DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/07/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 3469 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (71-71) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
Chicago Cubs (63-80) 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 X 7 9 0
Cardinals Lose, 7-4, at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs starter Brian Holman pitched effectively against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field. The right-hander spearheaded his team's 7-4 win. At 63-80, Chicago is in last place in the Federal League Central Division.

Randy Velarde contributed a productive at-bat in the bottom of the fourth. With runners on 1st and 3rd, he grounded out, driving in 1 run. It was one at-bat that propelled Chicago to the win.

"I just try to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Velarde.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .275 0 10
B. Giles DH 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 .286 23 79
J. Posada C 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .220 8 26
I. Calderon 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .251 18 68
K. Garcia RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .282 25 90
J. Valentin SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .270 21 76
J. Vizcaino 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .241 0 10
R. Clayton 2B 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 .226 4 27
S. Javier CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .239 7 46
Totals 35 4 10 4 3 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Giles (39, 1st Inning off B. Holman, 0 on, 1 out) G. Young (7, 9th Inning off T. Davis, 0 on, 2 outs) S. Javier (26, 4th Inning off B. Holman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Posada (8, 5th Inning off B. Holman, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Posada 4 , B. Giles 3 , K. Garcia , J. Valentin 2 , J. Vizcaino , G. Young 2 , S. Javier 2 , I. Calderon
2-out RBI: S. Javier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Giles , K. Garcia , G. Young , I. Calderon
GIDP: J. Vizcaino , I. Calderon
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Vizcaino (6)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Erickson (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker LF 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .207 8 29
D. Bell RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .227 8 22
P. Plantier 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .174 12 29
C. Hoiles C 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .145 17 40
J. Cirillo SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .265 10 59
L. Johnson CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .328 2 13
R. Velarde 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .250 2 10
B. Brower DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .162 7 12
W. Delgado 2B 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .462 0 1
Totals 34 7 9 6 1 4 13      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Delgado (1, 7th Inning off R. Meacham, 0 on, 0 outs) P. Plantier (10, 5th Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Cirillo (28, 4th Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 1 out) C. Hoiles (19, 7th Inning off R. Meacham, 2 on, 2 outs) R. Becker (19, 1st Inning off S. Erickson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Velarde (2, 6th Inning off S. Erickson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Delgado 3 , D. Bell , P. Plantier 2 , J. Cirillo 2 , C. Hoiles 2 , R. Velarde 4 , L. Johnson , R. Becker 2
2-out RBI: P. Plantier , C. Hoiles , R. Velarde
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bell , J. Cirillo , C. Hoiles
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Delgado (1) , D. Bell (10) , R. Becker (23)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cirillo-Delgado-Plantier, Velarde-Delgado-Plantier)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Erickson L (10-9) 5.2 6 5 3 1 2 1 91 60 4.78   
R. Meacham 2.1 3 2 2 0 2 0 38 24 3.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erickson 42
Batters Faced: S. Erickson 25, R. Meacham 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erickson 6-9, R. Meacham 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erickson 91-60, R. Meacham 38-24
WP: S. Erickson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Holman W (4-6) 6.0 8 4 4 2 6 1 117 75 5.11   
M. Holtz H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 7 4.70   
T. Davis SV (2) 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 21 15 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Holman 44
Batters Faced: B. Holman 28, M. Holtz 2, T. Davis 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Holman 8-4, M. Holtz 0-0, T. Davis 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Holman 117-75, M. Holtz 13-7, T. Davis 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Holtz 1-0 , T. Davis 2-0
WP: B. Holman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Holman
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 29623
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