DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/25/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 3679 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (95-65) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 11 1
Kansas City Royals (100-60) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 4 10 0
Royals Turn Back St. Louis, 4-2
The Kansas City Royals picked up a win at Royals Stadium, knocking off the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2. On the mound for Kansas City was left-hander Rheal Cormier, who played a pivotal role in the win. Kansas City is now 100-60, 5 games up in the Federal League Central Division.

The Royals got a big at-bat from catcher Jerry Willard. For the game, Willard was 1-4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fourth, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 1st home run of the season gave Kansas City a 4-1 lead.

"You've got to ride the highs and the lows in baseball in order to succeed," Willard told the Kansas City Daily News. "Right now I'm feeling good, but that don't mean squat for tomorrow."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Javier CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .276 5 52
P. Bradley LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .212 1 6
C. Grebeck 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267 4 100
J. Jaha 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .269 26 63
G. Berroa DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .264 24 85
J. Valentin 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .249 15 62
D. Thon SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245 9 61
M. Hatcher RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .257 2 10
T. Kennedy C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .243 7 40
Totals 34 2 11 2 2 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Javier (23, 1st Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Valentin (15, 6th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Valentin 5 , J. Jaha 2 , C. Grebeck , S. Javier 3 , P. Bradley , M. Hatcher 3
2-out RBI: J. Jaha
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Valentin 2 , P. Bradley
GIDP: T. Kennedy , C. Grebeck , P. Bradley , G. Berroa
Hit by Pitch: C. Grebeck
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Jaha (18) , S. Javier (105)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Valentin (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Drabek-Thon-Jaha)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Thompson CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .414 0 2
D. Justice RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .233 7 20
P. O'Neill DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .261 1 3
J. Eisenreich LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .250 0 1
J. Voigt 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .286 0 2
C. Hale 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .250 3 16
J. Willard C 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .250 1 3
H. Meulens SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000 0 0
R. Rossy 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4 2 8 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Eisenreich (1, 1st Inning off D. Drabek, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Hale (8, 4th Inning off D. Drabek, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Thompson (5, 7th Inning off D. Plesac, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Willard (1, 4th Inning off D. Drabek, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Eisenreich 2 , J. Voigt , R. Rossy , C. Hale 3 , P. O'Neill , J. Willard 4 , M. Thompson 4
2-out RBI: J. Eisenreich
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Eisenreich 2 , J. Voigt 2
GIDP: J. Voigt
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Thompson (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Rossy-Hale-Voigt, Meulens-Hale-Voigt, Rossy-Hale-Voigt, Rossy-Hale-Voigt)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Drabek L (16-6) 6.0 8 4 4 2 5 1 112 67 3.85   
D. Plesac 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 16 2.32   
G. Olson 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 7 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Drabek 43
Batters Faced: D. Drabek 27, D. Plesac 6, G. Olson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Drabek 8-4, D. Plesac 1-1, G. Olson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Drabek 112-67, D. Plesac 26-16, G. Olson 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Olson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier W (4-0) 8.0 11 2 2 2 7 1 121 84 2.80   
S. Belinda SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 57
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 34, S. Belinda 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 9-4, S. Belinda 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 121-84, S. Belinda 9-6
Hit Batsmen: R. Cormier
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rheal Cormier
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 6830
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