 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BOSTON AMERICANS 09/24/2004 |  | | | | |
 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION | | KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BOSTON AMERICANS | | GAME ID: 2966 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2004 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kansas City Monarchs (82-72) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | | Boston Americans (63-90) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | | |  | |
| Monarchs Deal Americans 4-2 Loss | Kansas City rode a fine outing from starter Tim Keefe to victory over the Boston Americans at Fenway Park II. The final score was 4-2. Keefe got the win, improving to 16-9. He allowed 5 hits and walked 2 over 6.1 innings. Keefe allowed 1 run. Bill Stoneman was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 41 of 54 save opportunities.
Kansas City used the bat of Fred H Thomas to get the win. The third baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Monarchs ahead, 4-1. It was his lone hit in 3 at-bats, but it did its damage.
"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Thomas.
With the win, Kansas City upped its record to 82-72.
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| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE | | BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Doubles: H. Bauer (30, 4th Inning off J. Klippstein, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Washington (23, 5th Inning off J. Klippstein, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Thomas (1, 4th Inning off J. Klippstein, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Sandoval 2 , F. Thomas 4 , H. Bauer 2 , J. Iglesias , C. Washington 2 , G. Decker
2-out RBI: P. Sandoval , F. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Kaline
Team LOB: 4 | | | a - F. Carroll pinch ran for J. Olerud in the 9th
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Frederick (11, 2nd Inning off T. Keefe, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Lapp (13, 9th Inning off R. Monteagudo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Johnson , J. Frederick 5 , A. Galan , J. Morgan 2 , J. Lapp 5 , J. Olerud
2-out RBI: J. Frederick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Johnson 2 , J. Frederick , J. Olerud , R. Palmeiro
Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING
SB: J. Morgan (32)
FIELDING
Errors: A. Galan (15) | | |
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| KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE | | BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | T. Keefe W (16-9) | 6.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 101 | 65 | 2.76 | | R. Monteagudo H (6) | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 3.44 | | B. Stoneman SV (41) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5.13 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | J. Klippstein L (5-17) | 8.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 102 | 65 | 6.46 | | J. Danks | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.59 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Tim Keefe
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 31033 |
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