DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/02/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 3426 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (88-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 9 0
St. Louis Cardinals (85-54) 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 X 6 10 2
Cardinals Hold Off Royals, 6-5
Despite a great performance by Kansas City left fielder Jeff Conine, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Royals by the score of 6-5 at Busch Stadium. Conine went 2-5 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Steve Chitren was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 31 of 34 save opportunities. The Cardinals bumped their record to 85-54 with this latest triumph.

In the bottom of the sixth, St. Louis catcher Terry Kennedy had a productive at-bat. With a runner on 2nd and one out, Kennedy stroked a run-scoring single to center. It made the score 6-0, St. Louis. For the game, he went 2-3 with 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs.

"Our guys are never satisfied," said St. Louis manager Adam Rabel.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Larkin SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .272 12 72
O. Merced RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .278 18 74
D. Tartabull DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .257 10 28
C. Brown 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 7 .287 5 34
   a-J. Thome PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 27 65
J. Conine LF 5 1 2 4 0 3 6 .275 11 40
C. Hoiles C 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .240 18 45
R. Lankford CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 13 68
J. Olerud 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .295 18 71
T. Naehring 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 16 76
Totals 39 5 9 5 3 10 22      
a - J. Thome pinch hit for C. Brown in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Conine (11, 7th Inning off J. Key, 3 on, 1 out) C. Hoiles (18, 7th Inning off J. Key, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Merced , R. Lankford , J. Conine 5 , C. Hoiles 4 , B. Larkin 2 , D. Tartabull 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Conine 2 , C. Brown
Hit by Pitch: C. Brown
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Larkin (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .265 0 26
S. Javier LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .289 5 45
C. Grebeck 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .276 3 91
I. Calderon RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .283 20 93
   a-M. Hatcher RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 2 9
G. Berroa DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .270 21 75
J. Jaha 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284 20 51
   b-G. Hoffman 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 4
J. Valentin 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .254 13 59
D. Thon SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .246 8 56
T. Kennedy C 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .241 7 35
Totals 34 6 10 6 1 6 13      
a - M. Hatcher substituted for I. Calderon in the 8th
b - G. Hoffman substituted for J. Jaha in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Calderon (25, 4th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Thon (28, 6th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Valentin (13, 6th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Kennedy 2 , J. Valentin 5 , J. Jaha , C. Grebeck , G. Young , I. Calderon 2 , G. Berroa , D. Thon 2
2-out RBI: T. Kennedy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Javier , G. Berroa 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Jaha (13) , G. Young 2 (57) , S. Javier (92)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Calderon (7) , D. Thon (19)
PB: T. Kennedy
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Reed L (13-10) 6.0 10 6 6 1 5 1 104 68 4.24   
T. Crews 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 12 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 32
Batters Faced: R. Reed 29, T. Crews 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 9-4, T. Crews 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 104-68, T. Crews 19-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Key W (9-11) 6.1 8 5 5 3 6 2 116 71 4.51   
D. Plesac H (9) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 19 2.74   
S. Chitren SV (31) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 14 2.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Key 40
Batters Faced: J. Key 33, D. Plesac 6, S. Chitren 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Key 5-8, D. Plesac 1-3, S. Chitren 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Key 116-71, D. Plesac 29-19, S. Chitren 20-14
Hit Batsmen: J. Key
Balk: J. Key
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Conine
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 36732
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