DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/30/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 324 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (17-11) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals (12-16) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 X 4 11 0
Cardinals Subdue Chicago, 4-3
The St. Louis Cardinals did just enough to secure a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium. Nobody did more than designated hitter Ivan Calderon, who captured player of the game honors. Steve Chitren earned the save for St. Louis, his 6th. The win brings the Cardinals to 12-16, a soft start for a team that made the playoffs just last season.

The Cardinals took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. Facing Chicago hurler Scott Garrelts with no outs, Calderon hit a run-scoring single.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said Chicago manager Anthony Perez. "The effort was great."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 2 8
L. Gonzalez DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262 2 9
K. Hrbek 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 3 10
M. Piazza C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .293 7 21
T. Nixon RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .163 5 17
J. Cirillo SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262 1 14
D. Bell LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .276 3 6
V. Castilla 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .208 4 14
S. Cooper 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 3 6
Totals 32 3 5 3 2 4 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Nixon (5, 4th Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Piazza (7, 6th Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 2 outs) L. Gonzalez (2, 6th Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nixon 4 , M. Piazza 4 , D. Bell 2 , L. Gonzalez 4
2-out RBI: T. Nixon , M. Piazza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Piazza , R. Becker
Hit by Pitch: L. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cirillo (4)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Cooper (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Cooper-Cirillo-Hrbek)
PB: M. Piazza
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 3 .318 4 20
J. Bell 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .291 3 13
B. Giles 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .233 7 16
I. Calderon DH 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 .254 5 17
K. Garcia RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .330 3 14
J. Valentin SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 6 .132 0 6
D. Thon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .211 1 5
D. Miller C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .272 2 6
S. Javier CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211 2 10
Totals 32 4 11 3 4 7 26      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Giles (8, 5th Inning off S. Garrelts, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Giles 2 , K. Garcia 2 , J. Valentin , S. Finley 3 , J. Bell 2 , I. Calderon 2
2-out RBI: J. Valentin , I. Calderon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Thon , J. Valentin 2 , S. Finley , J. Bell
GIDP: B. Giles
Sac Bunt: J. Bell 2
Hit by Pitch: S. Finley , I. Calderon
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Finley (11)
CS: J. Bell (2)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Garrelts L (2-1) 5.0 8 4 3 4 3 0 99 60 3.05   
J. Valera 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 29 18 0.73   
A. Reyes 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 10 6.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Garrelts 36
Batters Faced: S. Garrelts 29, J. Valera 8, A. Reyes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Garrelts 9-3, J. Valera 2-1, A. Reyes 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Garrelts 99-60, J. Valera 29-18, A. Reyes 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Valera 1-0 , A. Reyes 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Garrelts , J. Valera
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Arocha W (2-0) 6.0 4 3 3 0 2 3 75 48 3.00   
M. Rivera H (6) 2.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 28 14 2.45   
S. Chitren SV (6) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Arocha 54
Batters Faced: R. Arocha 23, M. Rivera 9, S. Chitren 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Arocha 8-8, M. Rivera 1-4, S. Chitren 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Arocha 75-48, M. Rivera 28-14, S. Chitren 9-5
Hit Batsmen: R. Arocha
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ivan Calderon
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 33767
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