DBL Box Score, Chicago Cubs at Kansas City Royals, 09/23/1992

DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE CHICAGO CUBS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 09/23/1992
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CHICAGO CUBS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS

GAME ID: 3656 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 1992 - GAME LOG

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago Cubs (92-66)	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	9	1
Kansas City Royals (99-59)	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	8	3

Cubs Win at Kansas City, 5-4

The Chicago Cubs did just enough to secure a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals at Royals Stadium. Nobody did more than pitcher John Mitchell, who captured player of the game honors. With the win, the Cubs have a record of 92-66.

In the top of the first, Geronimo Pena ambushed a first pitch sinker from Rick Reed and hit a 2-run home run. It gave Chicago a quick 2-0 lead.

"I tried to mix it up, keep them off balance," said Mitchell.

CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORES		KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
D. Bell RF	5	0	2	1	0	0	.270	21	76
M. Grace 1B	5	1	1	0	1	1	.269	5	26
G. Pena 2B	5	1	1	2	2	2	.236	29	95
L. Gonzalez LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.284	24	74
H. Ochiai 3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.216	6	19
E. Karros DH	4	0	2	0	0	0	.240	25	93
L. Moseby CF	3	1	1	0	0	3	.240	12	42
J. Leyritz C	4	1	0	0	2	2	.203	5	24
M. Lee SS	3	0	0	1	0	2	.214	0	36
Totals	37	5	9	4	5	13

BATTING
Doubles: L. Gonzalez (25, 1st Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Pena (29, 1st Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Karros 2 , D. Bell 2 , G. Pena 4 , L. Gonzalez 3 , M. Grace , L. Moseby
2-out RBI: D. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Karros , G. Pena , M. Lee , H. Ochiai
Sac Bunt: L. Moseby
Sac Fly: M. Lee
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Leyritz (1) , L. Moseby (9)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Ochiai (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-Lee-Grace)

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
R. Alomar 2B	3	0	1	0	2	1	0	.291	13	69
J. Olerud 1B	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	.289	18	73
J. Thome DH	4	0	0	1	1	1	2	.278	29	71
R. Sanders LF	5	1	1	0	0	0	5	.236	31	83
R. Wilkins C	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.262	15	61
P. O'Neill RF	4	1	2	3	0	0	3	.267	1	3
M. Thompson CF	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.333	0	2
C. Hale 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.238	3	16
H. Meulens SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	0	0
a-B. Larkin PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.274	13	77
Totals	35	4	8	4	5	2	21

a - B. Larkin pinch hit for H. Meulens in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Hale (7, 9th Inning off D. Jones, 0 on, 1 out) P. O'Neill (2, 7th Inning off F. DiPino, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. O'Neill (1, 4th Inning off J. Mitchell, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , R. Sanders , J. Olerud 2 , C. Hale 2 , P. O'Neill 6 , M. Thompson
2-out RBI: J. Thome
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Wilkins , R. Sanders , J. Olerud , H. Meulens , P. O'Neill
GIDP: C. Hale
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: R. Alomar (3) , R. Reed (1) , H. Meulens (1)

CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORES		KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
J. Mitchell W (12-9)	6.0	3	3	3	3	2	1	100	61	4.90
F. DiPino H (17)	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	16	10	2.17
D. Jones SV (45)	2.0	2	1	1	2	0	0	41	24	2.71

PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mitchell 53
Batters Faced: J. Mitchell 23, F. DiPino 6, D. Jones 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mitchell 7-8, F. DiPino 1-2, D. Jones 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mitchell 100-61, F. DiPino 16-10, D. Jones 41-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Jones 2-0

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
R. Reed L (14-12)	7.0	9	5	2	0	4	1	114	73	4.10
T. Crews	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	14	4.14

PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 49
Batters Faced: R. Reed 33, T. Crews 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 8-9, T. Crews 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 114-73, T. Crews 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Crews 1-0

GAME NOTES

Player of the Game: John Mitchell
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 22 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 6698