MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
07/01/1996
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 819 - MONDAY, JULY 1ST , 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Athletics (40-43) 1 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 12 14 0
New York Yankees (42-41) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 6 9 0
New York Stopped, 12-6, by Kansas City
Eddie Miller helped his team muscle past the New York Yankees, 12-6. In the game, the Kansas City shortstop was 2-5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 5 runs and scored once. Kansas City starter Scott Stratton was credited with the win after throwing 108 pitches over 7 innings. His record now stands at 9-4. The Athletics win now puts them at 40-43.

With Kansas City leading 4-0 in the top of the fifth, Miller came up to bat against New York pitcher Bill Wittrock. Miller hit a fastball to left-center for a grand slam home run. His 4th home run of the season put the Athletics on top, 8-0.

"Nice win for us," said Miller. "Now we'll go after the next one."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Donahue C 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 .275 13 53
I. Ray DH 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .254 2 17
B. Holliday RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .260 13 43
   a-E. Morgan PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 11 48
J. Morrill 1B 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 .269 11 43
P. Bodie LF 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 .253 6 23
J. Lopez 3B 2 2 1 3 2 1 2 .267 9 47
E. Miller SS 5 1 2 5 0 2 2 .233 4 29
E. Tovar 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .244 2 12
D. Lewis CF 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .297 0 5
Totals 37 12 14 12 6 7 11      
a - E. Morgan pinch hit for B. Holliday in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Morrill (11, 6th Inning off B. Lyon, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Miller (11, 6th Inning off B. Lyon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: P. Bodie (5, 4th Inning off B. Wittrock, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Ray (2, 5th Inning off B. Wittrock, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Miller (4, 5th Inning off B. Wittrock, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Ray 5 , B. Holliday 2 , E. Morgan , J. Morrill 3 , P. Bodie 4 , J. Lopez , E. Miller 6 , E. Tovar , D. Lewis
2-out RBI: J. Morrill , J. Lopez , E. Miller , D. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lopez , E. Miller , E. Tovar
GIDP: J. Morrill , D. Lewis
Sac Fly: J. Lopez
Hit by Pitch: J. Morrill 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Holliday (16) , J. Morrill (18) , E. Tovar (2)
CS: J. Morrill (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tovar-Miller-Morrill)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Stahl 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .288 10 41
J. Vosmik LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .341 8 49
S. Magee RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .323 18 60
N. Jones DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .295 14 66
R. Braun 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .267 5 34
R. Smalley SS 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .192 0 8
T. Gettinger CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .259 0 5
   a-J. Cooney PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .261 5 28
   b-D. Smith CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334 6 45
N. Yost C 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .145 0 3
I. Desmond 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275 2 10
Totals 33 6 9 6 5 7 18      
a - J. Cooney pinch hit for T. Gettinger in the 8th
b - D. Smith substituted for J. Cooney in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cooney (12, 8th Inning off D. Mossi, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Stahl , J. Vosmik 2 , S. Magee , N. Jones , R. Braun 2 , R. Smalley , J. Cooney 2
2-out RBI: N. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Jones , N. Yost , I. Desmond
GIDP: I. Desmond
Sac Bunt: R. Smalley
Sac Fly: N. Yost
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Stahl (9) , J. Vosmik (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Smalley-Stahl, Braun-Desmond-Stahl)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Stratton W (9-4) 7.0 4 2 2 4 5 0 108 4.11   
D. Mossi 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 0 18 5.93   
C. Holderman 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Stratton 62
Batters Faced: S. Stratton 28, D. Mossi 7, C. Holderman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Stratton 11-4, D. Mossi 0-2, C. Holderman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Stratton 108-65, D. Mossi 18-12, C. Holderman 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Mossi 1-1 , C. Holderman 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Wittrock L (6-8) 4.1 7 8 8 4 5 2 112 8.22   
B. Lyon 1.1 5 4 4 0 0 0 32 5.77   
R. Schueler 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 29 6.19   
C. Marmol 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Wittrock 18
Batters Faced: B. Wittrock 25, B. Lyon 9, R. Schueler 9, C. Marmol 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Wittrock 2-5, B. Lyon 1-3, R. Schueler 3-2, C. Marmol 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Wittrock 112-66, B. Lyon 32-22, R. Schueler 29-18, C. Marmol 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Schueler 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Wittrock 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Miller
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 31206
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