DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
09/05/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 3437 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (87-52) 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 13 0
Chicago White Sox (62-78) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 8 1
Victory Over White Sox Takes Kansas City to 87-52
The Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox, 8-3, in Federal League action at Comiskey Park. The player of the game was Kansas City third baseman Dave Magadan. Chicago, at 62-78, has lost 5 straight.

With Kansas City leading 2-0 in the top of the third, Magadan hit a fastball from David Nied for a 2-run double. It was his 10th double of the season and put the Royals ahead, 4-0.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Magadan told the Kansas City Chronicle.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .264 17 46
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .300 16 56
J. Thome 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 4 .278 50 119
R. Wilkins C 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .250 19 65
J. Burnitz DH 5 1 1 0 0 4 4 .241 26 69
D. Magadan 3B 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .246 3 19
D. Pasqua RF 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 .333 9 26
A. Jones CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .177 16 41
Q. Veras SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .208 5 36
Totals 40 8 13 8 4 15 20      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Magadan 2 (10, 3rd Inning off D. Nied, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Magrane, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Q. Veras (5, 8th Inning off J. Magrane, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Thome (50, 1st Inning off D. Nied, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Pasqua (9, 3rd Inning off D. Nied, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , Q. Veras 4 , J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins 2 , J. Thome 5 , R. Lankford , D. Magadan 5 , D. Pasqua 5
2-out RBI: Q. Veras , J. Thome , D. Magadan , D. Pasqua
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , A. Jones , Q. Veras , J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lankford (39)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alomar-Veras-Thome)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .240 10 42
L. Dykstra CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .209 7 29
N. Garciaparra SS 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .261 30 86
M. Kingery LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249 12 47
T. Zeile C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .212 12 48
M. Carreon DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .254 6 25
T. Batista 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244 9 25
M. Cordova RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .233 11 37
C. Quintana 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 3 8
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Zeile 2 (16, 2nd Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Dykstra (13, 6th Inning off K. Tapani, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Garciaparra (30, 8th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Garciaparra 4 , C. Knoblauch 2 , T. Zeile 4 , M. Carreon , L. Dykstra 3
2-out RBI: N. Garciaparra , L. Dykstra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Batista , T. Zeile , C. Quintana
GIDP: L. Dykstra
Sac Fly: N. Garciaparra
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Knoblauch (16)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Zeile (12)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Tapani W (9-7) 8.0 8 3 3 1 4 1 111 73 4.76   
J. Thompson 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 8 6.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 57
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 32, J. Thompson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 6-13, J. Thompson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 111-73, J. Thompson 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Thompson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Nied L (10-13) 3.1 8 6 6 2 5 2 74 45 5.81   
J. Magrane 4.2 3 2 2 1 8 1 71 47 5.14   
E. Hillman 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 23 16 4.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Nied 21
Batters Faced: D. Nied 20, J. Magrane 18, E. Hillman 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Nied 3-2, J. Magrane 2-4, E. Hillman 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Nied 74-45, J. Magrane 71-47, E. Hillman 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Magrane 2-0
WP: J. Magrane
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Magadan
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 20 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 15973
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