DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/31/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1615 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (85-49) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals (78-57) 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 X 5 10 0
Close Win Moves Cardinals to 78-57
The St. Louis Cardinals managed to get by the Kansas City Royals, 5-4, at Busch Stadium. St. Louis pitcher Rene Arocha took player of the game honors. Steve Chitren converted his 22nd save in 28 tries. The second-place Cardinals have won 4 straight games.

In the bottom of the seventh inning with no one out, St. Louis catcher Dan Wilson hit a solo home run. It made the score 5-3, Cardinals. For the day, Wilson went 2-3 with a home run and a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"This was a good win," said Arocha.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .260 15 40
R. Alomar 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .303 16 52
J. Thome 1B 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .280 48 116
R. Wilkins C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250 19 64
J. Burnitz DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .238 24 65
D. Magadan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .240 3 15
D. Pasqua RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .347 6 18
A. Jones CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .174 16 40
Q. Veras SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .216 4 34
Totals 31 4 5 4 4 10 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Burnitz (24, 7th Inning off M. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Thome (48, 1st Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Lankford (15, 8th Inning off M. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , A. Jones , J. Burnitz 4 , J. Thome 4 , R. Lankford 4
2-out RBI: R. Alomar , J. Thome
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Wilkins , D. Magadan
Sac Bunt: Q. Veras
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Thome (6)
PB: R. Wilkins
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF, RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .252 7 24
J. Bell 3B 3 0 0 1 0 3 1 .253 8 29
B. Giles DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .328 47 125
I. Calderon 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .223 20 74
K. Garcia RF 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .266 23 66
   a-D. Green LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 1 7
D. Thon 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .219 5 54
S. Javier CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .237 12 45
R. Clayton SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .266 3 18
D. Wilson C 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .211 8 36
Totals 31 5 10 5 1 7 11      
a - D. Green substituted for K. Garcia in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Garcia (23, 2nd Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Wilson (9, 4th Inning off K. Tapani, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Giles (47, 1st Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Wilson (8, 7th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Giles 5 , K. Garcia 3 , D. Wilson 6 , R. Clayton , S. Finley , I. Calderon 2
2-out RBI: B. Giles , K. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wilson , J. Bell , S. Javier , D. Thon
Sac Fly: J. Bell
Hit by Pitch: D. Green
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Garcia (8) , S. Finley 2 (26) , I. Calderon (28) , D. Green (6)
CS: S. Finley (3) , I. Calderon (7)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Tapani L (8-7) 6.0 10 5 3 1 6 2 114 69 4.86   
G. Olson 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 13 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 41
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 28, G. Olson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 7-3, G. Olson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 114-69, G. Olson 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Olson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Olson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Arocha W (1-1) 6.0 3 2 2 1 5 1 88 57 4.50   
M. Rivera H (9) 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 2 29 20 3.42   
S. Chitren SV (22) 1.2 0 0 0 2 3 0 30 18 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Arocha 62
Batters Faced: R. Arocha 22, M. Rivera 7, S. Chitren 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Arocha 5-8, M. Rivera 1-1, S. Chitren 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Arocha 88-57, M. Rivera 29-20, S. Chitren 30-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Chitren 1-0
WP: S. Chitren
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rene Arocha
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 36133
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