DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/25/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1229 - SATURDAY, JULY 25TH, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (44-59) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 10 1
Kansas City Royals (68-34) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 11 1
Royals Need Extras to Top Pirates
The Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates obliged those fans who came to Royals Stadium looking for a good time.

The Kansas City Royals picked up a win at Royals Stadium, knocking off the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-4. Starting pitcher Denny Neagle, who captured player of the game honors, was a big reason why. Kansas City reliever Mike Schooler was the winner. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Mike Cook.

Jim Thome produced a go-ahead home run for Kansas City in the bottom of the 11th. With two out and the bases empty, Thome hit a solo home run off Mike Cook. It put the Royals in front, 5-4.

"I liked his command," said Kansas City manager Daniel Drucker. "Denny was throwing strikes."

Kansas City leads the Federal League Central Division by 8½ games.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Blankenship CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .240 10 43
C. Shipley LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .342 10 48
B. Bonilla DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .280 28 94
M. Simms 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .118 1 4
   a-A. Van Slyke PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 14 49
C. Baerga 2B 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 .317 4 38
J. King 3B 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 .219 16 44
M. Kingery RF 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .393 0 6
N. Kagawa C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .231 4 13
   b-J. Cangelosi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 0 23
   c-E. Taubensee C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 6 27
J. Valentin SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .193 19 42
Totals 41 4 10 4 2 8 18      
a - A. Van Slyke pinch hit for M. Simms in the 10th
b - J. Cangelosi pinch hit for N. Kagawa in the 11th
c - E. Taubensee substituted for J. Cangelosi in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Kingery 2 (5, 7th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Schooler, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valentin , M. Kingery 5 , C. Baerga 2 , L. Blankenship , C. Shipley 2 , B. Bonilla
2-out RBI: M. Kingery , C. Baerga , C. Shipley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Shipley , B. Bonilla
Hit by Pitch: J. Valentin
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Shipley (26) , B. Bonilla (4)
CS: A. Van Slyke (5)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Baerga (14)
PB: N. Kagawa 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Larkin SS 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 .263 5 48
O. Merced RF 5 0 1 0 1 1 2 .297 15 67
T. Naehring 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .261 10 56
   a-R. Lankford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 9 42
   d-J. Thome 3B, 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .285 21 55
C. Brown 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 4 26
   b-J. Olerud PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320 16 59
   c-R. Wilkins PR, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 10 30
D. Tartabull DH 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .250 5 17
C. Hoiles C 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .257 10 28
R. Alomar 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .269 7 44
R. Sanders CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .260 21 58
J. Conine LF 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 .290 6 26
Totals 43 5 11 3 4 8 20      
a - R. Lankford pinch hit for T. Naehring in the 9th
b - J. Olerud pinch hit for C. Brown in the 9th
c - R. Wilkins pinch ran for J. Olerud in the 9th
d - J. Thome substituted for R. Lankford in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Tartabull (5, 3rd Inning off T. Mulholland, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Hoiles (7, 5th Inning off T. Mulholland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Thome (21, 11th Inning off M. Cook, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Larkin 3 , D. Tartabull 4 , O. Merced , C. Hoiles 3 , J. Olerud , J. Thome 4
2-out RBI: B. Larkin , J. Thome
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Tartabull , R. Sanders , T. Naehring , O. Merced , C. Hoiles 2
Sac Fly: J. Conine
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: R. Wilkins (12)
OF assists: 1 (Conine (Kingery at 3rd base))
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Mulholland 6.0 7 3 2 4 3 0 104 58 4.16   
J. Franco 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 13 2.79   
B. Harvey BS (4) 2.0 2 1 0 0 3 0 36 23 3.34   
M. Cook L (0-2) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 8 8.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mulholland 47
Batters Faced: T. Mulholland 30, J. Franco 6, B. Harvey 9, M. Cook 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mulholland 9-7, J. Franco 3-0, B. Harvey 0-3, M. Cook 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mulholland 104-58, J. Franco 20-13, B. Harvey 36-23, M. Cook 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Franco 1-0
WP: T. Mulholland
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle 6.1 6 3 3 2 6 0 104 63 3.93   
T. Crews BS (5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 26 16 4.83   
M. Schooler W (1-0) 3.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 41 29 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 53
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 26, T. Crews 6, M. Schooler 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 6-6, T. Crews 1-2, M. Schooler 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 104-63, T. Crews 26-16, M. Schooler 41-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Crews 1-1 , M. Schooler 1-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Crews
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Denny Neagle
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 6022
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