DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/07/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1355 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Texas Rangers (58-56) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 2
St. Louis Cardinals (69-45) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 0
Cardinals Walk Off with 4-3 Win
The St. Louis Cardinals did just enough to secure a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium. Nobody did more than pitcher Jay Tibbs, who captured player of the game honors. Steve Chitren, credited with the win, is now 4-4. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1 innings. The losses continue to mount for Texas, which has now dropped 7 in a row.

Coming to the plate with two out in the bottom of the tenth inning, St. Louis first baseman Ivan Calderon had a chance to be the hero. Facing Texas pitcher Rob Murphy with a runner on 1st, Calderon, who finished 4th in the FL in slugging percentage with .568 in 1985, hit a walk-off run-scoring double.

"Good pitching, clutch hitting," said St. Louis skipper Adam Rabel. "I can't complain."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Goodwin LF 4 0 2 1 1 2 1 .261 4 32
M. Loretta 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .318 7 60
C. Jones 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .311 33 99
C. Delgado 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242 41 102
K. Caminiti DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .182 3 8
J. Posada C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247 17 59
M. Cuyler CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .246 1 14
G. Young RF 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 .240 0 28
R. Sanchez SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .233 1 39
Totals 37 3 10 3 3 11 14      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Young (12, 2nd Inning off J. Tibbs, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Goodwin (4, 7th Inning off M. Rivera, 1 on, 2 outs) G. Young (5, 9th Inning off M. Rivera, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Caminiti , M. Loretta , C. Jones , R. Sanchez , T. Goodwin 4 , M. Cuyler , G. Young 6
2-out RBI: T. Goodwin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Loretta , C. Delgado , R. Sanchez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Goodwin (13) , G. Young (8)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Rogers (2) , C. Delgado (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Loretta-Sanchez-Delgado)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bell 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289 5 18
D. Thon 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .230 3 42
B. Giles DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .327 41 110
I. Calderon 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .227 18 69
K. Garcia RF 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .260 21 57
   a-D. Green LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 1 6
R. Clayton SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257 3 15
S. Finley LF, RF 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .217 4 13
S. Javier CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256 9 37
M. Matheny C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 4 15
   b-T. Raines PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 5 25
   c-D. Wilson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 7 31
Totals 36 4 8 4 2 4 12      
a - D. Green substituted for K. Garcia in the 7th
b - T. Raines pinch hit for M. Matheny in the 9th
c - D. Wilson substituted for T. Raines in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Giles (32, 4th Inning off K. Rogers, 1 on, 0 outs) I. Calderon (19, 10th Inning off R. Murphy, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Thon (23, 5th Inning off K. Rogers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Giles 3 , I. Calderon 3 , D. Thon 3 , R. Clayton , J. Bell
2-out RBI: I. Calderon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Giles 2 , S. Javier 2
GIDP: B. Giles
Sac Fly: K. Garcia , S. Finley
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Calderon (25) , R. Clayton 2 (12) , J. Bell (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Finley (Young at 3rd base))
PB: M. Matheny
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Rogers 7.0 6 3 3 2 3 0 102 66 5.15   
J. Mesa 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 16 1.93   
R. Murphy L (3-3) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 13 8 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rogers 54
Batters Faced: K. Rogers 30, J. Mesa 6, R. Murphy 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rogers 9-8, J. Mesa 3-2, R. Murphy 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rogers 102-66, J. Mesa 24-16, R. Murphy 13-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Tibbs 6.1 5 2 2 3 7 0 105 63 3.06   
M. Rivera BS (6) 2.2 4 1 1 0 3 0 35 23 2.87   
S. Chitren W (4-4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 10 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Tibbs 59
Batters Faced: J. Tibbs 25, M. Rivera 11, S. Chitren 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Tibbs 7-3, M. Rivera 1-3, S. Chitren 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Tibbs 105-63, M. Rivera 35-23, S. Chitren 13-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jay Tibbs
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 18 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 35810
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