DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/02/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1008 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 2ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (42-42) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 10 1
St. Louis Cardinals (40-45) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
4-1 Cubs Win over Cardinals Evens Season Record
Chicago turned a good effort from starter Angel Miranda into a win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The final score was 4-1. Miranda, now 1-0, was the winner. In 6.1 innings, he gave up 6 hits, while striking out 5, walking 6, and allowing 1 earned run. The Cubs saw their win-loss record go to 42-42. At the same time, the Cardinals fell to 40-45.

A key at-bat came in the top of the fifth inning. With the bases loaded, the batter, Mike Piazza, hit a sacrifice fly. It made the score 2-1, Chicago, and helped them go on to win.

"I liked his command," said Chicago manager Anthony Perez. "Angel was throwing strikes."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nixon RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .209 10 30
M. Piazza 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .264 15 46
D. Pasqua LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .239 3 8
P. Plantier DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .208 3 6
S. Cooper 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .206 5 13
C. Shipley 2B 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 .280 7 22
J. Cirillo SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .268 3 35
C. Hoiles C 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .165 14 25
R. Becker CF 3 0 2 2 0 1 2 .207 6 16
Totals 35 4 10 4 2 11 21      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Becker (12, 5th Inning off R. Arocha, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Hoiles (14, 7th Inning off M. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Piazza , P. Plantier , J. Cirillo , S. Cooper , C. Hoiles 4 , C. Shipley 2 , R. Becker 3 , D. Pasqua
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nixon , P. Plantier , D. Pasqua
GIDP: S. Cooper
Sac Fly: M. Piazza , R. Becker
Hit by Pitch: C. Hoiles , C. Shipley
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Shipley (7)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Cooper (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Javier CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .235 4 24
J. Valentin SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .247 9 39
B. Giles LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .275 13 40
I. Calderon 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .251 17 54
M. Vaughn DH 4 1 3 0 1 1 2 .464 5 8
K. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .278 12 56
R. Clayton 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 3 18
   a-G. Young PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .190 0 1
   b-T. Fernandez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
   c-J. Posada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .161 0 2
D. Wilson C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .212 1 5
M. Benjamin 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .185 0 1
Totals 36 1 8 1 7 5 28      
a - G. Young pinch hit for R. Clayton in the 7th
b - T. Fernandez substituted for G. Young in the 8th
c - J. Posada pinch hit for T. Fernandez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Vaughn (2, 4th Inning off A. Miranda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Javier , I. Calderon 2 , B. Giles , D. Wilson , M. Vaughn 4
2-out RBI: D. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Javier , I. Calderon , J. Valentin , M. Vaughn , R. Clayton , G. Young , J. Posada
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Javier (30) , B. Giles (7)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Benjamin (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Benjamin-Valentin-Calderon)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Miranda W (1-0) 6.1 6 1 1 6 5 0 127 66 1.42   
M. Schooler H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 11 4.32   
J. Valera H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0.56   
A. Reyes SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 10 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Miranda 56
Batters Faced: A. Miranda 31, M. Schooler 5, J. Valera 2, A. Reyes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Miranda 6-8, M. Schooler 1-2, J. Valera 1-1, A. Reyes 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Miranda 127-66, M. Schooler 18-11, J. Valera 7-3, A. Reyes 23-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Schooler 1-0 , J. Valera 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Arocha L (7-5) 5.0 3 2 2 1 8 0 87 53 4.97   
M. Rivera 1.0 4 1 1 0 1 1 18 12 3.02   
R. Myers 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 18 13 1.92   
V. Horsman 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 3.09   
R. Meacham 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 4 2.86   
T. Mathews 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 4.91   
S. Chitren 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Arocha 60
Batters Faced: R. Arocha 21, M. Rivera 6, R. Myers 6, V. Horsman 1, R. Meacham 1, T. Mathews 3, S. Chitren 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Arocha 1-6, M. Rivera 1-0, R. Myers 1-2, V. Horsman 0-0, R. Meacham 0-0, T. Mathews 0-2, S. Chitren 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Arocha 87-53, M. Rivera 18-12, R. Myers 18-13, V. Horsman 7-4, R. Meacham 8-4, T. Mathews 9-7, S. Chitren 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Myers 1-0 , V. Horsman 1-0 , R. Meacham 2-0 , T. Mathews 3-1 , S. Chitren 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Arocha , R. Myers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Angel Miranda
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 20 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 34605
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