Royals @ Yankees
August 14, 1991

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 1 3 0
Yankees 1 6 1
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Royals 1 3 0
Yankees 1 6 1

Alvaro Espinoza Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .271
OBP .500 .304
At Bats 2 314
Hits 1 85
• Singles 1 64
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 20

Tom Gordon Season Stats

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8 10 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 14, 1991
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Strikeout
Tom Gordon
Brent Mayne
Todd Benzinger
Bill Pecota
Sean Berry
David Howard
Kirk Gibson
Brian McRae
Danny Tartabull
Alvaro Espinoza
Mel Hall
Count: 2-2, 1 Out
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs

Espinoza strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Velarde bunts towards first. Benzinger scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Velarde for the out. Hall moves to second.
Bottom 9 Tom Gordon now pitching. Mel Hall pinch hits for Hensley Meulens. Hall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gibson takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Steve Farr now pitching. McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kelly hits a popup towards short. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bill Pecota now playing second base. Sean Berry now playing third base. Sax hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Warren Cromartie pinch hits for Terry Shumpert. Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly scoops it up and throws to first, with Habyan covering, for the out.
Top 8 Howard bunts towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly scoops it up and throws to first, with Habyan covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Kelly. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Kelly steals second.
Bottom 7 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Geren bunts towards the mound. Magnante fields it and throws to first for the out. Espinoza moves to second.
Bottom 7 Mike Magnante now pitching. Espinoza hits a line drive beyond short. Howard can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 7 Pecota strikes out.
Top 7 Benzinger strikes out.
Top 7 John Habyan now pitching. Tartabull hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mattingly settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Velarde strikes out.
Bottom 6 Meulens strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mattingly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sax moves to second.
Bottom 6 Sax hits a popup beyond short. Howard can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit.
Top 6 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 6 Gibson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Kelly takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Geren strikes out.
Bottom 5 Espinoza bunts towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. Velarde moves to second.
Bottom 5 Velarde takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Shumpert hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Howard strikes out.
Top 5 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pecota moves to third.
Top 5 Pecota hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Meulens. Pecota reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Meulens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mattingly hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Benzinger hits a line drive towards third. Velarde reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards third. Velarde fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Sax hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Geren hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Gibson strikes out.
Top 3 McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Shumpert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Velarde fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Velarde hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Meulens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howard strikes out.
Top 2 Mayne hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Williams. Mayne reaches second base with a double. Pecota scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Plunk fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Plunk. Pecota moves to second.
Top 2 Pecota hits a line drive beyond short. Espinoza can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 2 Benzinger hits a fly ball into right field. Meulens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tartabull hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mattingly settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert scoops it up and throws to first, with Davis covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Sax hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brett hits a line drive into right field. Meulens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gibson strikes out.
Top 1 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.