DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/31/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 670 - SUNDAY, MAY 31ST, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (32-23) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 0
Kansas City Royals (37-19) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 2
Cardinals Hold Off Royals, 3-2
The Cardinals had to overcome a fine performance from Kansas City pitcher Kevin Brown to grab a 3-2 win at Royals Stadium. Brown allowed 2 earned runs over 8.2 innings. St. Louis starter Dave Fleming was credited with the win after throwing 115 pitches over 6.2 innings. His record now stands at 6-4. Steve Chitren earned his 13th save in 13 tries.

The Cardinals got a big at-bat from center fielder Gerald Young. For the game, Young went 1-3 with a double. He drove in 2 runs. In the top of the seventh, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 5th double of the season gave St. Louis a 3-2 lead.

"It feels good to get this one," Young told the St. Louis Citizen.

The second-place Cardinals are now 32-23, the Royals 37-19.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young CF 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .255 0 11
S. Javier LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .297 2 17
C. Grebeck 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .263 1 35
I. Calderon 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .280 5 45
   a-M. Hatcher RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 1 3
G. Berroa RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .319 8 29
   b-G. Hoffman 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Bell DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .216 8 24
J. Valentin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .264 3 19
D. Thon SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .202 2 23
B. Mayne C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .245 0 3
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 6 10      
a - M. Hatcher substituted for I. Calderon in the 8th
b - G. Hoffman substituted for G. Berroa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Young (5, 7th Inning off K. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Thon (10, 9th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Mayne , C. Grebeck , G. Young 2 , S. Javier 2 , I. Calderon , D. Thon 2
2-out RBI: G. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valentin , B. Mayne , C. Grebeck , S. Javier
GIDP: C. Grebeck
Sac Fly: G. Young
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Javier 3 (46) , D. Thon (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Calderon-Thon-Calderon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Larkin SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .251 2 23
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254 6 31
   b-J. Olerud PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 10 32
C. Brown 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .321 1 17
C. Hoiles C 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .264 6 16
O. Merced RF 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .322 9 39
   a-R. Lankford PH, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249 6 21
D. Tartabull DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .215 2 8
J. Conine LF, RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .343 5 15
R. Sanders CF, LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .250 8 23
C. Hale 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .258 3 14
Totals 31 2 7 2 4 2 18      
a - R. Lankford pinch hit for O. Merced in the 7th
b - J. Olerud pinch hit for T. Naehring in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Brown (7, 1st Inning off D. Fleming, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Hoiles (3, 7th Inning off D. Fleming, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Brown 2 , D. Tartabull , J. Conine , C. Hoiles 2 , C. Hale , B. Larkin 2
2-out RBI: C. Hale
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Merced , D. Tartabull , C. Hoiles , B. Larkin
GIDP: T. Naehring
Sac Bunt: J. Conine
Sac Fly: R. Sanders
Hit by Pitch: C. Brown , O. Merced , D. Tartabull
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: C. Brown (1) , C. Hoiles (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Larkin-Hale-Brown)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Fleming W (6-4) 6.2 7 2 2 3 0 0 115 65 3.18   
G. Olson H (2) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 8 1.80   
S. Chitren SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fleming 49
Batters Faced: D. Fleming 31, G. Olson 5, S. Chitren 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fleming 11-8, G. Olson 2-1, S. Chitren 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fleming 115-65, G. Olson 16-8, S. Chitren 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Olson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Fleming 2 , S. Chitren
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown L (11-1) 8.2 7 3 2 2 6 0 151 97 1.90   
R. Murphy 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 64
Batters Faced: K. Brown 35, R. Murphy 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 14-5, R. Murphy 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 151-97, R. Murphy 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Murphy 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Brown
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 5820
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