DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/31/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1297 - FRIDAY, JULY 31ST, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (30-80) 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 9 13 0
Kansas City Royals (73-35) 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 11 2
Rangers Come Back Late to Clip Royals
Phil Plantier batted in 4 runs to lead Texas to a win over Kansas City. The final score was 9-6. Plantier chipped in with 1 single and 1 home run. Bob Kipper went 8.1 innings for Texas to pick up the win. The left-hander was charged with 6 earned runs. He scattered 10 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 6. His record improves to 3-16. Scott Arnold notched his 2nd save in 2 chances.

One significant plate appearance for Texas came with one out in the top of the eighth inning. Rangers third baseman Bobby Rose hit a single, which helped Texas go on to win.

"It was a solid team effort," said Plantier after the game.

Even with the win, the Rangers have a dismal 30-80 record.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Rose 3B, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .232 2 4
D. Slaught C 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .227 4 27
M. Miley DH 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .223 10 31
E. Murray 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .182 6 29
P. Plantier RF 5 1 2 4 0 1 2 .209 21 60
B. McRae LF 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 .230 3 32
R. Law CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .280 0 2
R. Smalley SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .198 8 24
J. Lind 2B 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 .259 3 34
   a-K. Williams PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
   b-T. Jorgensen 2B, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 2 14
Totals 39 9 13 8 4 5 17      
a - K. Williams pinch ran for J. Lind in the 8th
b - T. Jorgensen substituted for K. Williams in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. McRae (18, 6th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. McRae (2, 7th Inning off T. Crews, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Plantier (21, 7th Inning off R. Reed, 2 on, 2 outs) R. Smalley (8, 9th Inning off T. Crews, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Miley , P. Plantier 5 , B. McRae 6 , B. Rose , R. Smalley 5 , D. Slaught 2 , R. Law , E. Murray
2-out RBI: , P. Plantier 2 , R. Smalley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Plantier , B. McRae , R. Smalley , J. Lind , D. Slaught , R. Law
Sac Bunt: B. Rose , R. Law
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Rose (3) , K. Williams (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Larkin SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .264 7 55
O. Merced RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .293 15 68
T. Naehring 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .267 12 63
C. Brown 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282 4 26
D. Tartabull DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .256 5 17
C. Hoiles C 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .264 12 33
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .272 7 46
R. Sanders CF 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .267 24 66
J. Conine LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .290 6 26
Totals 36 6 11 6 1 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Merced (24, 3rd Inning off B. Kipper, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Sanders (24, 4th Inning off B. Kipper, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Naehring (12, 5th Inning off B. Kipper, 1 on, 1 out) C. Hoiles (12, 2nd Inning off B. Kipper, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , R. Sanders 6 , T. Naehring 4 , O. Merced 2 , J. Conine , C. Hoiles 4 , B. Larkin 2 , D. Tartabull
2-out RBI: R. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Larkin , C. Brown 2
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Larkin (12)
CS: R. Sanders 2 (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Hoiles (5) , C. Brown (2)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Kipper W (3-16) 8.1 10 6 6 1 6 3 123 83 6.31   
S. Arnold SV (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 7 7.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Kipper 44
Batters Faced: B. Kipper 34, S. Arnold 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Kipper 7-10, S. Arnold 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Kipper 123-83, S. Arnold 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Arnold 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Reed 6.2 9 6 6 3 3 1 95 57 4.72   
T. Crews L (3-8) 2.1 4 3 2 1 2 1 33 21 4.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 32
Batters Faced: R. Reed 32, T. Crews 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 11-6, T. Crews 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 95-57, T. Crews 33-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Plantier
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Rain (83 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 5927
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