DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/22/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 900 - SUNDAY, JUNE 22ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (42-34) 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 12 1
Kansas City Royals (49-26) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 2
Mike Mussina Goes Distance in Win
Cincinnati Reds starter Mike Mussina turned in an exceptional performance against the Kansas City Royals at Royals Stadium, resulting in a Cincinnati win, 12-1. With the win, the Reds have a record of 42-34.

Mussina overpowered the Royals. The Cincinnati right-hander allowed 6 hits over 9 innings, while recording 11 punchouts. With the win, he is 6-3 on the season.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Cincinnati manager Eric Deutsch.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .310 5 36
S. Rolen 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 3 .212 14 46
B. Williams RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .244 9 51
B. Higginson LF 5 2 2 4 0 1 2 .296 16 47
J. Lopez C 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .289 18 51
F. McGriff DH 5 1 2 1 0 3 2 .272 10 33
S. Spiezio 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .263 11 45
O. Vizquel SS 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .215 1 23
D. Hosey CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .206 1 20
Totals 39 12 12 12 3 10 13      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Hosey (13, 1st Inning off B. Jones, 2 on, 1 out) B. Higginson (17, 1st Inning off J. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Rolen 2 (22, 1st Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Thompson, 0 on, 1 out) S. Spiezio (16, 1st Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 1 out) B. Williams 2 (18, 1st Inning off B. Jones, 2 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Higginson (16, 1st Inning off B. Jones, 2 on, 0 outs) F. Vina (5, 1st Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Rolen (14, 8th Inning off J. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. McGriff 2 , D. Hosey 2 , B. Higginson 6 , F. Vina 4 , S. Rolen 8 , S. Spiezio 2 , B. Williams 4
2-out RBI: F. McGriff , B. Higginson , B. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. McGriff , B. Higginson , S. Spiezio
GIDP: S. Spiezio
Sac Fly: S. Rolen
Hit by Pitch: F. Vina
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: O. Vizquel (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303 11 26
R. Lankford LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267 16 43
J. Thome 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .244 27 46
J. Burnitz DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .262 19 52
R. Hidalgo RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .267 17 45
   a-R. Sanders PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 10 20
B. Larkin SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .250 9 32
   b-Q. Veras PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 3 10
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .238 12 35
R. Wilkins C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .207 15 34
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237 18 45
Totals 34 1 6 1 0 11 11      
a - R. Sanders pinch hit for R. Hidalgo in the 9th
b - Q. Veras pinch hit for B. Larkin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (12, 1st Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Larkin (13, 7th Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Burnitz (19, 6th Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 2 , B. Larkin 3 , J. Burnitz 4 , T. Naehring , R. Lankford
2-out RBI: J. Burnitz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jones , J. Burnitz , T. Naehring
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Wilkins (4) , J. Thome (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Larkin-Alomar-Thome)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Mussina W (6-3) 9.0 6 1 1 0 11 1 147 96 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mussina 82
Batters Faced: M. Mussina 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mussina 6-10
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mussina 147-96
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones L (9-5) 0.2 7 10 6 2 1 2 50 28 3.54   
J. Thompson 6.2 5 2 2 1 6 1 95 60 2.88   
S. Woodard 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 12 4.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones -3
Batters Faced: B. Jones 12, J. Thompson 27, S. Woodard 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 0-1, J. Thompson 8-5, S. Woodard 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 50-28, J. Thompson 95-60, S. Woodard 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Thompson 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Thompson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Mussina
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 13914
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