DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/07/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1066 - MONDAY, JULY 7TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (44-45) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 0
St. Louis Cardinals (42-48) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 X 8 11 1
Cardinals Come Back Late to Top Cubs
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs, 8-4, in Federal League action at Busch Stadium, with St. Louis pitcher Scott Erickson named player of the game. The 5th-place Cardinals improved to 42-48.

St. Louis took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. With no one out, left fielder Brian S Giles hit a 2-run home run that brought the crowd to its feet.

"Nice to put this one in the win column," said Erickson.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .204 6 16
M. Piazza 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .266 16 49
D. Pasqua LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .228 4 10
P. Plantier DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .246 3 8
S. Cooper 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .224 5 18
C. Shipley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 8 26
D. Bell RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237 6 13
J. Cirillo SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .276 3 41
C. Hoiles C 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .152 14 27
Totals 35 4 8 4 2 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Cirillo (17, 9th Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 1 out) S. Cooper (7, 3rd Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Cirillo (2, 3rd Inning off S. Erickson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Pasqua (4, 3rd Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Piazza , D. Bell , P. Plantier 2 , J. Cirillo 5 , S. Cooper 2 , D. Pasqua 4
2-out RBI: D. Pasqua
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Piazza , C. Shipley
Sac Fly: C. Hoiles
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cooper-Shipley-Piazza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Posada C 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .178 1 5
J. Valentin SS 5 2 3 1 0 1 3 .256 12 46
B. Giles LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .279 15 48
I. Calderon 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 17 55
M. Vaughn DH 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 .394 5 8
K. Garcia RF 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .282 14 59
R. Clayton 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .243 3 21
M. Benjamin 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .205 0 4
D. Glanville CF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .345 1 6
   a-G. Young PH, CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 0 1
Totals 34 8 11 8 3 6 12      
a - G. Young pinch hit for D. Glanville in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Benjamin (5, 8th Inning off T. Davis, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Clayton (5, 8th Inning off T. Davis, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Posada (1, 1st Inning off A. Miranda, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Giles (15, 8th Inning off M. Holtz, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Valentin (12, 1st Inning off A. Miranda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Benjamin 2 , D. Glanville , J. Posada 4 , B. Giles 4 , K. Garcia , J. Valentin 6 , R. Clayton 3 , I. Calderon , G. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Posada , B. Giles
GIDP: J. Posada
Hit by Pitch: M. Benjamin
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Young (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Valentin (16)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Miranda 6.1 5 2 2 2 6 2 112 69 2.13   
J. Valera H (5) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 11 6 0.78   
M. Holtz L (2-3), BS (1) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 11 5 4.02   
T. Davis 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 12 6 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Miranda 59
Batters Faced: A. Miranda 26, J. Valera 3, M. Holtz 4, T. Davis 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Miranda 9-3, J. Valera 1-1, M. Holtz 1-0, T. Davis 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Miranda 112-69, J. Valera 11-6, M. Holtz 11-5, T. Davis 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Valera 1-0 , M. Holtz 1-1 , T. Davis 2-2
Hit Batsmen: A. Miranda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Erickson W (8-7) 9.0 8 4 3 2 5 1 117 73 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erickson 60
Batters Faced: S. Erickson 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erickson 14-8
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erickson 117-73
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Erickson
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (92 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 18 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 34442
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