DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
08/26/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
GAME ID: 1571 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (67-64) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 1
Florida Marlins (79-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Marlins Lose Despite Leiter's Valiant Effort
Spirited fans at Joe Robbie Stadium greeted the Florida Marlins for their clash with the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Cardinals grabbed a win, 2-0, at Joe Robbie Stadium, overcoming a fine effort from Florida pitcher Al Leiter. Leiter went 9 innings and allowed 2 earned runs. Steve Chitren got the save, his 24th in 30 chances.

Despite taking the loss, Leiter pitched well. He scattered 4 hits over 9 innings for the Marlins. Leiter fell to 10-11 on the year and now has 255 strikeouts.

St. Louis has 4 straight wins, Florida 3 straight losses.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Posada C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .205 6 19
J. Valentin SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262 19 71
B. Giles LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .289 23 72
I. Calderon 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .254 17 63
M. Vaughn DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .237 9 21
K. Garcia RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .278 23 81
J. Vizcaino 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .278 0 9
D. Thon 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .201 3 26
S. Javier CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .238 7 42
Totals 30 2 4 2 1 13 5      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Giles (33, 1st Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Valentin (34, 6th Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Giles (23, 6th Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Giles 6 , J. Valentin 2 , M. Vaughn
2-out RBI: B. Giles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Calderon
GIDP: J. Vizcaino
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: J. Valentin (22)
OF assists: 2 (Giles (Alfonzo at home), Garcia (White at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Grebeck 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .270 2 5
C. Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .295 36 79
R. Sexson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .201 42 91
R. White RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .245 21 58
J. Encarnacion LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .230 26 66
T. Fryman SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .216 4 11
T. Barron CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 10 34
E. Alfonzo 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 18 68
T. Walker DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 12 33
Totals 32 0 6 0 1 7 7      
BATTING
Doubles: R. White (26, 4th Inning off F. Cordova, 0 on, 1 out) C. Grebeck (2, 8th Inning off M. Rivera, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. White 3 , T. Walker , E. Alfonzo , C. Grebeck 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Johnson 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Grebeck-Fryman-Sexson)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Lilliquist 3.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 50 31 4.09   
F. Cordova W (7-7) 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 39 24 4.58   
M. Rivera H (24) 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 31 23 3.69   
S. Chitren SV (24) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lilliquist 54
Batters Faced: D. Lilliquist 12, F. Cordova 10, M. Rivera 9, S. Chitren 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lilliquist 6-1, F. Cordova 1-4, M. Rivera 2-2, S. Chitren 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lilliquist 50-31, F. Cordova 39-24, M. Rivera 31-23, S. Chitren 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Chitren 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Leiter L (10-11) 9.0 4 2 2 1 13 1 121 79 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 83
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 4-9
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 121-79
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Leiter
Ballpark: Joe Robbie Stadium
Weather: Rain (84 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 35669
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