DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/03/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1019 - THURSDAY, JULY 3RD, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (43-42) 0 0 6 2 3 2 0 1 1 15 16 0
St. Louis Cardinals (40-46) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 6 1
Piazza 3-3 to Power Cubs Offense
The Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 15-5, at Busch Stadium. The win was largely due to the efforts of first baseman Mike Piazza, who captured player of the game honors. He went 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Chicago starter Scott Chiamparino was credited with the win after throwing 92 pitches over 6.1 innings. His record now stands at 5-8. The 'W' lifts Chicago's record to 43-42.

It could have been a different outcome for Chicago, had it not been for Phil Plantier, the 28-year old right fielder . Plantier contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the third inning to put Chicago up, 1-0.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Plantier told the Chicago Daily.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nixon RF 6 3 4 2 0 0 3 .218 10 32
M. Piazza 1B 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 .271 16 48
   a-J. Frye PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
D. Pasqua LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .245 3 8
   b-C. Martinez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .222 2 6
P. Plantier DH 5 2 2 2 1 2 3 .226 3 8
S. Cooper 3B 4 3 1 2 2 1 3 .207 5 15
C. Shipley 2B, 1B 5 1 3 3 1 0 2 .289 8 25
J. Cirillo SS 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 .267 3 37
C. Hoiles C 4 1 0 1 1 0 6 .162 14 26
R. Becker CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .208 6 16
Totals 40 15 16 14 11 6 23      
a - J. Frye pinch hit for M. Piazza in the 7th
b - C. Martinez pinch hit for D. Pasqua in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Nixon (14, 5th Inning off R. Meacham, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Piazza (16, 5th Inning off T. Mathews, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Shipley (8, 3rd Inning off S. Erickson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nixon 5 , M. Piazza 6 , D. Pasqua , P. Plantier 2 , J. Cirillo , S. Cooper , C. Shipley 6 , R. Becker
2-out RBI: , T. Nixon 2 , M. Piazza , J. Cirillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Cooper , C. Hoiles , C. Shipley , J. Frye
GIDP: T. Nixon , P. Plantier
Sac Fly: C. Hoiles
Hit by Pitch: J. Frye
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .200 0 1
J. Posada C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .171 0 3
B. Giles 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .275 14 42
I. Calderon DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .251 17 54
K. Garcia RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 12 56
   a-D. Glanville PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 1 6
J. Valentin SS 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 .249 9 40
R. Clayton 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 3 18
M. Benjamin 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .161 0 2
S. Javier CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 4 24
Totals 33 5 6 5 4 5 8      
a - D. Glanville pinch hit for K. Garcia in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Valentin (23, 8th Inning off D. Kiecker, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Clayton (6, 7th Inning off D. Kiecker, 1 on, 1 out) G. Young (2, 3rd Inning off S. Chiamparino, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Giles (14, 8th Inning off D. Kiecker, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Posada , B. Giles 4 , J. Valentin 2 , R. Clayton 2 , G. Young 2 , I. Calderon
2-out RBI: J. Posada , J. Valentin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Clayton , S. Javier
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: G. Young (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Benjamin-Valentin-Giles, Valentin-Benjamin-Giles)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Chiamparino W (5-8) 6.1 2 1 1 2 5 0 92 59 5.93   
D. Kiecker 2.2 4 4 4 2 0 1 47 28 4.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Chiamparino 68
Batters Faced: S. Chiamparino 23, D. Kiecker 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Chiamparino 6-8, D. Kiecker 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Chiamparino 92-59, D. Kiecker 47-28
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Erickson L (7-7) 2.1 6 6 6 2 1 1 52 32 4.93   
V. Horsman 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 10 2.84   
M. Rivera 0.0 1 2 2 2 0 0 15 4 3.29   
R. Meacham 1.1 2 2 0 0 1 0 24 15 2.80   
T. Mathews 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 18 10 5.67   
R. Myers 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 8 1.90   
T. Fernandez 2.1 2 1 1 3 2 0 42 21 3.86   
M. Lansing 1.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 25 11 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erickson 16
Batters Faced: S. Erickson 15, V. Horsman 3, M. Rivera 3, R. Meacham 7, T. Mathews 4, R. Myers 3, T. Fernandez 11, M. Lansing 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erickson 0-6, V. Horsman 0-1, M. Rivera 0-0, R. Meacham 1-2, T. Mathews 0-1, R. Myers 0-1, T. Fernandez 1-2, M. Lansing 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erickson 52-32, V. Horsman 15-10, M. Rivera 15-4, R. Meacham 24-15, T. Mathews 18-10, R. Myers 17-8, T. Fernandez 42-21, M. Lansing 25-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Meacham 3-2 , T. Mathews 1-1 , R. Myers 2-2 , T. Fernandez 2-0 , M. Lansing 2-0
WP: S. Erickson , T. Fernandez , M. Lansing
Hit Batsmen: T. Fernandez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Piazza
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 34512
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