DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
07/18/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
GAME ID: 1142 - FRIDAY, JULY 18TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (45-51) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Florida Marlins (58-38) 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 X 8 14 0
Marlins Roll to 8-1 Win Over Cardinals
Florida Marlins starter Kevin Appier kept the St. Louis Cardinals hitters in check, leading his team to a comfortable 8-1 win. The first-place Marlins, at 58-38, now lead their division by 3½ games.

The fans who came in support of the Marlins were pleased with the outcome. It was what they had hoped for when they passed through the turnstiles at Joe Robbie Stadium.

"I had pretty good command out there," said Appier.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .241 0 4
J. Posada C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .206 2 6
   c-D. Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 1 8
B. Giles 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 15 49
   d-M. Lansing PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 1 4
M. Vaughn DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .340 6 9
K. Garcia RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .283 15 61
J. Valentin SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 12 49
R. Clayton 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .243 3 21
   a-T. Fernandez PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
M. Benjamin 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .203 0 7
S. Javier CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .240 6 29
   b-D. Glanville PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 1 6
Totals 28 1 5 0 4 12 10      
a - T. Fernandez pinch hit for R. Clayton in the 8th
b - D. Glanville pinch hit for S. Javier in the 8th
c - D. Wilson pinch hit for J. Posada in the 9th
d - M. Lansing pinch hit for B. Giles in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: R. Clayton (6, 2nd Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Javier , B. Giles , M. Vaughn 2 , R. Clayton 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Garcia
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Young (3) , S. Javier (7) , B. Giles (4)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Garcia (6)
PB: J. Posada 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Counsell SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .285 8 34
C. Johnson C 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .298 30 66
R. Sexson 1B 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .218 35 71
J. Encarnacion LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .250 23 52
   a-A. Cole PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 0
R. White RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .256 18 48
T. Walker DH 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .292 5 13
E. Alfonzo 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .237 12 47
M. Kotsay CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .244 1 4
L. Castillo 2B 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .226 0 26
Totals 38 8 14 8 3 6 16      
a - A. Cole pinch hit for J. Encarnacion in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Johnson (16, 1st Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 1 out) R. White (18, 1st Inning off R. Arocha, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Walker (7, 5th Inning off R. Meacham, 0 on, 1 out) E. Alfonzo (19, 5th Inning off R. Meacham, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Encarnacion (4, 1st Inning off R. Arocha, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Encarnacion (23, 6th Inning off D. Allison, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Kotsay , J. Encarnacion 7 , L. Castillo , C. Counsell , C. Johnson 3 , R. White 3 , T. Walker 4 , E. Alfonzo 3
2-out RBI: , J. Encarnacion 2 , L. Castillo , C. Johnson , R. White , T. Walker , E. Alfonzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Sexson , C. Counsell 2 , E. Alfonzo
Hit by Pitch: R. Sexson
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Alfonzo)
OF assists: 1 (Kotsay (Posada at 3rd base))
PB: C. Johnson
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Arocha L (7-6) 2.2 8 5 5 1 2 0 50 29 5.33   
R. Meacham 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 38 24 2.72   
D. Allison 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 1 28 19 5.40   
R. Myers 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 32 19 2.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Arocha 19
Batters Faced: R. Arocha 18, R. Meacham 9, D. Allison 8, R. Myers 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Arocha 2-4, R. Meacham 2-2, D. Allison 0-5, R. Myers 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Arocha 50-29, R. Meacham 38-24, D. Allison 28-19, R. Myers 32-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Meacham 3-0 , D. Allison 2-0 , R. Myers 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Arocha
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Appier W (10-7) 7.1 4 1 0 3 9 0 132 80 2.76   
T. Wade 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 30 21 4.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 74
Batters Faced: K. Appier 25, T. Wade 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 5-4, T. Wade 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 132-80, T. Wade 30-21
WP: K. Appier
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Appier
Ballpark: Joe Robbie Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (92 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 35466
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