DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
09/13/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 3545 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (95-54) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 0
New York Yankees (62-88) 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 5 8 0
Yankees Turn Back Kansas City, 5-3
New York Yankees starter Mark Langston pitched a strong game against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium, leading the Yankees to a 5-3 win. Langston went 7.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 3, and struck out 9. His record improves to 10-10. Wes Gardner was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 26 of 29 save opportunities.

New York center fielder Jeff Kunkel made his contribution to the Yankees cause with a run-scoring triple in the bottom of the first inning. For the day, Kunkel was 1 for 2 with a triple and a walk.

"Getting ahead of the hitters was the key," said Langston.

The 5th-place Yankees improved to 62-88.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Larkin SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275 13 76
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .292 11 64
T. Naehring 3B 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .260 16 79
D. Tartabull DH 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .263 11 30
C. Brown 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .292 6 38
C. Hoiles C 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .242 18 49
O. Merced RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 6 .275 19 82
R. Sanders LF 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .235 30 81
M. Devereaux CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .308 0 3
   a-J. Thome PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 27 65
   b-M. Thompson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3 4 11 20      
a - J. Thome pinch hit for M. Devereaux in the 8th
b - M. Thompson substituted for J. Thome in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Brown 2 , R. Alomar 2 , R. Sanders , M. Devereaux , D. Tartabull 2
2-out RBI: C. Brown , R. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , O. Merced , D. Tartabull , J. Thome
Sac Fly: O. Merced
Hit by Pitch: C. Brown
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Sanders (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. LaValliere C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .269 5 37
D. Lewis RF 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .219 2 29
   a-R. Kelly PR, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 7 27
J. Kunkel CF 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .258 18 61
D. Mattingly 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .270 13 56
N. Esasky DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .240 18 47
M. Barrett 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228 1 34
D. May LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 10 45
R. Ready 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .213 8 50
A. Espinoza SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .205 2 37
Totals 30 5 8 5 2 6 11      
a - R. Kelly pinch ran for D. Lewis in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lewis 2 (15, 1st Inning off T. Greene, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off T. Greene, 1 on, 1 out) A. Espinoza (15, 7th Inning off T. Greene, 0 on, 1 out) D. Mattingly (36, 1st Inning off T. Greene, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Kunkel (8, 1st Inning off T. Greene, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. LaValliere (5, 1st Inning off T. Greene, 0 on, 0 outs) N. Esasky (18, 6th Inning off T. Greene, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Lewis 4 , M. LaValliere 4 , J. Kunkel 3 , A. Espinoza 3 , N. Esasky 4 , D. Mattingly 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. May , N. Esasky , R. Kelly
Sac Bunt: J. Kunkel
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Kelly (10)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Greene L (0-2) 7.0 8 5 5 2 6 2 108 65 6.91   
K. Rogers 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 27.00   
S. Brown 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4.76   
T. Crews 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Greene 45
Batters Faced: T. Greene 30, K. Rogers 1, S. Brown 1, T. Crews 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Greene 11-3, K. Rogers 1-0, S. Brown 0-1, T. Crews 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Greene 108-65, K. Rogers 1-1, S. Brown 2-2, T. Crews 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rogers 1-0 , S. Brown 1-0 , T. Crews 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Langston W (10-10) 7.1 7 3 3 3 9 0 110 72 3.75   
C. Schiraldi H (25) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 11 3.78   
W. Gardner SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 9 4.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Langston 58
Batters Faced: M. Langston 32, C. Schiraldi 4, W. Gardner 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Langston 8-4, C. Schiraldi 0-1, W. Gardner 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Langston 110-72, C. Schiraldi 20-11, W. Gardner 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Schiraldi 2-2
Hit Batsmen: M. Langston
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Langston
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 35062
Special Notes: CF Darren Lewis was injured while running the bases.
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