DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/18/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 192 - FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (9-7) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 6 9 1
St. Louis Cardinals (8-9) 0 1 3 4 1 5 0 0 X 14 17 0
Giles scores 3 runs in Cardinals Win
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cleveland Spiders, 14-6, at Busch Stadium today. Leading the charge for St. Louis was first baseman Brian S Giles. He was 2-4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 4. Francisco Cordova earned the win to go to 2-2. He allowed 3 earned runs on 6 hits, with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. With the win, St. Louis pushes its record to 8-9.

With St. Louis leading 5-2 in the bottom of the fourth, Giles hit a fastball from John Thomson for a 3-run home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Cardinals ahead, 8-2.

"It feels good to get this one," Giles told the St. Louis Bulletin.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 3 1 1 0 2 2 1 .340 5 12
T. Perez 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .371 2 10
K. Mitchell 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .283 5 14
T. Hundley C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .204 4 8
R. Ibanez LF 4 2 1 0 0 2 2 .300 2 7
H. Johnson 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .250 3 9
B. Gilkey RF 4 1 2 5 0 1 1 .259 3 16
M. Grissom CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .182 0 2
B. Ripken SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .236 1 3
Totals 35 6 9 6 4 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Johnson (5, 4th Inning off F. Cordova, 1 on, 1 out) D. Strawberry (4, 1st Inning off F. Cordova, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Gilkey (1, 8th Inning off R. Meacham, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Gilkey (3, 6th Inning off B. Florie, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 3 , R. Ibanez , T. Perez , T. Hundley , B. Gilkey 7 , B. Ripken , D. Strawberry 2
2-out RBI: T. Perez , B. Gilkey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hundley , M. Grissom , B. Ripken 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grissom (4) , D. Strawberry 2 (2)
CS: D. Strawberry (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Hundley (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .270 4 13
J. Bell 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .227 0 4
B. Giles 1B 4 3 2 4 1 0 2 .273 5 12
I. Calderon DH 5 3 3 2 0 1 0 .229 5 9
K. Garcia RF 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 .339 3 11
J. Valentin SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .111 0 4
   a-M. Benjamin PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
D. Thon 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .232 1 4
S. Javier CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .158 2 6
D. Wilson C 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .300 0 1
Totals 41 14 17 14 4 5 12      
a - M. Benjamin pinch hit for J. Valentin in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Garcia (2, 6th Inning off S. Cooke, 2 on, 0 outs) D. Wilson (1, 4th Inning off J. Thomson, 0 on, 1 out) S. Finley (1, 4th Inning off J. Thomson, 1 on, 1 out) I. Calderon 2 (2, 3rd Inning off J. Thomson, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off S. Cooke, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Giles (5, 4th Inning off J. Thomson, 2 on, 1 out) I. Calderon (5, 2nd Inning off J. Thomson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Thon 2 , B. Giles 5 , K. Garcia 3 , D. Wilson 3 , J. Valentin , S. Finley 3 , J. Bell 2 , S. Javier , I. Calderon 8
2-out RBI: B. Giles , K. Garcia , S. Finley , I. Calderon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Thon , B. Giles , J. Bell , S. Javier
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Thon (5) , B. Giles (2) , S. Finley (5) , J. Bell 2 (3)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Thomson L (1-2) 3.1 9 8 8 2 2 2 89 57 5.47   
S. Cooke 2.1 7 6 6 2 2 0 53 34 17.36   
R. Pavlik 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thomson 8
Batters Faced: J. Thomson 21, S. Cooke 16, R. Pavlik 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thomson 6-2, S. Cooke 3-2, R. Pavlik 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thomson 89-57, S. Cooke 53-34, R. Pavlik 20-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pavlik 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Cordova W (2-2) 5.1 6 3 3 1 5 0 73 53 6.50   
B. Florie 1.2 1 2 2 3 3 1 46 26 4.32   
R. Meacham 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 27 20 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Cordova 48
Batters Faced: F. Cordova 23, B. Florie 8, R. Meacham 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Cordova 6-5, B. Florie 1-0, R. Meacham 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Cordova 73-53, B. Florie 46-26, R. Meacham 27-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Florie 1-1 , R. Meacham 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian S Giles
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 33452
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