DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/11/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 3503 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (87-58) 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 10 0
Kansas City Royals (90-55) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 3
Victory Over Royals Takes St. Louis to 87-58
St. Louis right-hander Rene Arocha pitched his team to victory over the Kansas City Royals at Royals Stadium. The final score was 5-1. The Cardinals bumped their record to 87-58 with this latest triumph.

One of the key players for the Cardinals was left fielder Steve Finley, who drilled a triple in the top of the first inning. For the game, Finley went 2 for 4 with a triple and a walk, while scoring 2 times.

"I like our moxie," said Cardinals manager Adam Rabel.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF, RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .254 9 28
J. Bell 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .261 10 39
B. Giles DH 4 0 3 2 0 1 1 .334 50 134
I. Calderon 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .223 22 82
K. Garcia RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .271 25 76
   a-D. Green LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 2 11
R. Clayton SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .259 4 22
M. Benjamin 2B 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .286 0 10
S. Javier CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .235 14 48
D. Wilson C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .210 8 38
Totals 36 5 10 5 1 12 13      
a - D. Green substituted for K. Garcia in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Clayton (9, 4th Inning off K. Brown, 1 on, 1 out) M. Benjamin 2 (7, 4th Inning off K. Brown, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Finley (2, 1st Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Giles 3 , K. Garcia , R. Clayton 2 , S. Finley 4 , S. Javier , M. Benjamin 4
2-out RBI: S. Finley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Giles , K. Garcia , D. Wilson 2 , S. Javier
Hit by Pitch: M. Benjamin
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Giles (12) , K. Garcia (9) , R. Clayton (24) , S. Finley 2 (35) , M. Benjamin (4)
CS: B. Giles 2 (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Benjamin-Clayton-Calderon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 18 49
R. Alomar 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .293 16 57
J. Thome 1B 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 .274 51 122
R. Wilkins C 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .252 20 66
J. Burnitz DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .233 27 73
D. Magadan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 3 19
R. Sanders RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .248 11 29
A. Jones CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .181 17 43
Q. Veras SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202 5 36
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Wilkins (12, 2nd Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , A. Jones , R. Wilkins 2 , J. Thome , D. Magadan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Sanders 2 , D. Magadan
GIDP: Q. Veras
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (41)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Habyan (1) , Q. Veras (10) , R. Wilkins (7)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Arocha W (3-1) 5.1 5 1 1 1 7 0 100 62 2.45   
T. Mulholland SV (2) 3.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 40 24 4.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Arocha 60
Batters Faced: R. Arocha 22, T. Mulholland 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Arocha 5-4, T. Mulholland 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Arocha 100-62, T. Mulholland 40-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mulholland 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown L (23-6) 8.1 8 4 4 1 12 0 136 83 2.37   
J. Habyan 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 8 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 62
Batters Faced: K. Brown 34, J. Habyan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 4-7, J. Habyan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 136-83, J. Habyan 14-8
Hit Batsmen: K. Brown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rene Arocha
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 13450
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