DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/17/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 3579 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (79-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1
St. Louis Cardinals (78-74) 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 X 5 6 0
Cardinals Throttle Devil Rays, 5-1
The St. Louis Cardinals topped the Orlando Devil Rays, 5-1, in Federal League action at Busch Stadium. The player of the game was St. Louis pitcher Scott Erickson. The Cardinals bumped their record to 78-74 with this latest triumph.

The Cardinals got a big at-bat from first baseman Ivan Calderon. For the game, Calderon was 1 for 4 with a double. In the bottom of the fourth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 23rd double of the season gave St. Louis a 1-0 lead.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said St. Louis manager Adam Rabel. "It's usually not just one thing."
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .268 15 50
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .230 26 82
R. Gant LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .229 34 85
T. Salmon RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .239 33 102
P. O'Neill DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .226 28 75
B. Jordan CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .244 18 65
I. Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 23 75
J. Valentin SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .199 30 77
J. Reed 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .166 2 17
Totals 31 1 4 1 5 8 16      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Valentin , B. Jordan , C. Biggio , J. Reed
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Salmon , B. Jordan , R. Gant
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Biggio (38) , R. Gant (47)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Biggio (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Biggio)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .253 0 12
B. Giles DH 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .292 25 87
J. Posada C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .216 9 30
I. Calderon 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .247 20 76
K. Garcia RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .281 27 99
   a-D. Glanville RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 11
J. Valentin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 21 78
J. Vizcaino 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .264 0 14
R. Clayton 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .252 4 32
S. Javier CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .230 7 47
Totals 29 5 6 5 4 2 13      
a - D. Glanville substituted for K. Garcia in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Clayton (9, 5th Inning off J. Johnson, 1 on, 0 outs) I. Calderon (23, 4th Inning off J. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Giles , R. Clayton 3 , J. Vizcaino , G. Young , I. Calderon 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Clayton , I. Calderon 2
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Vizcaino (8) , G. Young 3 (34)
CS: K. Garcia (1) , G. Young (10)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Johnson L (17-6) 5.2 6 5 4 3 2 0 112 65 3.64   
S. Reynolds 2.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 16 5.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnson 38
Batters Faced: J. Johnson 25, S. Reynolds 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnson 4-9, S. Reynolds 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnson 112-65, S. Reynolds 29-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Reynolds 1-0
WP: J. Johnson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Erickson W (11-9) 6.1 4 1 1 5 5 0 104 61 4.59   
R. Myers SV (3) 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 28 21 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erickson 61
Batters Faced: S. Erickson 28, R. Myers 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erickson 7-7, R. Myers 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erickson 104-61, R. Myers 28-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Myers 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Erickson
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 34942
Special Notes: RF Karim Garcia was injured while throwing the ball.
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