DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/08/1995
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1418 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 1995 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (70-48) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
St. Louis Cardinals (72-48) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 10 1
Cardinals Stun Pirates, 4-3
The St. Louis Cardinals faced a tough opponent in Pittsburgh pitcher Chris Hammond, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Busch Stadium by a final score of 4-3. Hammond went 7 innings and allowed 2 earned runs. St. Louis reliever Mariano Rivera picked up the win, upping his record to 8-3. Bryan Harvey shouldered the loss. The Cardinals bumped their record to 72-48 with this latest triumph.

In the bottom of the ninth, St. Louis shortstop John Valentin had a productive at-bat. With a runner on 3rd and one out, Valentin stroked a run-scoring single to right-center. It made the score 4-3, St. Louis. For the game, he went 1-5.

"Enjoyed this one," Valentin told the St. Louis Gazette. "But it's back to work tomorrow."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Gwynn RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .341 9 49
E. Alfonzo 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .325 4 36
B. Bonilla 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .256 30 85
C. Shipley LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .289 11 44
S. Stahoviak DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .239 5 14
L. Blankenship 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .221 2 32
C. Counsell SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 3
T. Womack CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .263 0 6
B. Mayne C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 1 2
Totals 35 3 8 3 2 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Gwynn (31, 9th Inning off M. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out) T. Womack (2, 2nd Inning off B. Scanlan, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Bonilla (22, 1st Inning off B. Scanlan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Gwynn 2 , T. Womack 3 , E. Alfonzo , B. Mayne , C. Shipley 2 , B. Bonilla 2
2-out RBI: T. Womack , C. Shipley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Gwynn , S. Stahoviak , B. Mayne , C. Shipley , B. Bonilla
Sac Bunt: E. Alfonzo
Hit by Pitch: B. Mayne
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Womack (5) , S. Stahoviak (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Counsell (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Womack-Alfonzo, Blankenship-Counsell-Bonilla)
OF assists: 1 (Womack (Javier at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Raines RF 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .258 6 37
J. Valentin SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .243 17 51
M. Williams 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .248 49 105
I. Calderon 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .283 23 69
B. Giles LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .290 25 88
J. Jaha DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .213 2 7
D. Thon 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .251 5 45
   a-J. Edmonds PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 14 36
   b-M. Benjamin 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
S. Javier CF 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .224 7 42
D. Wilson C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .257 12 49
Totals 34 4 10 4 4 9 18      
a - J. Edmonds pinch hit for D. Thon in the 8th
b - M. Benjamin substituted for J. Edmonds in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Thon (18, 5th Inning off C. Hammond, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Wilson (18, 9th Inning off B. Harvey, 1 on, 0 outs) S. Javier (18, 5th Inning off C. Hammond, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Thon 3 , D. Wilson 3 , J. Valentin , J. Jaha , M. Williams , S. Javier 3 , I. Calderon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Thon , J. Jaha , M. Williams , J. Edmonds
GIDP: B. Giles
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Jaha (4) , M. Williams (25) , I. Calderon (19)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Williams (5)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Hammond 7.0 6 2 2 4 9 0 116 75 3.44   
T. Crabtree H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 4.04   
B. Harvey L (4-1), BS (2) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 17 11 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hammond 62
Batters Faced: C. Hammond 31, T. Crabtree 3, B. Harvey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hammond 5-6, T. Crabtree 1-1, B. Harvey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hammond 116-75, T. Crabtree 15-9, B. Harvey 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Crabtree 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Scanlan 2.1 2 2 1 1 1 0 36 22 5.06   
T. Mulholland 4.1 5 1 1 1 3 0 70 41 5.01   
M. Rivera W (8-3) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 12 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Scanlan 43
Batters Faced: B. Scanlan 11, T. Mulholland 20, M. Rivera 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Scanlan 3-3, T. Mulholland 5-5, M. Rivera 0-6
Pitches - Strikes: B. Scanlan 36-22, T. Mulholland 70-41, M. Rivera 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mulholland 1-1 , M. Rivera 1-0
WP: T. Mulholland
Hit Batsmen: T. Mulholland
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Hammond
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 36440
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