DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
08/07/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 1354 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (72-42) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 2
Chicago White Sox (50-63) 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 X 5 9 0
White Sox Beat Visiting Royals, 5-2
Chicago turned a good effort from starter Eric Plunk into a win over the Kansas City Royals at Comiskey Park. The final score was 5-2. Jeff E. Gray notched his 5th save in 6 chances. The White Sox are now 50-63, while the Royals fall to 72-42.

Chuck Knoblauch hit a run-scoring triple off Kevin Tapani in the bottom of the third, which put the White Sox in front, 2-1. Knoblauch had 1 walk, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 3.

"I just tried to attack the bottom of the zone," Plunk said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .257 13 33
R. Alomar 2B 3 0 1 0 2 2 3 .291 13 40
J. Burnitz DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .230 19 53
R. Wilkins C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .259 17 56
D. Magadan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 3 13
D. Pasqua RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .429 2 7
Q. Veras SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .203 4 26
J. Conine 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .253 18 44
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .183 13 27
Totals 32 2 5 1 7 9 22      
BATTING
Total Bases: R. Alomar , J. Burnitz , J. Conine , D. Pasqua 2
2-out RBI: J. Burnitz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Wilkins 3 , J. Conine
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar 2 (31) , R. Lankford (33)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Tapani (3) , Q. Veras (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Wilkins-Alomar, Veras-Alomar-Conine)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .237 6 33
J. Giambi 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .283 34 81
N. Garciaparra SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .254 20 60
M. Kingery LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .255 8 32
T. Zeile C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .206 6 29
M. Carreon DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .239 5 15
M. Cordova RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .205 7 25
R. Rivera CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .159 1 4
C. Quintana 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .208 1 5
Totals 32 5 9 5 2 10 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Kingery (18, 6th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Knoblauch (3, 3rd Inning off K. Tapani, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Carreon (5, 2nd Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Garciaparra , J. Giambi , M. Cordova , C. Knoblauch 3 , T. Zeile , C. Quintana , M. Carreon 5 , M. Kingery 2
2-out RBI: M. Cordova
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rivera
GIDP: M. Carreon
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Cordova (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Tapani L (6-5) 6.1 8 5 5 2 7 1 114 77 5.38   
J. Habyan 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 30 23 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 42
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 28, J. Habyan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 3-7, J. Habyan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 114-77, J. Habyan 30-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Habyan 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Plunk W (10-7) 5.2 4 2 2 4 7 0 116 63 4.55   
J. Magrane H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 29 16 5.53   
J. Gray SV (5) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 17 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plunk 56
Batters Faced: E. Plunk 25, J. Magrane 7, J. Gray 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plunk 4-6, J. Magrane 2-2, J. Gray 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plunk 116-63, J. Magrane 29-16, J. Gray 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Magrane 1-0 , J. Gray 1-0
WP: E. Plunk
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Plunk
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Rain (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 15700
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