DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/26/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1226 - SATURDAY, JULY 26TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (52-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals (50-53) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 X 6 10 0
Spiders Lose, 6-1, at Busch Stadium
The St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cleveland Spiders, 6-1, in Federal League action at Busch Stadium. The player of the game was St. Louis pitcher and Joliet, Illinois native Mike J Grace. The Cardinals, at 50-53, have now won 4 straight.

The Cardinals got a big at-bat from right fielder Karim Garcia. For the game, Garcia was 1-4 with a home run. In the bottom of the fifth, with the bases empty, he stroked a solo home run. His 19th home run of the season gave St. Louis a 1-0 lead.

"The vibe's good," said St. Louis manager Adam Rabel. "We've got to keep it going."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .258 27 55
T. Perez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 6 37
K. Mitchell 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .275 30 72
R. Ibanez LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .267 22 61
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 19 50
H. Johnson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .192 20 46
G. Williams C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .257 4 13
M. Grissom CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 10 34
   a-G. Anderson PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 5 18
B. Ripken SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 4 30
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 6 9      
a - G. Anderson pinch hit for M. Grissom in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Johnson (15, 2nd Inning off M. Grace, 0 on, 1 out) B. Gilkey (19, 7th Inning off M. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Ibanez (22, 7th Inning off M. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 2 , R. Ibanez 5 , B. Gilkey 2 , D. Strawberry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ibanez , M. Grissom , G. Anderson
GIDP: T. Perez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mitchell-Perez-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Posada C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .217 2 8
J. Valentin SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .258 13 52
B. Giles LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .282 15 51
I. Calderon 1B 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .262 17 59
M. Vaughn DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .291 6 13
K. Garcia RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .287 19 70
R. Clayton 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .226 3 23
D. Thon 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 3 22
S. Javier CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .244 7 33
Totals 32 6 10 6 1 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Posada (2, 6th Inning off C. Perez, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Vaughn (3, 8th Inning off C. Perez, 2 on, 1 out) R. Clayton (7, 7th Inning off C. Perez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Garcia (19, 5th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Posada 3 , B. Giles , K. Garcia 4 , J. Valentin , M. Vaughn 3 , R. Clayton 2 , S. Javier , I. Calderon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Clayton , S. Javier , I. Calderon
GIDP: J. Valentin
Sac Fly: J. Valentin
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Clayton-Thon-Calderon)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Hitchcock L (10-8) 5.0 4 2 2 0 4 1 78 51 5.70   
C. Perez 2.1 6 4 4 1 1 0 42 29 4.18   
N. Minchey 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hitchcock 55
Batters Faced: S. Hitchcock 18, C. Perez 14, N. Minchey 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hitchcock 5-5, C. Perez 1-5, N. Minchey 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hitchcock 78-51, C. Perez 42-29, N. Minchey 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Perez 1-1 , N. Minchey 1-0
WP: C. Perez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Grace W (3-2) 6.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 85 51 4.81   
M. Rivera H (18) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 12 7 3.66   
R. Meacham H (4) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 29 20 2.77   
V. Horsman 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Grace 69
Batters Faced: M. Grace 20, M. Rivera 3, R. Meacham 8, V. Horsman 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Grace 9-6, M. Rivera 0-1, R. Meacham 2-1, V. Horsman 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Grace 85-51, M. Rivera 12-7, R. Meacham 29-20, V. Horsman 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Meacham 1-0 , V. Horsman 1-0
WP: M. Grace
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike J Grace
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 34825
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