 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT ST. LOUIS BROWNS 10/01/2005 |  | | | | |
 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION | | KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT ST. LOUIS BROWNS | | GAME ID: 3028 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1ST, 2005 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kansas City Athletics (71-90) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | | St. Louis Browns (95-66) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 | 13 | 0 | | |  | |
| Athletics Suffer 6-4 Loss to St. Louis | The St. Louis Browns handed the Kansas City Athletics a loss at Sportsman's Park. The final score was 6-4. Roger Maris made the highlight reel for St. Louis. In addition to his 1 single and 1 home run, he scored 2 runs and drove in 1. He also added 2 bases on balls. Dave LaRoche earned his 21st save in 26 chances. St. Louis now has a record of 95-66 with the win.
Wes Covington contributed to the St. Louis win. The 27-year old designated hitter stroked a 2-run single in the bottom of the first. For the game, Covington was 3 for 4 with 3 singles. He drove in 3 runs.
Covington said afterward that his team has grown over the course of the season, adding: "It feels good when a plan comes together."
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| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE | | ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Doubles: C. Sullivan (38, 1st Inning off B. Grimes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Davis (24, 6th Inning off B. Grimes, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Robinson , C. Sullivan 3 , J. Grace , A. Davis 4 , J. Vidro 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Vidro , T. Raines
GIDP: J. Vidro
Sac Fly: T. Raines
Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING
SB: C. Sullivan (3)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Vidro-Harris-Davis, Heffner-Grace-Davis) | | | BATTING
Home Runs: R. Maris (52, 3rd Inning off R. Ames, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Goodman , C. Torriente , W. Covington 3 , O. Smith , R. Kleinow , R. Maris 5 , T. Veryzer 2 , R. Burleson , G. Jenkins
2-out RBI: B. Goodman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Smith 2 , R. Burleson 2
GIDP: B. Goodman , G. Jenkins
Hit by Pitch: O. Smith
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: C. Torriente (11) , O. Smith (28)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Burleson-Smith-Goodman) | | |
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| KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE | | ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | R. Ames L (8-13) | 6.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 69 | 4.86 | | B. Heffner | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 3.38 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | B. Grimes W (17-9) | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 117 | 69 | 4.35 | | F. Pastore H (7) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3.93 | | D. LaRoche SV (21) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3.06 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Roger Maris
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 39880 |
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