DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/12/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1431 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (51-69) 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 7 12 1
Kansas City Royals (78-41) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 5 10 0
Yankees Bang Out 7-5 Win Versus Kansas City
Nick Esasky knocked in 4 runs to help New York beat Kansas City, 7-5. Esasky produced 1 single and 1 home run. The Yankees' win now puts them at 51-69.

Esasky had no bigger at-bat than in the top of the fifth when the 32-year old first baseman hit a 3-run home run. The home run gave New York the lead, 6-2. It was his 7th home run of the season.

"I felt good up there," said Esasky. "I saw the ball well."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. LaValliere C 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .271 4 30
D. Lewis RF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 1 24
J. Kunkel CF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .260 17 51
D. Mattingly 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .273 11 41
N. Esasky DH 5 1 2 4 0 0 1 .258 7 26
M. Barrett 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .237 1 27
D. May LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 4 28
   a-R. Kelly RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 7 27
R. Ready 3B 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .213 8 44
A. Espinoza SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .203 0 31
Totals 35 7 12 7 3 3 10      
a - R. Kelly substituted for D. May in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kunkel (21, 5th Inning off A. Rincon, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Esasky (7, 5th Inning off A. Rincon, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. May , M. LaValliere , J. Kunkel 3 , A. Espinoza 2 , N. Esasky 5 , D. Mattingly 2 , M. Barrett 2
2-out RBI: A. Espinoza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lewis , M. LaValliere
GIDP: M. Barrett
Sac Bunt: D. Lewis , R. Kelly
Sac Fly: R. Ready
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kunkel (8)
Double Plays: 1 (LaValliere-Espinoza-Mattingly)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Larkin SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .265 9 61
O. Merced RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .281 16 69
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .276 13 69
   a-R. Lankford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 13 56
C. Brown 1B 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .276 4 28
D. Tartabull DH 5 1 1 2 0 3 3 .263 8 23
C. Hoiles C 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .243 14 36
R. Alomar 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .275 8 49
R. Sanders CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .254 26 71
J. Conine LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .283 8 30
Totals 37 5 10 5 4 11 22      
a - R. Lankford pinch hit for T. Naehring in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Conine (11, 3rd Inning off M. Langston, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Hoiles (14, 4th Inning off M. Langston, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Tartabull (8, 8th Inning off S. Ontiveros, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , O. Merced , J. Conine 2 , C. Hoiles 4 , B. Larkin 2 , D. Tartabull 4 , C. Brown 3
2-out RBI: C. Hoiles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Naehring , O. Merced , B. Larkin
GIDP: T. Naehring
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Naehring-Alomar-Brown)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Langston W (8-7) 7.0 8 4 4 3 8 1 110 73 3.33   
S. Ontiveros 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 30 20 4.85   
W. Gardner SV (21) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 16 12 4.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Langston 50
Batters Faced: M. Langston 31, S. Ontiveros 6, W. Gardner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Langston 7-5, S. Ontiveros 2-1, W. Gardner 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Langston 110-73, S. Ontiveros 30-20, W. Gardner 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Ontiveros 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Rincon L (0-1) 4.1 8 6 6 3 0 1 76 42 10.00   
R. Cormier 4.2 4 1 1 0 3 0 57 38 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Rincon 20
Batters Faced: A. Rincon 23, R. Cormier 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Rincon 9-3, R. Cormier 7-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Rincon 76-42, R. Cormier 57-38
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Esasky
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 6329
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