DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/28/1995
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2999 - MONDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 1995 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (94-43) 5 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 13 15 0
Chicago Cubs (83-54) 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Hoiles Helps Royals Run Win Streak to 8
The Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago Cubs, 13-4, in Federal League action at Wrigley Field. The player of the game was Kansas City catcher Chris Hoiles. Denny Neagle went 8.2 innings for Kansas City to pick up the win. The left-hander was charged with 4 earned runs. He scattered 8 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 9. His record improves to 20-5. Kansas City is now 94-43, 11 games up in the Federal League Central Division.

Reggie L. Sanders did his part for the Royals, producing a bases-clearing double in the top of the first inning. For the game, the center fielder went 2-5 with 2 doubles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once.

"I'm just happy to help the team win," Sanders told the Kansas City Chronicle.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 2B 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 .311 2 20
B. Larkin SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .289 21 79
D. Tartabull 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .222 12 25
C. Hoiles C 5 3 3 6 0 1 1 .284 13 41
J. Conine LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .282 9 32
J. Thome DH 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .250 48 118
T. Naehring 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .242 19 52
R. Sanders CF 5 1 2 4 0 1 2 .216 15 31
J. Burnitz RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .272 32 75
Totals 41 13 15 13 5 5 20      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Sanders 2 (7, 1st Inning off M. Hampton, 3 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off D. Jones, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Conine 2 (15, 3rd Inning off M. Hampton, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off D. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Larkin (20, 1st Inning off M. Hampton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Q. Veras (2, 6th Inning off B. Long, 0 on, 1 out) J. Thome (48, 7th Inning off B. Long, 0 on, 1 out) C. Hoiles 2 (13, 4th Inning off M. Hampton, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off B. Long, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Q. Veras 5 , J. Burnitz , J. Thome 5 , R. Sanders 4 , T. Naehring , J. Conine 4 , C. Hoiles 9 , B. Larkin 3
2-out RBI: J. Burnitz , R. Sanders 2 , C. Hoiles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Q. Veras , R. Sanders
GIDP: T. Naehring
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bell RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .294 10 47
L. Gonzalez LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .286 17 66
   b-T. Goodwin PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 1 15
G. Pena 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .251 24 69
M. Piazza C, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .313 35 107
E. Karros DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .266 10 23
S. Brosius 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 11 44
J. Cirillo SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .225 7 67
M. Grace 1B 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .258 12 66
   a-J. Leyritz PH, C 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .209 2 13
B. Brower CF, LF 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 .222 12 35
Totals 35 4 8 4 2 9 10      
a - J. Leyritz pinch hit for M. Grace in the 7th
b - T. Goodwin pinch hit for L. Gonzalez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cirillo (25, 2nd Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Grace (28, 2nd Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Leyritz (6, 9th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Brower (12, 2nd Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Piazza , D. Bell , J. Cirillo 2 , L. Gonzalez , M. Grace 3 , B. Brower 4 , J. Leyritz 2
2-out RBI: M. Grace , B. Brower
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bell , G. Pena
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cirillo-Pena-Grace)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle W (20-5) 8.2 8 4 4 1 9 1 132 86 3.00   
J. Habyan 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 3 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 60
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 35, J. Habyan 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 10-7, J. Habyan 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 132-86, J. Habyan 8-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Habyan 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Hampton L (15-5) 3.2 6 8 8 5 3 1 96 53 3.34   
B. Long 3.2 6 3 3 0 2 3 57 38 3.47   
D. Jones 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 40 27 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hampton 13
Batters Faced: M. Hampton 22, B. Long 16, D. Jones 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hampton 3-5, B. Long 3-5, D. Jones 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hampton 96-53, B. Long 57-38, D. Jones 40-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Jones 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Hoiles
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 31988
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