X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/11/1997
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X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 621 - FRIDAY, JULY 11TH , 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (54-36) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 5 12 0
Kansas City Royals (39-51) 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 X 7 10 0
Royals Topple Indians, 7-5
Cleveland first baseman Manny Ramirez had a good game, even if his team did not. The Indians dropped a 7-5 decision to Kansas City at Royals Stadium 1973. Ramirez was 3-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Kansas City, at 39-51, holds down last place in the American League Central Division.

Ivan Rodriguez, the Kansas City catcher, contributed a 2-run double in the bottom of the fifth inning to make the score 6-2, Royals. For the game, Rodriguez went 1 for 4 with a double, while adding 2 RBI.

"Good win for us," said Rodriguez. "We'll strap it on and go after the next one."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jaha 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .270 16 59
M. Ramirez 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .397 34 81
A. Belle LF 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 .310 22 84
T. Nixon RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .289 21 68
G. Vaughn DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269 11 32
J. Lopez C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .330 17 53
P. Castellano 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .278 7 26
   a-L. Gonzalez PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .330 17 54
C. Sexton SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .229 1 14
J. Barfield CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .142 2 9
Totals 38 5 12 5 1 6 13      
a - L. Gonzalez pinch hit for P. Castellano in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ramirez (26, 7th Inning off M. Grant, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Ramirez (34, 5th Inning off M. Grant, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Jaha (16, 7th Inning off M. Grant, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Belle (22, 7th Inning off M. Grant, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jaha 4 , M. Ramirez 7 , A. Belle 5 , T. Nixon , G. Vaughn , J. Lopez 2 , C. Sexton , J. Barfield
2-out RBI: J. Jaha , M. Ramirez , A. Belle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Castellano
GIDP: J. Jaha
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lofton DH 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .269 3 29
N. Garciaparra 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .385 3 44
A. Rodriguez 2B 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 .334 30 84
I. Rodriguez C 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .336 8 62
M. Gonzales RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .247 11 47
   a-R. McDavid RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 2
D. Lee 1B 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .253 8 39
D. Boston CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .196 4 24
N. Martin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242 0 17
S. Carver LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 10 32
Totals 32 7 10 7 4 6 10      
a - R. McDavid substituted for M. Gonzales in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gonzales (17, 2nd Inning off T. Bruce, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Garciaparra 2 (36, 3rd Inning off E. Hanson, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off B. Witt, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Lee 2 (21, 4th Inning off P. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off B. Witt, 1 on, 1 out) , I. Rodriguez (17, 5th Inning off P. Martinez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rodriguez (30, 3rd Inning off E. Hanson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Lofton 2 , N. Garciaparra 4 , A. Rodriguez 4 , I. Rodriguez 2 , M. Gonzales 2 , D. Lee 4 , D. Boston
2-out RBI: N. Garciaparra , A. Rodriguez , I. Rodriguez , D. Boston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rodriguez , M. Gonzales , N. Martin , S. Carver
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Lofton (5) , D. Boston (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Martin-Lee)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Bruce L (7-4) 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 35 5.59   
E. Hanson 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 9 5.40   
P. Martinez 2.2 2 2 2 2 2 0 48 5.97   
B. Witt 2.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 37 5.83   
G. Wayne 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bruce 46
Batters Faced: T. Bruce 9, E. Hanson 3, P. Martinez 12, B. Witt 10, G. Wayne 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bruce 0-4, E. Hanson 0-0, P. Martinez 3-3, B. Witt 1-3, G. Wayne 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bruce 35-20, E. Hanson 9-7, P. Martinez 48-30, B. Witt 37-20, G. Wayne 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Wayne 2-0
WP: P. Martinez , B. Witt , G. Wayne
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Grant W (6-8) 6.2 11 5 5 0 4 3 111 6.13   
A. Lee H (8) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 7.57   
K. Ryan SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Grant 36
Batters Faced: M. Grant 30, A. Lee 5, K. Ryan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Grant 6-9, A. Lee 2-1, K. Ryan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Grant 111-71, A. Lee 15-8, K. Ryan 16-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Ramirez
Ballpark: Royals Stadium 1973
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 18 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 22587
Special Notes: SP Tim Bruce was injured while pitching.
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