DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/14/1995
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1488 - MONDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 1995 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (84-40) 0 0 7 4 2 0 1 0 0 14 13 1
St. Louis Cardinals (74-51) 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 11 1
Royals Get Road Win, 14-5
The Kansas City Royals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 14-5, at Busch Stadium. Kansas City designated hitter Jim Thome was named player of the game for his superb performance. He went 2 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 5. Rick Reed was the winning pitcher. Over 7.2 innings, he allowed 5 runs on 11 hits, with 1 walk and 7 strikeouts. Kansas City improves to 84-40 with the win. They lead their division by 10 games.

Thome came through with some timely hitting for Kansas City. With the score 2-0 in the top of the third and two down, Thome hit a full count fastball for a 2-run double. His 16th double of the season made it 4-0, Kansas City.

"The boys came out and just played their butts off," said Kansas City manager Daniel Drucker.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford CF 5 2 1 0 1 1 2 .275 19 51
R. Alomar 2B 4 3 1 2 1 0 2 .287 14 44
J. Burnitz RF 6 1 1 1 0 1 3 .275 31 71
O. Merced LF 5 2 3 1 1 0 2 .299 16 70
J. Olerud 1B 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .294 14 63
J. Thome DH 5 2 2 5 0 2 4 .243 43 104
C. Hoiles C 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .292 11 34
T. Naehring 3B 4 1 1 3 1 1 4 .245 17 44
J. Frye SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 5 29
Totals 41 14 13 14 7 5 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Thome (16, 3rd Inning off L. Aquino, 2 on, 2 outs) O. Merced (27, 5th Inning off G. Lloyd, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (14, 5th Inning off T. Mulholland, 1 on, 1 out) J. Burnitz (31, 7th Inning off G. Lloyd, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Thome (43, 4th Inning off T. Mulholland, 2 on, 2 outs) T. Naehring (17, 3rd Inning off L. Aquino, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 4 , J. Burnitz 4 , J. Frye , J. Thome 6 , T. Naehring 4 , O. Merced 4 , R. Lankford , J. Olerud 2 , C. Hoiles
2-out RBI: J. Burnitz , J. Thome 2 , T. Naehring , O. Merced , J. Olerud 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , J. Thome , T. Naehring , J. Olerud
Hit by Pitch: R. Alomar , J. Olerud
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: O. Merced (7)
OF assists: 1 (Merced (Williams at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Raines RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .255 6 40
B. Giles DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .283 25 89
M. Williams 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .249 50 109
I. Calderon 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .279 25 72
J. Edmonds CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .187 14 38
J. Valentin SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .247 18 52
D. Thon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .247 5 45
K. Garcia LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .250 1 1
M. Matheny C 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .179 1 7
Totals 37 5 11 5 1 8 7      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Raines (17, 7th Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 1 out) M. Matheny (2, 3rd Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 1 out) J. Valentin (30, 2nd Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Garcia (1, 7th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Raines 3 , B. Giles , K. Garcia 4 , M. Matheny 3 , J. Edmonds , J. Valentin 2 , M. Williams , I. Calderon , D. Thon
2-out RBI: M. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Garcia , J. Valentin , I. Calderon , D. Thon
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Raines 2 (72) , B. Giles (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Valentin (8)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Reed W (10-8) 7.2 11 5 5 1 7 1 118 78 4.68   
B. Jones 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 8 5.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 43
Batters Faced: R. Reed 34, B. Jones 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 8-7, B. Jones 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 118-78, B. Jones 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Jones 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Scanlan L (0-3) 2.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 39 20 4.94   
L. Aquino 0.1 4 6 6 2 0 1 31 16 5.03   
T. Mulholland 1.2 4 6 2 1 1 2 48 27 5.07   
G. Lloyd 2.2 3 1 1 2 3 1 60 37 3.61   
S. Olin 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 18 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Scanlan 45
Batters Faced: B. Scanlan 10, L. Aquino 7, T. Mulholland 12, G. Lloyd 14, S. Olin 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Scanlan 3-4, L. Aquino 0-1, T. Mulholland 3-1, G. Lloyd 3-2, S. Olin 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Scanlan 39-20, L. Aquino 31-16, T. Mulholland 48-27, G. Lloyd 60-37, S. Olin 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Aquino 1-1 , S. Olin 1-0
WP: G. Lloyd
Hit Batsmen: T. Mulholland , G. Lloyd
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Thome
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 17 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 36650
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