DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
05/02/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 361 - SATURDAY, MAY 2ND, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (25-7) 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 16 19 1
Boston Red Sox (13-18) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
Plantier Gets 300th Home Run
At Fenway Park Phil Plantier smashed his 300th career home run in a game against Boston today. The 29-year-old left fielder had a hand in the Kansas City Royals 16-3 victory with 1 home run and 2 RBI. For the day he went 2 hits-5 at-bats.

At the press conference after the game, Plantier downplayed his achievement.

"To reach 300 home runs is amazing and something I'll always cherish. I've been fortunate to remain healthy and play at a high level through most of my career."

Looking at his career stats, Plantier is batting .225 and has totaled 300 home runs.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 7 3 2 1 0 1 4 .271 7 18
A. Rios CF 5 2 4 3 1 1 0 .255 5 14
J. Thome 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 .247 7 15
P. Plantier DH 5 2 2 2 1 2 3 .210 7 14
R. Hidalgo LF 4 2 2 2 2 1 0 .258 8 20
B. Larkin SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .211 2 12
   a-H. Meulens PH, 3B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .353 0 1
Q. Veras 3B, SS 3 2 2 0 3 0 0 .160 1 9
R. Wilkins C 5 1 0 0 0 2 8 .180 7 15
   b-T. Eusebio PH, C 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .345 0 5
R. Sanders RF 6 1 3 5 0 0 3 .245 3 13
Totals 45 16 19 16 8 9 27      
a - H. Meulens pinch hit for B. Larkin in the 8th
b - T. Eusebio pinch hit for R. Wilkins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rios 2 (5, 4th Inning off T. Gordon, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. McDowell, 2 on, 2 outs) R. Hidalgo (6, 9th Inning off F. DiPino, 2 on, 1 out) Q. Veras (3, 7th Inning off R. McDowell, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Thome (6, 9th Inning off F. DiPino, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (7, 1st Inning off T. Gordon, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Rios (5, 9th Inning off F. DiPino, 0 on, 1 out) R. Sanders (3, 2nd Inning off T. Gordon, 1 on, 1 out) P. Plantier (7, 1st Inning off T. Gordon, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 5 , A. Rios 9 , R. Hidalgo 3 , Q. Veras 3 , J. Thome 3 , R. Sanders 6 , P. Plantier 5 , H. Meulens 2
2-out RBI: A. Rios , R. Sanders 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Alomar 2 , R. Wilkins , R. Sanders , P. Plantier
GIDP: B. Larkin
Sac Fly: J. Thome , B. Larkin
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (10)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Alomar (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Jones CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .167 1 2
M. Blowers 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .188 0 1
R. Durham DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .280 6 16
T. Greene C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 2 11
D. Bichette RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176 0 7
P. Clark 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .158 0 7
T. Fernandez SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .257 2 10
O. McDowell LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .214 3 8
T. Bogar 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .308 0 3
Totals 35 3 7 3 1 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Clark (3, 2nd Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 1 out) M. Blowers (2, 7th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Durham (6, 3rd Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Durham 5 , T. Bogar 2 , P. Clark 2 , M. Blowers 2 , O. McDowell
2-out RBI: T. Bogar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Greene , T. Jones , R. Durham , M. Blowers
Hit by Pitch: T. Greene
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Durham (8) , O. McDowell (5)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Clark (4) , T. Fernandez (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Bogar-Blowers-Clark)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Reed W (5-1) 9.0 7 3 3 1 8 1 129 84 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 68
Batters Faced: R. Reed 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 12-7
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 129-84
Hit Batsmen: R. Reed
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Gordon L (0-6) 3.0 7 8 6 3 4 3 80 45 6.07   
D. Bochtler 1.2 0 0 0 4 2 0 41 18 3.93   
R. McDowell 2.1 4 2 0 0 1 0 33 24 6.43   
F. DiPino 1.2 8 6 6 1 1 1 51 32 5.27   
R. Hernandez 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Gordon 16
Batters Faced: T. Gordon 20, D. Bochtler 9, R. McDowell 11, F. DiPino 14, R. Hernandez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Gordon 3-2, D. Bochtler 2-1, R. McDowell 1-4, F. DiPino 1-3, R. Hernandez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Gordon 80-45, D. Bochtler 41-18, R. McDowell 33-24, F. DiPino 51-32, R. Hernandez 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Bochtler 1-1 , R. McDowell 1-0 , R. Hernandez 1-0
WP: T. Gordon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Armando Rios
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 9832
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