
Hit by Pitch: J. Thome
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lewis LF 6 2 2 0 0 1 1 .303 3 25
R. Kelly RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .251 5 25
D. Mattingly 1B 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .241 11 39
N. Esasky DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .241 3 8
J. Kunkel CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .182 4 18
M. Lieberthal C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .259 7 22
D. Jeter SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .208 8 29
K. Gruber 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .184 5 25
A. Stankiewicz 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .216 1 16
Totals 43 4 11 4 2 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Kelly 2 (13, 5th Inning off R. Cormier, 2 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Habyan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Mattingly 2 , M. Lieberthal , A. Stankiewicz , D. Lewis 2 , R. Kelly 5 , J. Kunkel , K. Gruber
2-out RBI: D. Mattingly
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jeter , N. Esasky
Hit by Pitch: A. Stankiewicz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Gruber (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gruber-Stankiewicz-Mattingly)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier 7.1 8 2 2 2 3 0 121 80 4.08   
T. Percival 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00   
K. Rogers 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 3.00   
J. Habyan BS (2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 23 13 3.43   
A. Benitez W (3-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 9 3.63   
M. Stanton SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 55
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 32, T. Percival 1, K. Rogers 1, J. Habyan 6, A. Benitez 3, M. Stanton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 12-6, T. Percival 1-0, K. Rogers 0-0, J. Habyan 0-2, A. Benitez 0-0, M. Stanton 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 121-80, T. Percival 1-1, K. Rogers 8-5, J. Habyan 23-13, A. Benitez 14-9, M. Stanton 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Percival 1-0 , K. Rogers 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Cormier
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Abbott 7.0 4 2 2 1 6 1 88 58 3.86   
G. Jimenez 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 20 12 3.09   
A. Ashby 2.0 2 2 2 2 4 1 41 23 4.97   
E. Plunk L (1-1) 1.0 1 1 1 3 1 0 35 16 2.88   
D. Cone 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 7 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Abbott 66
Batters Faced: J. Abbott 26, G. Jimenez 4, A. Ashby 10, E. Plunk 7, D. Cone 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Abbott 7-7, G. Jimenez 0-0, A. Ashby 0-2, E. Plunk 1-1, D. Cone 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Abbott 88-58, G. Jimenez 20-12, A. Ashby 41-23, E. Plunk 35-16, D. Cone 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ashby 3-0 , E. Plunk 1-0 , D. Cone 2-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Abbott
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Abbott
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 33355
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