DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/05/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 3445 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (71-69) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 12 1
Chicago Cubs (61-80) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 2
Batista Now 6-1 After Subduing Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals starter Miguel Batista turned in an exceptional performance against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, resulting in a St. Louis win, 5-2. With the win, the Cardinals have a record of 71-69.

Batista tossed 97 pitches over 8 innings to clinch the win for the Cardinals. The right-hander allowed just 3 hits, while racking up 8 strikeouts in the game.

"I tried to mix it up, keep them off balance," said Batista.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .271 0 10
B. Giles DH 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 .282 23 79
J. Posada C 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .220 7 24
I. Calderon 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .254 18 68
K. Garcia RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .280 24 87
   a-D. Jackson PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Glanville RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .380 1 9
J. Valentin SS 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .267 21 76
J. Vizcaino 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .246 0 10
R. Clayton 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .229 3 24
S. Javier CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .240 7 45
Totals 38 5 12 4 1 4 15      
a - D. Jackson pinch ran for K. Garcia in the 8th
b - D. Glanville substituted for D. Jackson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Calderon (22, 8th Inning off M. Dunne, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Posada (6, 3rd Inning off M. Dunne, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Calderon 2 , J. Posada 2 , K. Garcia 2 , J. Valentin 3 , R. Clayton , J. Vizcaino , G. Young , S. Javier 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Calderon , J. Posada 2 , R. Clayton
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Valentin (5) , R. Clayton (13) , G. Young (29) , S. Javier 3 (53) , D. Jackson (1)
CS: I. Calderon (8)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Chitren (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .204 8 29
D. Bell RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 8 21
S. Cooper 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .210 10 36
P. Plantier 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .172 12 28
J. Cirillo SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .264 10 58
M. Piazza C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .271 36 87
L. Johnson CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .336 2 12
J. Frye 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 2 15
R. Velarde DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 1 8
Totals 31 2 3 2 0 8 4      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Cirillo (26, 5th Inning off M. Batista, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Plantier (12, 5th Inning off M. Batista, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Piazza , P. Plantier 4 , J. Cirillo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Velarde
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: M. Piazza (11) , L. Johnson (2)
OF assists: 1 (Becker (Garcia at 2nd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Batista W (6-1) 8.0 3 2 2 0 8 1 97 71 2.00   
S. Chitren SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 3.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Batista 76
Batters Faced: M. Batista 27, S. Chitren 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Batista 10-6, S. Chitren 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Batista 97-71, S. Chitren 7-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Dunne L (2-7) 7.0 11 3 3 0 2 0 121 77 6.44   
M. Holtz 2.0 1 2 2 1 2 0 41 24 4.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Dunne 45
Batters Faced: M. Dunne 31, M. Holtz 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Dunne 9-8, M. Holtz 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Dunne 121-77, M. Holtz 41-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Holtz 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Miguel Batista
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 29658
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