DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/20/1994
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 3645 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1994 - GAME LOG
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Chicago Cubs (92-65) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Kansas City Royals (119-38) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 X 5 8 0
Tapani Lifts Royals to Win
The Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago Cubs, 5-1, in Federal League action at Royals Stadium. The player of the game was Kansas City pitcher Kevin Tapani. The first-place Royals, at 119-38, now lead their division by 27 games.

Tapani overpowered the Cubs. The Kansas City right-hander allowed 6 hits over 9 innings, while recording 10 punchouts. With the win, he is 17-7 on the season.

"We played hard and won," said Tapani. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. James DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .275 7 42
M. Grace 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .298 12 70
M. Piazza C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .249 29 93
L. Gonzalez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .273 33 109
J. Buhner RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .231 24 67
G. Pena 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .235 24 63
L. Moseby CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .247 6 24
J. Cirillo 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .190 9 53
M. Lee SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .249 0 7
Totals 32 1 6 1 2 10 14      
BATTING
Total Bases: M. Piazza , J. Cirillo , J. Buhner , M. Lee , D. James 2
2-out RBI: J. Cirillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Gonzalez , M. Grace , M. Lee
GIDP: J. Buhner
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
PB: M. Piazza
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .271 28 74
R. Alomar 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .278 20 81
O. Merced RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 6 41
J. Thome DH 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 .263 54 134
J. Olerud 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291 18 80
B. Larkin SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .276 27 100
J. Burnitz LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .268 1 5
R. Wilkins C 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .234 23 68
C. Hale 3B 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 .313 0 5
Totals 31 5 8 5 2 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Hale (2, 8th Inning off T. Burke, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (20, 7th Inning off E. King, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Larkin (27, 4th Inning off E. King, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 4 , R. Wilkins 3 , C. Hale 4 , B. Larkin 4
2-out RBI: C. Hale
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Wilkins , R. Lankford 3
Sac Fly: J. Burnitz
Hit by Pitch: J. Thome 2 , J. Olerud
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Larkin-Alomar-Olerud)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. King L (18-10) 7.0 6 4 4 2 5 2 111 73 3.59   
T. Burke 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 10 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. King 52
Batters Faced: E. King 32, T. Burke 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. King 8-8, T. Burke 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. King 111-73, T. Burke 14-10
Hit Batsmen: E. King 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Tapani W (17-7) 9.0 6 1 1 2 10 0 123 88 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 79
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 7-9
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 123-88
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Tapani
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 14 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 11199
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