DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/24/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1216 - FRIDAY, JULY 24TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Phillies (40-62) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 14 1
Kansas City Royals (63-40) 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 X 6 14 0
Royals Double Up Philadelphia, 6-3
The Kansas City Royals bested the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 6-3, with first baseman Jim Thome getting the main credit. On the day, Thome was 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Royals. Rod Beck notched his 8th save in 10 chances. Kansas City has now won 4 straight.

The Royals got a big at-bat from right fielder Richard Hidalgo. For the game, Hidalgo was 2 for 4 with 2 singles. In the bottom of the first, with the bases loaded, he stroked a run-scoring single. His 114th hit of the season gave Kansas City a 1-0 lead.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Kansas City manager Daniel Drucker.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Koskie 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .208 10 31
T. Fryman 2B 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .219 16 51
B. Abreu DH 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .257 16 40
D. Lee 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .266 23 63
J. Canseco RF 5 0 0 0 0 5 6 .218 11 34
R. Thompson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .197 13 32
G. Kapler LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .196 6 23
A. Pierzynski C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .218 3 23
M. Gallego SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .221 4 18
Totals 41 3 14 3 0 13 24      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Abreu 2 (13, 1st Inning off J. Thompson, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off J. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Abreu (1, 7th Inning off J. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Kapler (6, 6th Inning off J. Thompson, 0 on, 1 out) M. Gallego (4, 8th Inning off J. Thompson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pierzynski 2 , C. Koskie 2 , G. Kapler 5 , D. Lee , B. Abreu 7 , T. Fryman , M. Gallego 6
2-out RBI: C. Koskie , M. Gallego
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Canseco 2 , R. Thompson 2 , T. Fryman 2
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: C. Koskie (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rolen 3B 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .276 5 19
A. Rios CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .273 14 47
J. Thome 1B 4 1 3 2 0 1 2 .257 32 82
P. Plantier DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .250 24 60
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .284 27 77
R. Branyan LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .229 11 21
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .253 21 59
B. Larkin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .240 10 37
R. Wilkins C 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .191 12 39
Totals 37 6 14 6 1 7 21      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (23, 4th Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 1 out) S. Rolen (11, 5th Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Thome (15, 8th Inning off P. Assenmacher, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Wilkins (12, 6th Inning off J. Mesa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 3 , A. Rios 2 , R. Hidalgo 2 , R. Branyan , S. Rolen 3 , R. Wilkins 4 , J. Thome 4 , P. Plantier
2-out RBI: R. Alomar , R. Wilkins , J. Thome
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , R. Branyan , R. Wilkins , P. Plantier , B. Larkin
Sac Fly: J. Thome , P. Plantier
Team LOB: 10
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Clark 5.1 8 2 2 0 5 0 96 66 5.46   
J. Mesa L (1-4) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 28 15 6.70   
G. Jimenez 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 5.23   
P. Assenmacher 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 21 12 4.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 49
Batters Faced: M. Clark 25, J. Mesa 5, G. Jimenez 5, P. Assenmacher 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 4-7, J. Mesa 1-0, G. Jimenez 1-2, P. Assenmacher 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 96-66, J. Mesa 28-15, G. Jimenez 16-12, P. Assenmacher 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Jimenez 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Thompson W (13-4) 8.0 14 3 3 0 11 2 116 80 2.78   
R. Beck SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 8 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thompson 53
Batters Faced: J. Thompson 38, R. Beck 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thompson 3-10, R. Beck 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thompson 116-80, R. Beck 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Beck 1-0
Balk: J. Thompson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Thome
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 12453
Special Notes: Jose Canseco ties the FL regular season game record for strikeouts with 5.
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