DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
04/10/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 112 - THURSDAY, APRIL 10TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (6-4) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 7 0
Charlotte Knights (6-5) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Cardinals Sneak Past Knights, 3-2
The St. Louis Cardinals bested the Charlotte Knights, 3-2, at Comiskey Park. Ivan Calderon was named player of the game. He hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. St. Louis, now 6-4, has gotten their season off to a good start.

Dan Wilson had a nice at-bat for the Cardinals with two out in the top of the ninth. With runners on 1st and 2nd, the catcher drew a walk, which would prove important in the St. Louis win.

In postgame remarks, Wilson simply said: "Here's to a great win!"
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bell 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .225 0 4
J. Valentin SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .152 0 4
B. Giles 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .220 2 5
I. Calderon DH 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 .268 4 6
K. Garcia RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .371 1 3
S. Finley LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .205 2 6
S. Javier CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .212 2 6
R. Clayton 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 1
   a-T. Neel PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-M. Benjamin 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
D. Wilson C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 36 3 7 3 4 7 17      
a - T. Neel pinch hit for R. Clayton in the 9th
b - M. Benjamin substituted for T. Neel in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. Calderon 2 (4, 6th Inning off B. Ruffin, 0 on, 2 outs; 10th Inning off T. Worrell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Garcia 2 , J. Valentin , I. Calderon 8 , S. Finley , J. Bell
2-out RBI: , I. Calderon 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Giles , J. Bell
GIDP: S. Javier
Sac Bunt: J. Valentin
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Garcia (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .195 2 3
J. Giambi DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .317 2 8
S. Mack LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .250 2 8
   a-R. Rivera CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
N. Garciaparra SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 3 12
D. Segui 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 0
C. Everett CF, LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .244 3 7
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .317 2 6
T. Batista 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .122 1 2
   b-N. Perez 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
T. Zeile C 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .357 3 8
Totals 34 2 6 2 1 9 6      
a - R. Rivera substituted for S. Mack in the 8th
b - N. Perez substituted for T. Batista in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Giambi (5, 3rd Inning off C. Hammond, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Everett (3, 2nd Inning off C. Hammond, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Giambi 2 , C. Everett 4 , C. Knoblauch 2 , T. Zeile , N. Perez
2-out RBI: C. Everett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Garciaparra
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: O. Merced (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Garciaparra-Knoblauch-Segui)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Hammond 6.0 4 2 2 1 5 1 86 56 2.02   
M. Rivera 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 8 0.00   
R. Meacham W (1-0) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 23 3.00   
T. Mulholland SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hammond 60
Batters Faced: C. Hammond 23, M. Rivera 4, R. Meacham 8, T. Mulholland 0
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hammond 3-10, M. Rivera 1-1, R. Meacham 2-2, T. Mulholland 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hammond 86-56, M. Rivera 13-8, R. Meacham 31-23, T. Mulholland 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Meacham 1-0 , T. Mulholland 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Ruffin 7.1 5 1 1 1 5 1 101 66 5.12   
T. Burke BS (1) 1.2 1 1 1 3 2 0 35 19 1.69   
T. Worrell L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14 10 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ruffin 68
Batters Faced: B. Ruffin 28, T. Burke 9, T. Worrell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ruffin 6-10, T. Burke 2-1, T. Worrell 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ruffin 101-66, T. Burke 35-19, T. Worrell 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Burke 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ivan Calderon
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (39 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 15674
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