DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/04/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 3426 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (62-77) 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 8 12 1
St. Louis Cardinals (82-57) 4 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 X 12 14 4
White Sox Continue Skid Thanks to Calderon, Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago White Sox, 12-8, in Federal League action at Busch Stadium. Ivan Calderon received player of the game honors. The 13-year veteran was 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 4 times and drove in 3. St. Louis reliever Rusty Meacham picked up the win to move to 5-2. Eric Plunk suffered the loss. St. Louis now has a 8-game win streak.

Karim Garcia took Eric Plunk deep in the bottom of the first. His 3-run home run put the Cardinals in front, 4-2. For the game, Garcia went 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 5 runs and scored once.

"I like the roll we're on right now," said Garcia after the game.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rivera CF 4 3 1 1 2 1 1 .165 5 13
J. Giambi 1B 3 1 1 2 3 0 2 .279 38 98
N. Garciaparra SS 5 1 2 3 0 2 3 .261 29 84
M. Kingery LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .251 12 47
M. Cordova RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .236 11 37
M. Carreon DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .254 6 25
T. Batista 3B 5 0 3 2 0 0 3 .250 9 25
C. Quintana 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .264 3 8
L. Webster C 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .216 2 10
Totals 40 8 12 8 7 4 26      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Batista (10, 5th Inning off J. Tibbs, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Giambi (27, 5th Inning off R. Meacham, 2 on, 2 outs) M. Cordova (12, 8th Inning off R. Meacham, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Batista (1, 8th Inning off T. Mulholland, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Garciaparra (29, 1st Inning off J. Tibbs, 1 on, 1 out) R. Rivera (5, 7th Inning off R. Meacham, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Batista 6 , N. Garciaparra 5 , R. Rivera 4 , J. Giambi 2 , M. Cordova 3 , C. Quintana 2 , M. Carreon
2-out RBI: T. Batista , R. Rivera , J. Giambi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Batista , N. Garciaparra , R. Rivera , L. Webster , C. Quintana , M. Carreon
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Cordova (5)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Webster (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Rivera-Garciaparra)
OF assists: 1 (Rivera (Calderon at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF, RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .253 8 25
J. Bell 3B 4 3 2 0 1 1 2 .269 9 34
B. Giles DH 4 3 3 2 1 0 1 .330 50 131
I. Calderon 1B 4 4 3 3 1 0 1 .227 22 78
K. Garcia RF 4 1 3 5 0 0 0 .273 25 75
   a-D. Green LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 1 7
D. Thon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .218 5 55
S. Javier CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .241 14 48
R. Clayton SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .261 3 18
M. Matheny C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 5 17
Totals 36 12 14 12 4 3 13      
a - D. Green substituted for K. Garcia in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Garcia (24, 6th Inning off E. Hillman, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Giles (50, 3rd Inning off E. Plunk, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Garcia (25, 1st Inning off E. Plunk, 2 on, 1 out) S. Javier (14, 7th Inning off M. Grace, 0 on, 0 outs) I. Calderon (22, 4th Inning off E. Hillman, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Giles 6 , K. Garcia 7 , R. Clayton 2 , J. Bell 2 , S. Javier 4 , I. Calderon 6
2-out RBI: K. Garcia , I. Calderon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Matheny , R. Clayton , J. Bell 2 , D. Thon
Sac Fly: S. Javier
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Clayton 2 (21) , S. Finley (30) , D. Thon (16)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Meacham (1) , R. Clayton (3) , J. Bell (3) , D. Thon (11)
OF assists: 3 (Finley (Batista at home), Garcia (Giambi at 3rd base), Javier (Kingery at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Plunk L (13-9) 3.2 7 8 8 3 2 2 76 44 4.78   
E. Hillman 2.1 5 3 3 0 0 1 39 24 4.09   
M. Grace 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 29 17 5.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plunk 12
Batters Faced: E. Plunk 21, E. Hillman 12, M. Grace 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plunk 4-5, E. Hillman 2-5, M. Grace 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plunk 76-44, E. Hillman 39-24, M. Grace 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Hillman 2-2
Balk: E. Plunk
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Tibbs 4.2 7 6 3 5 2 1 126 74 2.81   
R. Meacham W (5-2) 2.2 4 2 2 2 2 1 52 29 3.29   
T. Mulholland 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 13 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Tibbs 29
Batters Faced: J. Tibbs 28, R. Meacham 13, T. Mulholland 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Tibbs 5-6, R. Meacham 2-2, T. Mulholland 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Tibbs 126-74, R. Meacham 52-29, T. Mulholland 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Meacham 2-2 , T. Mulholland 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ivan Calderon
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 19 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 36021
Special Notes: Ivan Calderon ties the STL regular season game record for runs with 4.
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