DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MILWAUKEE CREAMS
06/26/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MILWAUKEE CREAMS
GAME ID: 942 - THURSDAY, JUNE 26TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Royals (52-27) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 9 11 1
Milwaukee Creams (47-33) 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 10 13 0
Creams Walk Off with Win
Ken Caminiti had a 5-RBI game, during Milwaukee's 10-9 triumph over the Kansas City. Caminiti contributed 1 single and 1 home run to the cause. Milwaukee has now won 3 in a row.

Coming to the plate with two out in the bottom of the tenth inning, Milwaukee left fielder Steve Finley had a chance to be the hero. Facing Kansas City pitcher John Habyan with the bases loaded, Finley, who finished 3rd in the FL in stolen bases with 70 in 1993, hit a walk-off run-scoring single.

"Exhilarating win," said Caminiti.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 3B 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 .208 3 10
R. Alomar 2B 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 .295 11 28
J. Burnitz DH 4 2 1 1 2 1 1 .258 22 55
R. Lankford LF 2 2 1 0 3 0 1 .275 17 47
B. Larkin SS 5 2 3 2 0 0 4 .250 9 34
R. Wilkins C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .200 15 35
   a-R. Hidalgo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 19 48
   b-T. Eusebio C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 2 12
A. Jones CF 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .234 19 48
R. Milligan 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .226 7 18
R. Sanders RF 5 1 2 5 0 2 1 .230 12 26
Totals 39 9 11 9 7 7 18      
a - R. Hidalgo pinch hit for R. Wilkins in the 9th
b - T. Eusebio substituted for R. Hidalgo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (15, 8th Inning off R. Murphy, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Milligan (5, 9th Inning off R. Murphy, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Lankford (5, 3rd Inning off M. Portugal, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Burnitz (22, 5th Inning off M. Portugal, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Sanders (12, 8th Inning off R. Murphy, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Larkin 3 , R. Alomar 2 , Q. Veras , J. Burnitz 4 , R. Wilkins , R. Sanders 5 , R. Lankford 3 , R. Milligan 2
2-out RBI: J. Burnitz , R. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Larkin 2 , R. Alomar , R. Sanders
Sac Fly: A. Jones
Hit by Pitch: R. Milligan
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lankford (25)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Alomar (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Larkin-Alomar-Milligan)
OF assists: 1 (Jones (Elway at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Loretta 2B 4 2 0 0 2 0 4 .299 5 36
C. Jones 3B 6 2 4 0 0 0 1 .298 17 52
   b-K. Williams PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .162 2 4
K. Caminiti DH 6 1 2 5 0 0 4 .310 28 69
C. Delgado 1B 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 .246 28 77
J. Elway RF 3 1 0 1 2 1 3 .234 25 51
S. Finley LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 7 .357 0 2
B. Ausmus C 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .282 3 9
   a-T. Houston PH, C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 1
R. Sanchez SS 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .259 1 24
T. Goodwin CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .246 4 27
Totals 39 10 13 9 7 6 29      
a - T. Houston pinch hit for B. Ausmus in the 9th
b - K. Williams pinch ran for C. Jones in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jones (19, 10th Inning off J. Habyan, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Caminiti (28, 1st Inning off R. Cormier, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Jones 5 , R. Sanchez 3 , T. Goodwin , S. Finley 2 , B. Ausmus , K. Caminiti 5
2-out RBI: S. Finley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Loretta , C. Jones , S. Finley , K. Caminiti
GIDP: K. Caminiti
Sac Bunt: T. Goodwin , S. Finley
Hit by Pitch: J. Elway , C. Delgado 2
Team LOB: 9
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier 5.2 8 7 6 2 4 1 111 59 2.75   
G. Olson 2.1 2 2 2 2 2 0 46 24 1.59   
J. Thompson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.84   
R. Beck 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 4.50   
J. Habyan L (4-1) 1.0 3 1 1 2 0 0 23 14 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 29
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 29, G. Olson 12, J. Thompson 1, R. Beck 2, J. Habyan 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 7-5, G. Olson 3-2, J. Thompson 1-0, R. Beck 0-1, J. Habyan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 111-59, G. Olson 46-24, J. Thompson 1-1, R. Beck 4-3, J. Habyan 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Olson 2-0 , J. Thompson 1-0 , R. Beck 1-0 , J. Habyan 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Cormier 2 , G. Olson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Portugal 6.0 7 3 3 2 3 1 96 59 5.48   
W. Gardner 1.0 1 3 3 2 1 0 24 11 4.44   
P. Leftwich 0.1 0 2 2 1 0 0 12 5 13.50   
R. Murphy BS (3) 1.1 3 1 1 2 0 1 44 24 3.21   
J. Calhoun W (8-3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 14 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Portugal 47
Batters Faced: M. Portugal 26, W. Gardner 6, P. Leftwich 3, R. Murphy 9, J. Calhoun 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Portugal 8-6, W. Gardner 1-1, P. Leftwich 0-1, R. Murphy 1-3, J. Calhoun 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Portugal 96-59, W. Gardner 24-11, P. Leftwich 12-5, R. Murphy 44-24, J. Calhoun 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Leftwich 2-1 , R. Murphy 3-3 , J. Calhoun 1-0
WP: W. Gardner
Hit Batsmen: P. Leftwich
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Caminiti
Ballpark: Milwaukee County Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 4:09
Attendance: 24369
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