DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/22/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 3622 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (95-60) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
Chicago Cubs (87-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Cormier Breezes to Shutout Victory
Rheal Cormier spun his magic in a 3-0 shutout victory at Wrigley Field today, leading the Kansas City Royals to victory, 3-0 over the Chicago Cubs. The Kansas City pitcher put quite a spell on Chicago in a strong performance, allowing 4 hits while totaling 1 walk and 6 strikeouts.

"I had a lot of good things working in this one," Cormier said. "I worked both sides of the plate. I was rarely behind in the count."

On his stats sheet for the year Cormier shows a 19-6 record, 32 starts, 240.2 innings, 184 strikeouts and a 3.59 ERA.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Larkin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 12 63
Q. Veras 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .205 6 39
J. Thome 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .273 53 126
J. Conine DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .252 18 49
R. Sanders LF 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .266 11 31
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .216 8 32
O. Merced RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .251 16 55
J. Tackett C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .255 7 23
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .180 17 45
Totals 30 3 3 3 5 6 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: Q. Veras (6, 1st Inning off M. Hampton, 0 on, 1 out) J. Thome (53, 3rd Inning off M. Hampton, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Q. Veras 4 , J. Thome 4 , R. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Larkin
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bell RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .254 6 32
G. Pena 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .206 33 68
C. Hoiles C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .180 26 68
M. Piazza 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 34 84
L. Gonzalez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .254 27 80
J. Cirillo SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .241 11 52
T. Nixon LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .262 21 65
M. Whiten CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212 7 20
S. Brosius 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 5 13
Totals 29 0 4 0 1 6 12      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Bell (13, 1st Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Cirillo (23, 2nd Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bell 3 , J. Cirillo 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bell , M. Whiten
Sac Bunt: T. Nixon
Hit by Pitch: M. Whiten , C. Hoiles
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Bell (3)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier W (19-6) 9.0 4 0 0 1 6 0 120 78 3.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 84
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 6-14
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 120-78
Hit Batsmen: R. Cormier 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Hampton L (17-7) 6.0 3 3 3 4 6 2 113 67 3.51   
M. Schooler 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 13 2.92   
R. Pena 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hampton 56
Batters Faced: M. Hampton 25, M. Schooler 7, R. Pena 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hampton 6-6, M. Schooler 3-3, R. Pena 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hampton 113-67, M. Schooler 25-13, R. Pena 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pena 1-0
WP: M. Hampton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rheal Cormier
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 33189
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