DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/04/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1322 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (70-41) 3 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 2 11 16 1
St. Louis Cardinals (66-45) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 7 1
Lankford Bashes 5 Base Hits
The Kansas City Royals swept past the St. Louis Cardinals 11-3 today at Busch Stadium, paced by center fielder Ray Lankford. The 29-year-old Lankford got 5 hits in 6 at-bats, helping to down the Cardinals.

Ray Lankford doubled in the 1st, grounded out in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Steve Olin in the 6th, singled in the 7th and tripled in the 9th.

Lankford is hitting .258 this year with 13 home runs and 32 RBIs. He also has an OBP of .346, 41 walks and scored 59 times.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford LF 6 4 5 1 0 0 0 .258 13 32
R. Alomar SS 6 0 2 3 0 1 2 .291 13 40
J. Thome 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .288 39 98
R. Wilkins C 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 .267 17 56
J. Burnitz DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .223 18 48
D. Magadan 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .218 2 11
D. Pasqua RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .429 1 4
A. Jones CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .196 13 27
Q. Veras 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .199 4 25
Totals 41 11 16 11 4 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (19, 4th Inning off J. Johnson, 2 on, 2 outs) R. Wilkins (10, 1st Inning off J. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out) J. Thome (20, 1st Inning off J. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out) R. Lankford (14, 1st Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Magadan (5, 5th Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out) D. Pasqua (2, 1st Inning off J. Johnson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Lankford (5, 9th Inning off T. Mulholland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Jones (13, 9th Inning off T. Mulholland, 0 on, 1 out) R. Wilkins (17, 6th Inning off S. Olin, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Thome (39, 8th Inning off S. Olin, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Lankford (13, 6th Inning off S. Olin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 3 , A. Jones 5 , R. Wilkins 6 , J. Thome 7 , R. Lankford 11 , D. Magadan 2 , D. Pasqua 2
2-out RBI: , R. Alomar 2 , A. Jones , R. Wilkins , D. Pasqua
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jones , R. Wilkins , D. Magadan , D. Pasqua
GIDP: D. Magadan
Sac Bunt: R. Wilkins
Hit by Pitch: J. Thome
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: R. Alomar (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Veras-Alomar-Thome)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bell 3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .312 5 18
   a-M. Benjamin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 5
D. Thon 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .227 3 40
B. Giles DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .324 41 109
I. Calderon 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 18 67
K. Garcia RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .262 21 56
R. Clayton SS 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .246 3 14
S. Finley LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .203 3 11
D. Green CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .229 1 6
M. Matheny C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 4 15
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 7 15      
a - M. Benjamin pinch hit for J. Bell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Garcia (19, 6th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Clayton (6, 6th Inning off R. Cormier, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Thon (3, 1st Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Garcia 2 , M. Matheny 2 , R. Clayton 3 , S. Finley , D. Thon 4
2-out RBI: R. Clayton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Green 2 , D. Thon
GIDP: B. Giles
Sac Bunt: M. Matheny
Hit by Pitch: S. Finley
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Matheny (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Bell-Thon-Calderon)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier W (15-6) 9.0 7 3 3 2 7 1 133 82 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 66
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 13-6
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 133-82
Hit Batsmen: R. Cormier
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Johnson L (10-7) 5.0 9 6 6 2 4 0 100 62 3.63   
S. Olin 2.1 4 3 3 2 1 3 52 32 4.54   
T. Mulholland 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 25 15 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnson 27
Batters Faced: J. Johnson 27, S. Olin 14, T. Mulholland 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnson 6-5, S. Olin 2-4, T. Mulholland 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnson 100-62, S. Olin 52-32, T. Mulholland 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mulholland 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Johnson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Lankford
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 35721
Special Notes: Ray Lankford ties the KC regular season game record for hits with 5.
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