DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
10/11/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 3177 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 1 8 17 0
St. Louis Cardinals 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0
Mussina Handcuffs Cardinals, Reds Seize 1-0 Advantage in CS
The Cincinnati Reds powered past the hometown St. Louis Cardinals, 8-2, in the opener of the League Championship at Busch Stadium today. Cincinnati starting pitcher Mike Mussina threw 9 innings of 2-hit ball, to lead the charge. The Reds now lead the series 1-0.

Mussina delivered a quality start for Cincinnati. The 6' 2" right-hander allowed 2 runs on 2 hits over 9 innings of work.

"I expect to pitch a complete game every time out," said Mussina.

Game 2 is set to be played tomorrow at Busch Stadium. The scheduled starters for the game are Joey Hamilton for Cincinnati and Marty Bystrom for St. Louis.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .400 0 4
B. Williams LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .324 1 7
S. Rolen 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .176 3 8
E. Davis CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .290 2 5
D. Nilsson DH 5 1 4 0 0 0 1 .400 0 0
J. Lopez C 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .353 1 7
B. Higginson RF 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 .333 3 4
O. Vizquel SS 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .148 0 3
J. Offerman 1B 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 .176 0 3
Totals 38 8 17 8 2 3 11      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Higginson 2 (3, 5th Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) F. Vina (1, 5th Inning off J. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Nilsson 2 (4, 2nd Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off R. Meacham, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Williams (4, 5th Inning off J. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Davis (2, 9th Inning off R. Meacham, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Davis 6 , B. Higginson 4 , F. Vina 3 , D. Nilsson 6 , J. Lopez , B. Williams 4 , J. Offerman 2
2-out RBI: E. Davis , F. Vina , B. Williams , J. Offerman , O. Vizquel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Higginson , S. Rolen , J. Lopez 2 , B. Williams
GIDP: S. Rolen
Sac Bunt: O. Vizquel 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Davis (3) , B. Williams (2) , J. Offerman (1)
CS: D. Nilsson (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .188 0 2
J. Bell 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .281 0 2
B. Giles DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 1 3
I. Calderon 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .281 0 2
K. Garcia RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 1 3
R. Clayton SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 0 3
D. Thon 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185 0 4
S. Javier CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 0 2
D. Wilson C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 2 5
Totals 29 2 2 2 2 6 6      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Wilson (2, 6th Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Wilson 4 , J. Bell
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Finley (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Clayton-Thon-Calderon)
OF assists: 1 (Garcia (Vizquel at home))
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Mussina W (3-0) 9.0 2 2 2 2 6 1 115 70 1.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mussina 79
Batters Faced: M. Mussina 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mussina 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mussina 115-70
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Johnson L (2-1) 6.0 9 4 4 0 2 0 72 50 3.20   
M. Rivera 2.0 5 3 3 2 1 0 48 29 2.70   
R. Meacham 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 24 16 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnson 40
Batters Faced: J. Johnson 25, M. Rivera 12, R. Meacham 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnson 6-8, M. Rivera 2-2, R. Meacham 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnson 72-50, M. Rivera 48-29, R. Meacham 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rivera 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Mussina
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM EST
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 49380
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