DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
06/06/1994
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 759 - MONDAY, JUNE 6TH, 1994 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (46-18) 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 7 9 2
New York Yankees (29-35) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0
Tapani Goes Distance in 7-2 Win
The Kansas City Royals got a strong performance from pitcher Kevin Tapani, who stymied the New York offense en route to a 7-2 win at Yankee Stadium. This win makes it 10 in a row for Kansas City.

Tapani scattered 5 hits over 9 innings for the Royals. With the win, Tapani goes to 7-4 on the year with 71 strikeouts.

"I like our moxie," said Royals manager Daniel Drucker.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .263 8 33
R. Sanders RF 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .249 18 38
J. Thome DH 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .251 23 50
B. Larkin SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .291 13 44
D. Justice LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .272 16 32
R. Wilkins C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 7 19
D. Tartabull 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .179 4 8
T. Naehring 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .209 7 26
H. Meulens 2B 2 1 1 3 1 1 0 .174 1 5
Totals 34 7 9 7 5 9 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Sanders 2 (18, 1st Inning off A. Young, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off S. Ontiveros, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Lankford (8, 7th Inning off A. Ashby, 0 on, 2 outs) H. Meulens (1, 7th Inning off A. Ashby, 2 on, 2 outs) D. Justice (16, 8th Inning off S. Ontiveros, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thome , R. Sanders 8 , T. Naehring , R. Lankford 5 , H. Meulens 4 , D. Justice 5
2-out RBI: R. Sanders , R. Lankford , H. Meulens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Lankford 2
GIDP: B. Larkin
Hit by Pitch: H. Meulens
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Justice (2)
CS: R. Lankford (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Tartabull 2 (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Meulens-Larkin-Tartabull)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lewis LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .225 2 18
R. Kelly RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .252 5 23
D. Mattingly 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296 9 34
P. Sorrento DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .276 3 13
J. Kunkel CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .204 7 23
K. Gruber 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .218 11 30
M. LaValliere C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 2 9
R. Ready 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .240 4 17
A. Espinoza SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 11
Totals 32 2 5 1 2 8 9      
BATTING
Triples: R. Kelly (3, 5th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Gruber (11, 9th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Lewis , R. Kelly 4 , M. LaValliere , K. Gruber 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mattingly , D. Lewis , P. Sorrento , K. Gruber
GIDP: R. Ready
Sac Bunt: R. Kelly
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Kelly (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gruber-Ready-Mattingly)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Tapani W (7-4) 9.0 5 2 1 2 8 1 125 82 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 77
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 11-7
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 125-82
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Young L (5-5) 6.0 5 2 2 2 7 1 94 59 4.07   
A. Ashby 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 2 21 10 5.70   
S. Ontiveros 2.1 2 2 2 2 1 2 47 27 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Young 59
Batters Faced: A. Young 23, A. Ashby 5, S. Ontiveros 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Young 4-5, A. Ashby 1-0, S. Ontiveros 0-6
Pitches - Strikes: A. Young 94-59, A. Ashby 21-10, S. Ontiveros 47-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ashby 1-1
WP: S. Ontiveros
Hit Batsmen: S. Ontiveros
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Tapani
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 34870
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