DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/09/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 3491 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (86-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1
St. Louis Cardinals (73-71) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 3 0
Cardinals Turn Back Royals, 2-1
St. Louis pitcher Gil Heredia did his part in helping his team beat the Kansas City Royals, 2-1. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Heredia picked up the win for St. Louis, going 5 innings. He gave up no runs on 1 hits. He now sports a record of 1-1. The Cardinals bumped their record to 73-71 with this latest triumph.

Royce Clayton drew 1 walk in 3 trips to the plate for St. Louis. In the bottom of the third, with the teams deadlocked, 0-0, Clayton delivered for the Cardinals. His run-scoring ground out put St. Louis on top, 1-0.

"If I go out there and help the team win, that's all you can do," said Heredia.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .268 27 71
J. Thome 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .246 44 88
R. Hidalgo RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .265 33 91
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .203 28 72
R. Wilkins C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .241 27 62
Q. Veras 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .201 3 30
T. Naehring 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .218 16 47
B. Larkin SS 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .261 14 66
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .225 30 78
Totals 28 1 2 1 5 10 10      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Naehring 2 (16, 2nd Inning off G. Heredia, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off R. Myers, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Naehring 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Jones 2
GIDP: J. Burnitz
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Wilkins (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .270 0 10
B. Giles DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .287 25 82
J. Posada C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 8 26
I. Calderon 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 18 68
J. Valentin SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 21 76
S. Javier CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .236 7 46
J. Vizcaino 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .252 0 10
R. Clayton 2B 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .225 4 28
D. Glanville RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .368 1 9
Totals 25 2 3 1 3 8 3      
BATTING
Triples: J. Vizcaino (4, 3rd Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Glanville , J. Valentin , J. Vizcaino 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Giles
Sac Bunt: D. Glanville
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Giles (12) , R. Clayton (14)
CS: G. Young (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Clayton-Valentin-Calderon)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Reed L (11-7) 7.0 3 2 2 2 7 0 115 71 3.07   
G. Olson 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 5 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 68
Batters Faced: R. Reed 26, G. Olson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 7-7, G. Olson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 115-71, G. Olson 14-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Olson 1-0
WP: R. Reed
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Heredia W (1-1) 5.0 1 0 0 4 5 0 75 44 2.79   
R. Myers H (12) 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 27 14 2.53   
F. Cordova H (2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 13 4.42   
S. Chitren SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 9 2.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Heredia 66
Batters Faced: G. Heredia 19, R. Myers 6, F. Cordova 5, S. Chitren 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Heredia 7-2, R. Myers 2-1, F. Cordova 1-1, S. Chitren 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Heredia 75-44, R. Myers 27-14, F. Cordova 17-13, S. Chitren 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Cordova 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gil Heredia
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 34960
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