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Cards lose series and items in hotel theft

Kansas City, MO, June 15 - Nine Cardinals players were the victims of hotel room break-ins during their inter-league series with the Royals



     The victims in the burglaries were rookie sensation Albert
     Pujols, outfielder Bobby Bonilla, utility player Craig Paquette,
     and pitchers Gene Stechschulte, Mike James, Jason  Christiansen, Mike Timlin, Steve Kline and Mike Matthews.
          The thefts Wednesday night at the Fairmont Hotel, on Kansas City's upscale Country Club Plaza, were discovered when the players returned from a 4-1 loss to the Royals.
          Police say the estimate the thefts total about ten-thousand
     dollars. A list of stolen property was NOT immediately available.  Bonilla says many of the items stolen were portable electronic devices and computer equipment.
 
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