DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/23/1994
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 942 - THURSDAY, JUNE 23RD, 1994 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Chicago Cubs (43-36) 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 14 0
Kansas City Royals (61-19) 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 18 1
Royals Need Extra Frames to Get Past Cubs
The Kansas City Royals handed the Chicago Cubs a loss at Royals Stadium. The final score was 8-6. Jim Thome was named player of the game for Kansas City. In addition to his 2 singles and 1 home run, he scored 1 run and drove in 4. He also added 2 bases on balls. The winner was John Habyan in relief. His record improves to 3-3. Doug Jones took the loss. This win makes it 10 in a row for Kansas City.

Thome had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the 13th. On a first pitch fastball from Doug Jones, he banged a 3-run home run to right, giving the Royals a 8-6 lead. It was the 30th home run of the year for Thome.

"It was terrific getting this win," Thome said. "We put in a lot of work to do it."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. James DH 7 3 3 0 0 2 3 .283 4 26
M. Grace 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .340 5 34
   a-M. Piazza PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 19 46
L. Gonzalez LF 6 0 3 1 0 1 1 .268 21 58
J. Buhner RF 5 1 1 2 1 1 2 .196 5 13
G. Pena 2B 6 0 0 0 0 1 3 .243 11 31
C. Brown 3B 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 .289 6 28
T. Goodwin CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .207 2 18
   b-D. Bell PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .244 4 28
J. Leyritz C 6 0 3 0 0 1 2 .192 2 9
M. Lee SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .203 0 3
   c-S. Brosius PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 2 3
Totals 52 6 14 5 3 15 17      
a - M. Piazza pinch hit for M. Grace in the 9th
b - D. Bell pinch hit for T. Goodwin in the 10th
c - S. Brosius pinch hit for M. Lee in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: D. James (17, 1st Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Leyritz (1, 2nd Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 2 outs) L. Gonzalez (18, 5th Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 1 out) M. Grace (20, 5th Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. James (2, 3rd Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Brown (6, 13th Inning off J. Habyan, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Buhner (5, 1st Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. James 6 , M. Lee , C. Brown 4 , T. Goodwin , J. Leyritz 4 , L. Gonzalez 4 , M. Grace 2 , J. Buhner 4
2-out RBI: J. Buhner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. James , M. Lee 2 , G. Pena 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Gonzalez (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lee-Grace, Pena-Lee-Piazza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford CF 7 3 4 1 0 2 1 .263 8 36
D. Justice LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .269 17 44
   c-D. Tartabull PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 7 13
   d-O. Merced LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .325 2 17
J. Thome DH 5 1 3 4 2 0 2 .265 30 67
J. Olerud 1B 6 0 1 1 0 0 6 .283 12 48
R. Sanders RF 6 1 1 1 0 3 2 .235 21 43
B. Larkin SS 6 0 2 0 0 1 1 .303 15 59
R. Alomar 2B 6 1 2 0 0 1 2 .271 9 44
T. Naehring 3B 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 .242 9 37
R. Wilkins C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .200 8 22
   a-J. Conine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 3 12
   b-C. Hoiles C 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244 5 13
Totals 54 8 18 8 3 8 24      
a - J. Conine pinch hit for R. Wilkins in the 10th
b - C. Hoiles substituted for J. Conine in the 11th
c - D. Tartabull pinch hit for D. Justice in the 11th
d - O. Merced substituted for D. Tartabull in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (13, 2nd Inning off J. Robinson, 0 on, 1 out) B. Larkin (21, 5th Inning off J. Robinson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Thome (30, 13th Inning off D. Jones, 2 on, 2 outs) R. Sanders (21, 5th Inning off J. Robinson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 3 , R. Wilkins , J. Thome 6 , R. Sanders 4 , T. Naehring , D. Justice 2 , B. Larkin 3 , R. Lankford 4 , J. Olerud , C. Hoiles
2-out RBI: , J. Thome 2 , D. Justice , R. Lankford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Wilkins , R. Sanders , T. Naehring , J. Olerud 2
GIDP: J. Thome , B. Larkin
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Thome (1) , R. Lankford (24)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Rogers (1)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Robinson 5.0 10 5 5 2 3 1 106 65 4.88   
P. Wagner 3.0 5 0 0 0 2 0 51 36 0.00   
F. DiPino 4.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 36 23 3.19   
D. Jones L (0-3), BS (2) 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 1 11 7 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Robinson 28
Batters Faced: J. Robinson 26, P. Wagner 14, F. DiPino 12, D. Jones 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Robinson 5-6, P. Wagner 3-4, F. DiPino 4-4, D. Jones 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Robinson 106-65, P. Wagner 51-36, F. DiPino 36-23, D. Jones 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. DiPino 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Reed 6.1 11 5 5 0 6 1 106 73 3.53   
K. Rogers 3.1 0 0 0 3 3 0 55 33 1.74   
M. Stanton 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 15 3.09   
J. Habyan W (3-3) 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 1 19 18 2.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 37
Batters Faced: R. Reed 30, K. Rogers 12, M. Stanton 6, J. Habyan 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 8-5, K. Rogers 2-4, M. Stanton 2-0, J. Habyan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 106-73, K. Rogers 55-33, M. Stanton 22-15, J. Habyan 19-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rogers 1-0 , M. Stanton 1-0 , J. Habyan 1-0
WP: R. Reed
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Thome
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Rain (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 4:24
Attendance: 8878
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