X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/30/1997
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X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 937 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (65-68) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Oakland Athletics (84-49) 3 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 X 13 15 0
Sheffield Hits for Cycle Against Kansas City
It was a special day for Gary Sheffield at Oakland Coliseum 1969 today. Not only did Sheffield's Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 13-1, but the shortstop hit for the cycle along the way.

The 28-year-old Sheffield racked up 1 single, 1 double, 1 triple and 1 home run to get his name in the record books. For the game, he went 4-for-5 with 1 RBI and 4 runs scored.

"He hit everything we threw," said Royals manager Gamma KC. "There was just no getting him out today."

Speaking to the press after the game, Sheffield said his goal for the day had been to look for "first pitch fastballs."

"I got some good looks today," he said.

Gary Sheffield hit a solo-shot off Kevin Brown in the 1st, doubled in the 2nd, walked in the 3rd, tripled in the 4th, singled in the 6th and grounded out in the 8th.

This year Sheffield is batting .270 with 40 home runs. He has scored 110 runs and driven in 92.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lofton DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 5 45
N. Garciaparra 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .367 9 82
A. Rodriguez 2B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 46 127
   a-J. Montilla PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 1 11
M. Gonzales LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 17 72
D. Lee 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 13 56
   b-V. Merino PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183 3 12
J. Conti RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355 0 6
   c-R. McDavid PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 3
D. Boston CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 6 44
J. Moler C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 4 22
N. Martin SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 0 27
Totals 29 1 3 1 0 2 3      
a - J. Montilla pinch hit for A. Rodriguez in the 7th
b - V. Merino pinch hit for D. Lee in the 7th
c - R. McDavid pinch hit for J. Conti in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gonzales (29, 4th Inning off J. Lieber, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rodriguez (46, 1st Inning off J. Lieber, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rodriguez 4 , M. Gonzales 2 , J. Moler
2-out RBI: A. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lee
GIDP: K. Lofton
Team LOB: 1
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Sheffield SS 5 4 4 1 1 0 0 .270 40 92
K. Daniels RF 6 2 3 1 0 1 1 .280 16 57
E. Martinez 3B 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .308 17 69
M. McGwire 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .300 55 147
H. Rodriguez LF 5 2 1 2 0 0 3 .270 38 102
H. Johnson 2B 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .248 27 84
R. Lankford DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 6 .268 18 62
S. Javier CF 4 1 3 5 1 0 0 .274 9 60
M. Lyden C 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .173 10 24
Totals 37 13 15 13 8 5 21      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Martinez (29, 1st Inning off K. Brown, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Daniels 2 (24, 1st Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off L. Peever, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Sheffield (20, 2nd Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Javier (24, 5th Inning off M. Venafro, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Sheffield (4, 4th Inning off L. Peever, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Daniels (5, 4th Inning off L. Peever, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Sheffield (40, 1st Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Javier (9, 8th Inning off A. Lee, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Sheffield 10 , K. Daniels 7 , E. Martinez 3 , M. McGwire , H. Rodriguez , R. Lankford , S. Javier 7
2-out RBI: K. Daniels , H. Rodriguez , R. Lankford , S. Javier 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Martinez , R. Lankford , M. Lyden 3
Sac Fly: M. McGwire
Hit by Pitch: R. Lankford
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Sheffield-McGwire)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Brown L (8-13) 1.2 7 7 7 4 2 1 70 7.31   
L. Peever 2.0 4 3 3 2 0 0 46 5.23   
M. Venafro 2.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 33 4.35   
A. Lee 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 22 5.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 5
Batters Faced: K. Brown 17, L. Peever 12, M. Venafro 10, A. Lee 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 2-1, L. Peever 2-4, M. Venafro 4-1, A. Lee 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 70-39, L. Peever 46-27, M. Venafro 33-20, A. Lee 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Peever 2-0 , M. Venafro 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Brown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lieber W (14-7) 9.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 98 4.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lieber 79
Batters Faced: J. Lieber 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lieber 14-10
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lieber 98-65
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Sheffield
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum 1969
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 41040
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