DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/31/1992
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2999 - MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (87-50) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals (84-53) 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 X 6 8 0
Victory Over Royals Takes St. Louis to 84-53
The St. Louis Cardinals got a stellar performance from pitcher Bill C. Swift, who handcuffed the Kansas City offense en route to a 6-2 win at Busch Stadium. Swift went 5 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 5, and struck out 3. His record improves to 10-8. The winning streak has now reached 5 games for the Cardinals.

John Jaha, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1991 draft, aided the St. Louis cause with a solo home run in the bottom of the second. For the game, the first baseman went 1 for 2 with a home run and a walk.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Jaha.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Sanders LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .240 27 76
O. Merced RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .278 18 74
J. Olerud 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .295 18 71
J. Thome DH 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .296 26 64
R. Lankford CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 6 .249 13 66
R. Alomar 2B 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .290 11 59
B. Larkin SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .274 12 72
R. Wilkins C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .259 14 52
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .266 16 76
Totals 31 2 7 2 6 5 19      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (15, 8th Inning off R. Niemann, 1 on, 1 out) J. Thome (20, 5th Inning off B. Swift, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Sanders (27, 1st Inning off B. Swift, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 2 , J. Thome 2 , R. Sanders 5 , O. Merced 2 , B. Larkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Naehring , R. Lankford 2
GIDP: T. Naehring , J. Olerud
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (21) , R. Sanders (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young CF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .265 0 26
S. Javier LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .290 5 45
C. Grebeck 2B 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .274 3 90
I. Calderon RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .283 20 93
   b-M. Hatcher RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 2 9
G. Berroa DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .272 21 74
J. Jaha 1B 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .288 20 51
   a-G. Hoffman 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .190 0 4
J. Valentin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 12 57
D. Thon SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247 8 56
T. Kennedy C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .237 7 33
Totals 31 6 8 6 4 6 13      
a - G. Hoffman substituted for J. Jaha in the 7th
b - M. Hatcher substituted for I. Calderon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Grebeck (50, 3rd Inning off K. Tapani, 1 on, 1 out) D. Thon (27, 2nd Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kennedy (7, 4th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Jaha (20, 2nd Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 1 out) I. Calderon (20, 5th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kennedy 4 , J. Jaha 4 , C. Grebeck 2 , G. Young , S. Javier , I. Calderon 5 , D. Thon 2
2-out RBI: T. Kennedy , I. Calderon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kennedy , J. Jaha , I. Calderon , G. Hoffman
Sac Fly: C. Grebeck
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Young 2 (55) , S. Javier 2 (91) , I. Calderon (45)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Thon-Grebeck-Jaha, Grebeck-Thon-Hoffman)
OF assists: 1 (Javier (Alomar at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Tapani L (15-10) 6.0 8 6 6 2 4 3 107 63 5.15   
M. Schooler 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 41 25 2.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 34
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 28, M. Schooler 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 8-6, M. Schooler 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 107-63, M. Schooler 41-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Schooler 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Swift W (10-8) 5.0 5 1 1 5 3 1 97 59 3.44   
J. Howell H (1) 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 30 17 3.38   
R. Niemann 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 16 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Swift 51
Batters Faced: B. Swift 25, J. Howell 6, R. Niemann 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Swift 3-9, J. Howell 2-1, R. Niemann 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Swift 97-59, J. Howell 30-17, R. Niemann 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Howell 2-0 , R. Niemann 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill C. Swift
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 36601
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