DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/16/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1476 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (80-43) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 10 0
Chicago Cubs (71-52) 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 5 9 0
Cubs Beat Visiting Royals, 5-4
Eric Karros helped his team muscle past the Kansas City Royals, 5-4. In the game, the Chicago designated hitter was 2-4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. The Cubs bumped their record to 71-52 with this latest triumph.

With Chicago leading 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth, Karros hit a sinker from Denny Neagle for a solo home run. It was his 20th home run of the season and put the Cubs ahead, 5-3.

"We're in a marathon, not a sprint," Karros said in postgame remarks. "Soon enough, the finish line will be in sight."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Sanders LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .249 26 74
O. Merced RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .282 16 69
J. Olerud 1B 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .314 18 70
J. Thome DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .290 25 61
R. Lankford CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 .252 13 59
R. Alomar 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .277 9 53
B. Larkin SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .261 9 62
R. Wilkins C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .253 13 41
T. Naehring 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .274 13 69
Totals 35 4 10 4 3 3 12      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Wilkins (9, 9th Inning off D. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Wilkins 2 , J. Thome 2 , R. Sanders , T. Naehring 2 , O. Merced , J. Olerud 2 , B. Larkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , R. Sanders , R. Lankford
Sac Bunt: R. Alomar
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Lankford (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Pena 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .235 23 72
D. Bell RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .272 17 63
E. Karros DH 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .261 20 74
M. Piazza C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263 30 79
H. Ochiai 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .255 3 10
M. Grace 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .256 2 13
B. Brower LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .216 5 27
T. Goodwin CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .231 0 2
M. Lee SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 0 22
Totals 32 5 9 5 1 11 10      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Karros (29, 1st Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 1 out) D. Bell 2 (29, 1st Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Karros (20, 5th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Grace (2, 1st Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Piazza , E. Karros 6 , T. Goodwin , D. Bell 4 , M. Grace 4 , H. Ochiai 2
2-out RBI: M. Grace , H. Ochiai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Piazza , B. Brower , M. Lee
Sac Bunt: H. Ochiai
Team LOB: 5
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle L (13-5) 7.0 9 5 5 1 11 2 118 79 4.21   
S. Brown 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 7.36   
M. Schooler 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 2.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 49
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 31, S. Brown 2, M. Schooler 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 6-4, S. Brown 2-0, M. Schooler 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 118-79, S. Brown 3-2, M. Schooler 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Brown 1-0 , M. Schooler 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Mitchell W (9-8) 6.0 8 3 3 2 3 0 105 63 5.18   
F. DiPino H (13) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 31 16 2.43   
D. Jones SV (37) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18 12 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mitchell 45
Batters Faced: J. Mitchell 27, F. DiPino 7, D. Jones 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mitchell 5-9, F. DiPino 2-4, D. Jones 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mitchell 105-63, F. DiPino 31-16, D. Jones 18-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Karros
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 32565
Special Notes: RP Frank DiPino was injured while pitching.
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