DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
06/20/1995
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 917 - TUESDAY, JUNE 20TH, 1995 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (50-27) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 5 7 0
Cleveland Spiders (38-39) 1 0 4 0 1 0 4 0 X 10 14 0
Royals Lose, 10-5, at League Park
The Cleveland Spiders stopped the Kansas City Royals, 10-5, at League Park. The Spiders got a big game from Marquis Grissom, who hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. Masaki Saito picked up the win, improving his season record to 9-4. He struck out 6 in 9 innings. Cleveland now owns a record of 38-39.

The Spiders got an important contribution from third baseman Kent Anderson, who in the bottom of the third hit a 1-1 fastball into right-center for a 2-run single. It was his 9th hit of the season and put the Spiders ahead, 3-1.

"We came out aggressive," said Spiders manager Wilson Ogle. "We came out swinging the bats."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .298 10 31
O. Merced RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .317 12 39
R. Wilkins C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .275 16 34
J. Burnitz LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241 18 38
J. Thome DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .249 28 66
J. Olerud 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .319 10 38
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263 12 31
R. Lankford CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .286 9 32
B. Larkin SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269 11 42
Totals 32 5 7 5 4 6 11      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Lankford (15, 5th Inning off M. Saito, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (10, 8th Inning off M. Saito, 0 on, 1 out) J. Thome (28, 7th Inning off M. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Olerud (10, 2nd Inning off M. Saito, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 4 , J. Thome 4 , O. Merced 2 , R. Lankford 2 , J. Olerud 4 , B. Larkin
2-out RBI: , J. Olerud 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Wilkins , T. Naehring
GIDP: R. Wilkins
Hit by Pitch: B. Larkin
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Alomar (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gilkey RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .268 19 48
M. Morandini 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .307 5 34
D. Strawberry LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .206 20 46
   a-D. Bragg PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 1 2
H. Johnson DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .205 25 57
M. Grissom CF 4 3 2 2 1 1 3 .261 16 40
B. Ripken 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .243 0 15
J. Vizcaino SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 7 .240 2 27
K. Anderson 3B 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .200 0 12
G. Williams C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .173 0 5
Totals 37 10 14 10 5 7 20      
a - D. Bragg pinch hit for D. Strawberry in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Williams 2 (4, 3rd Inning off R. Cormier, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 1 out) B. Gilkey (15, 1st Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Vizcaino (8, 7th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out) B. Ripken (22, 8th Inning off M. Stanton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Grissom 2 (16, 5th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson , G. Williams 4 , M. Morandini , B. Gilkey 2 , J. Vizcaino 3 , M. Grissom 8 , B. Ripken 2 , K. Anderson 2 , D. Strawberry 2
2-out RBI: G. Williams , M. Morandini , K. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Johnson , G. Williams , M. Morandini , B. Gilkey , J. Vizcaino 2
Sac Fly: B. Gilkey
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gilkey (19) , J. Vizcaino (7) , D. Strawberry (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morandini-Vizcaino-Ripken)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier L (2-3) 4.1 7 6 6 5 5 1 106 56 3.72   
B. Jones 2.2 6 4 4 0 1 1 51 35 6.71   
M. Stanton 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 11 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 25
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 25, B. Jones 14, M. Stanton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 4-4, B. Jones 4-3, M. Stanton 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 106-56, B. Jones 51-35, M. Stanton 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Jones 1-0
WP: R. Cormier 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Saito W (9-4) 9.0 7 5 5 4 6 3 146 88 4.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Saito 55
Batters Faced: M. Saito 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Saito 7-12
Pitches - Strikes: M. Saito 146-88
WP: M. Saito
Hit Batsmen: M. Saito
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marquis Grissom
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 34609
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