DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/25/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1214 - FRIDAY, JULY 25TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (52-50) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals (49-53) 0 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 X 8 10 1
Spiders Lose to Cardinals, 8-5
John Valentin made an impact in the 8-5 St. Louis win over Cleveland. Valentin, who is a two-time All-Star, went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. St. Louis has now won 3 in a row.

The Cardinals got a big at-bat from designated hitter Mo Vaughn. For the game, Vaughn was 2 for 4 with 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. In the bottom of the fifth, with the bases loaded, he stroked a 2-run single. His 21st hit of the season gave St. Louis a 5-3 lead.

"It was a solid team effort," said Valentin after the game.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 27 55
T. Perez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .270 6 37
K. Mitchell 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .277 30 72
T. Hundley C 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 .219 29 65
R. Ibanez LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .264 21 60
H. Johnson 1B 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .191 20 46
B. Gilkey RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .258 19 50
M. Grissom CF 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .234 10 34
B. Ripken SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 4 30
Totals 33 5 6 5 4 5 8      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Perez (26, 5th Inning off R. Myers, 0 on, 1 out) T. Hundley (8, 1st Inning off F. Cordova, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Johnson (20, 8th Inning off M. Rivera, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Grissom (10, 4th Inning off R. Myers, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 4 , R. Ibanez , T. Perez 2 , T. Hundley 3 , M. Grissom 4
2-out RBI: H. Johnson , T. Hundley , M. Grissom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Johnson , R. Ibanez
GIDP: R. Ibanez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Johnson (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .242 0 5
J. Posada C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .205 2 8
B. Giles 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .282 15 51
M. Vaughn DH 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .280 6 11
K. Garcia RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .288 18 69
J. Valentin SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .258 13 51
R. Clayton 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .225 3 22
D. Thon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 3 22
S. Javier CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .243 7 33
Totals 32 8 10 8 5 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Giles (27, 3rd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Garcia (18, 2nd Inning off B. Saberhagen, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Valentin (13, 7th Inning off R. Pavlik, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Thon , B. Giles 2 , K. Garcia 4 , J. Valentin 5 , M. Vaughn 2 , R. Clayton , G. Young 2
2-out RBI: , J. Valentin 2 , R. Clayton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Garcia , S. Javier
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Young 2 (12) , S. Javier (37)
CS: R. Clayton (6) , G. Young (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Valentin (17)
Double Plays: 1 (Thon-Valentin-Giles)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Saberhagen L (5-10) 5.0 8 7 7 5 2 1 94 48 6.08   
R. Pavlik 3.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 43 29 7.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 20
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 27, R. Pavlik 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 5-7, R. Pavlik 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 94-48, R. Pavlik 43-29
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Cordova 3.1 2 1 1 2 3 0 58 35 4.94   
R. Myers W (2-1) 1.2 2 3 1 2 1 1 35 18 2.20   
D. Allison 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 13 2.61   
M. Rivera 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 22 14 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Cordova 51
Batters Faced: F. Cordova 14, R. Myers 10, D. Allison 7, M. Rivera 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Cordova 3-4, R. Myers 1-3, D. Allison 2-3, M. Rivera 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: F. Cordova 58-35, R. Myers 35-18, D. Allison 19-13, M. Rivera 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Allison 1-1 , M. Rivera 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Valentin
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Rain (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 34488
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