DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/29/1995
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 3010 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 29TH, 1995 - GAME LOG
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Kansas City Royals (95-43) 2 2 0 8 0 0 0 5 0 17 14 0
Chicago Cubs (83-55) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Cormier Finds Groove in 17-1 Triumph
Kansas City starter Rheal Cormier put a stranglehold on the Chicago offense. The left-hander had complete command of his curveball in leading the Royals to a 17-1 win. The first-place Royals have won 9 straight games.

Cormier, now 10-4, scattered 4 hits over 9 innings for the Royals.

"I thought we played a nice game," Cormier told the Kansas City Chronicle. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 3B 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 .309 2 21
   a-T. Naehring PH, 3B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .245 19 52
R. Lankford CF 5 1 1 2 1 2 5 .271 19 61
J. Olerud 1B 5 2 1 2 1 0 4 .302 17 72
J. Burnitz LF 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 .274 32 77
J. Thome DH 5 2 2 2 1 1 3 .251 48 120
R. Alomar 2B 6 2 3 2 0 1 1 .295 16 51
B. Larkin SS 5 3 2 0 0 1 1 .290 21 79
O. Merced RF 2 3 0 2 3 0 0 .293 18 80
R. Wilkins C 5 1 1 4 0 0 5 .249 26 62
Totals 41 17 14 17 10 7 20      
a - T. Naehring pinch hit for Q. Veras in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (17, 9th Inning off M. Schooler, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Burnitz (19, 1st Inning off J. Robinson, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Thome (18, 1st Inning off J. Robinson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Wilkins (26, 8th Inning off T. Burke, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 4 , J. Burnitz 3 , R. Wilkins 4 , J. Thome 3 , R. Lankford , J. Olerud , B. Larkin 2 , T. Naehring 2
2-out RBI: Q. Veras , J. Thome , R. Lankford , J. Olerud
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , J. Thome , J. Olerud , B. Larkin
GIDP: J. Olerud
Hit by Pitch: B. Larkin
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
PB: R. Wilkins
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bell RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 10 47
L. Gonzalez LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .285 17 66
   b-T. Goodwin PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 1 15
G. Pena 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .251 24 69
M. Piazza C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .313 35 107
E. Karros DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .259 10 23
S. Brosius 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .218 11 44
J. Cirillo SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .225 7 67
   a-S. Cooper PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 7 29
M. Grace 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 12 66
B. Brower CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .223 12 35
Totals 31 1 4 0 1 5 13      
a - S. Cooper pinch hit for J. Cirillo in the 7th
b - T. Goodwin pinch hit for L. Gonzalez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Brower (5, 3rd Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Piazza , G. Pena , B. Brower 2 , T. Goodwin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Brosius , D. Bell , J. Cirillo , L. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: S. Brosius
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Pena (36)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Cirillo (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-Cooper-Grace)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier W (10-4) 9.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 135 84 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 79
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 11-11
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 135-84
WP: R. Cormier 2
Hit Batsmen: R. Cormier
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Robinson L (13-12) 3.1 7 10 8 6 4 0 85 45 4.01   
B. Holman 2.2 3 2 2 2 0 0 61 38 4.15   
T. Burke 1.0 2 5 5 2 0 1 30 13 3.00   
M. Schooler 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 27 17 1.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Robinson 6
Batters Faced: J. Robinson 24, B. Holman 13, T. Burke 8, M. Schooler 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Robinson 2-4, B. Holman 5-3, T. Burke 2-1, M. Schooler 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Robinson 85-45, B. Holman 61-38, T. Burke 30-13, M. Schooler 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Holman 2-2 , T. Burke 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Burke
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rheal Cormier
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 19 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 32002
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