DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
10/18/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1653 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 6 9 1
Kansas City Royals 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 13 2
Royals Hammered by Puckett, Drop Game 1 to Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles started the World Series in style today, winning on the road against the Kansas City Royals at Royals Stadium by a score of 6-5 to take an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Orioles right fielder Kirby Puckett was named player of the game after he was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

Had Puckett not come through in the top of the eighth, the outcome might have changed. Instead, with two down, Puckett hit a 2-run single. The Orioles never looked back after taking the 6-5 lead.

"You never want to start a series with a loss, but I saw a lot of good things today," Royals manager Daniel Drucker said. "I'm not worrying. Yet."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Royals Stadium in Kansas City. The scheduled starters for the game are Dwight Gooden for Baltimore and Rick Reed for Kansas City.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Raines LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .259 1 6
K. Lofton CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .292 1 8
A. Trammell SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 4 .173 3 11
M. Marshall DH 5 0 0 0 0 5 6 .203 2 3
K. Hrbek 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .245 3 10
M. Nokes C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .180 2 5
   a-L. Parrish C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Gomez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .167 2 3
S. Fletcher 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 0 0
K. Puckett RF 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .255 2 7
Totals 34 6 9 6 5 7 23      
a - L. Parrish substituted for M. Nokes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Gomez (2, 5th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Lofton (1, 5th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Puckett (2, 3rd Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Lofton 4 , L. Gomez 2 , M. Nokes , K. Puckett 5 , K. Hrbek , T. Raines , A. Trammell
2-out RBI: K. Lofton , K. Puckett , A. Trammell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Marshall 2
GIDP: M. Nokes
Sac Bunt: S. Fletcher 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Raines 3 (7)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Puckett
Double Plays: 2 (Trammell-Fletcher-Hrbek, Trammell-Fletcher-Hrbek)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford CF 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .286 3 5
R. Alomar 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 4 .306 1 7
J. Olerud 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .256 1 7
J. Thome DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .286 4 9
J. Conine LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .071 0 0
O. Merced RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .239 3 7
R. Wilkins C 4 1 1 2 0 3 1 .268 4 7
C. Brown 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .471 3 6
T. Naehring SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .282 1 5
Totals 37 5 13 5 3 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Lankford (1, 5th Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (1, 5th Inning off B. McDonald, 1 on, 1 out) R. Wilkins (4, 4th Inning off B. McDonald, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 6 , R. Wilkins 4 , J. Thome , T. Naehring , O. Merced , R. Lankford 2 , J. Conine , J. Olerud 2 , C. Brown 2
2-out RBI: R. Wilkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , R. Lankford , J. Olerud
GIDP: J. Conine , C. Brown
Sac Bunt: T. Naehring
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lankford (6)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Alomar , T. Crews
Double Plays: 1 (Alomar-Naehring-Olerud)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. McDonald 4.1 7 5 3 2 2 2 77 47 3.13   
S. Howe 2.1 4 0 0 1 2 0 49 30 1.80   
B. Lesley W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 10 6.75   
S. Shirley H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.53   
R. McDowell SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 9 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 33
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 21, S. Howe 11, B. Lesley 4, S. Shirley 1, R. McDowell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 5-4, S. Howe 2-2, B. Lesley 2-0, S. Shirley 0-1, R. McDowell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 77-47, S. Howe 49-30, B. Lesley 15-10, S. Shirley 2-2, R. McDowell 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Howe 1-0 , B. Lesley 1-0 , S. Shirley 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle 6.1 6 4 4 3 4 1 101 55 6.16   
T. Crews L (0-1), BS (1) 1.2 3 2 2 2 2 0 40 24 10.80   
M. Schooler 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 10 8.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 46
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 28, T. Crews 10, M. Schooler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 8-6, T. Crews 1-2, M. Schooler 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 101-55, T. Crews 40-24, M. Schooler 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Crews 1-0 , M. Schooler 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kirby Puckett
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM EST
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 28082
Special Notes: Mike Marshall sets the UL playoff game record for strikeouts with 5.
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