DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/25/1992
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 277 - SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (15-9) 1 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 9 11 0
St. Louis Cardinals (12-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 0
Cardinals Lose to Royals, 9-2
Behind a solid performance from designated hitter Jim Thome, the Kansas City Royals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-2. Thome was 2-4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2 for the Royals. The win brings the Royals to 15-9, a promising start as the team looks to return to the playoffs.

Kansas City relied on the bat of Chip Hale to get the win. The second baseman ripped a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Royals ahead, 4-0. For the game, Hale had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"We came out aggressive," said Royals manager Daniel Drucker. "We came out swinging the bats."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford CF 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 .234 4 13
J. Olerud 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .310 5 19
J. Thome DH 4 3 2 2 1 2 2 .281 6 9
B. Larkin SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .286 1 14
D. Justice LF 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .258 4 10
R. Wilkins C 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .194 2 5
O. Merced RF 3 1 0 1 2 0 2 .353 3 16
T. Naehring 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .240 3 12
C. Hale 2B 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .429 1 3
Totals 37 9 11 9 7 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Justice (2, 9th Inning off G. Olson, 0 on, 1 out) C. Hale (1, 3rd Inning off D. Drabek, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Thome 2 (6, 1st Inning off D. Drabek, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off D. Drabek, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Hale (1, 4th Inning off D. Drabek, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Wilkins , J. Thome 8 , T. Naehring 2 , J. Olerud 2 , D. Justice 2 , C. Hale 6 , B. Larkin
2-out RBI: J. Thome , T. Naehring , O. Merced , C. Hale
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Naehring , C. Hale , B. Larkin
GIDP: R. Wilkins
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Guthrie-Larkin-Olerud)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Javier CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 0 7
C. Grebeck 2B 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .290 1 17
D. Thon SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .226 2 14
I. Calderon RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .330 3 24
G. Bell DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242 5 15
G. Berroa LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .346 6 13
   a-J. Orsulak PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Valentin 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 1 2
J. Jaha 1B 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .500 4 6
B. Mayne C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .286 0 2
Totals 33 2 9 2 3 7 11      
a - J. Orsulak pinch hit for G. Berroa in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Grebeck (10, 8th Inning off M. Guthrie, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Jaha (4, 9th Inning off M. Guthrie, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valentin , J. Jaha 6 , C. Grebeck 3 , I. Calderon , G. Berroa , D. Thon
2-out RBI: J. Jaha , I. Calderon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Mayne 2 , I. Calderon
GIDP: G. Berroa
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Jaha (1)
CS: J. Jaha (1) , D. Thon (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Grebeck-Thon-Jaha)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Guthrie W (3-1) 9.0 9 2 2 3 7 1 118 75 4.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Guthrie 65
Batters Faced: M. Guthrie 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Guthrie 5-12
Pitches - Strikes: M. Guthrie 118-75
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Drabek L (2-2) 4.1 7 5 5 3 4 3 81 43 5.46   
J. Shaw 1.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 27 14 10.80   
M. Gozzo 1.0 1 2 2 3 1 0 34 15 6.75   
G. Olson 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 25 17 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Drabek 30
Batters Faced: D. Drabek 23, J. Shaw 6, M. Gozzo 7, G. Olson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Drabek 5-4, J. Shaw 2-2, M. Gozzo 1-1, G. Olson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Drabek 81-43, J. Shaw 27-14, M. Gozzo 34-15, G. Olson 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Shaw 1-0 , M. Gozzo 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Thome
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 15 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 35854
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