MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
10/01/1999
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 12976 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 1999 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (103-57) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Kansas City Royals (85-75) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 3 13 0
With 3-1 Win, Royals Improve to 85-75
Kerry Wood, who is on pace for 232 strikeouts this season, never let the Tigers get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his fastball, to pitch the Royals to a win, 3-1. Reliever Joaquin Benoit picked up the win. His record improves to 6-1. Doug Drabek, who signed a 2-year contract worth $15,000,000 on 12/21/1998, took the loss. The Royals now own a record of 85-75.

Kansas City took control in the bottom of the sixth. With two out and a runner on 2nd, Charles Johnson hit a run-scoring single to make it 2-1, Royals.

"My gosh almighty, Kerry was tremendous," said Kansas City manager Todd Moudy.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Abreu RF 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .307 36 107
R. Furcal SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .377 13 64
J. Thome 1B 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .357 50 169
C. Lee LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .356 42 176
R. Palmeiro DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .307 49 174
T. Hundley C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .262 22 79
A. Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .375 3 23
D. Easley 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .309 28 120
R. Langerhans CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .178 3 17
Totals 30 1 4 1 7 14 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Furcal (32, 1st Inning off K. Wood, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Furcal 2 , A. Ramirez , D. Easley , R. Langerhans
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Abreu , C. Lee , R. Palmeiro , A. Ramirez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Easley (6)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Abreu(Cirillo at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cirillo 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .308 11 69
P. Konerko 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .323 50 135
J. Drew RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .313 29 83
J. Valentin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .302 20 78
E. Davis DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .259 26 100
M. Newfield CF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .293 12 78
S. Finley LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .255 12 78
C. Johnson C 4 0 2 2 0 1 3 .250 20 83
J. Vizcaino SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .270 2 27
Totals 35 3 13 3 3 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Newfield 2 (34, 4th Inning off D. Drabek, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off D. Drabek, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Johnson (28, 4th Inning off D. Drabek, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cirillo 2 , P. Konerko 2 , J. Valentin , E. Davis , M. Newfield 4 , S. Finley , C. Johnson 3 , J. Vizcaino 2
2-out RBI: J. Cirillo , C. Johnson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cirillo , P. Konerko , J. Valentin , J. Vizcaino 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Konerko (10)
CS: E. Davis (6)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Drabek L (11-8) 6.1 10 2 2 2 5 0 107 5.95   
J. Patterson 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 25 12.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Drabek 48
Batters Faced: D. Drabek 29, J. Patterson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Drabek 4-8, J. Patterson 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Drabek 107-68, J. Patterson 25-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wood 5.1 2 1 1 5 9 0 97 4.64   
J. Benoit W (6-1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 3.89   
J. Franco H (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.88   
J. Isringhausen SV (29) 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 22 6.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wood 64
Batters Faced: K. Wood 22, J. Benoit 6, J. Franco 3, J. Isringhausen 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wood 2-4, J. Benoit 0-2, J. Franco 1-2, J. Isringhausen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wood 97-58, J. Benoit 23-12, J. Franco 11-7, J. Isringhausen 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Benoit 2-0
WP: K. Wood
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kerry Wood
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 40398
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