DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/20/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 3597 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (72-81) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals (91-62) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 4 7 0
Cardinals Subdue Minnesota, 4-2
The St. Louis Cardinals got a rather unremarkable outing from starting pitcher Marty Bystrom, but it was good enough for the club to take a 4-2 decision over the Minnesota Twins. The Cardinals bumped their record to 91-62 with this latest triumph.

The Twins had been locked in a 2-2 tie with the Cardinals going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 34-year old first baseman Ivan Calderon came to the plate. Calderon hit a run-scoring single on a 0-1 sinker from Minnesota hurler Juan Guzman. It was Calderon's 134th hit of the year.

"You've got to ride the highs and the lows in baseball in order to succeed," Calderon told the St. Louis Citizen. "Right now I'm feeling good, but that don't mean squat for tomorrow."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .247 41 94
D. Erstad CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .249 19 74
F. Thomas 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .287 43 108
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .247 38 96
K. Akiyama LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .240 30 80
B. Fordyce C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .243 4 30
B. Gates 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .276 3 50
A. Pozo 3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .161 3 23
   a-J. Stone PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 0 2
M. Grudzielanek SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 1 48
Totals 31 2 6 2 2 7 15      
a - J. Stone pinch hit for A. Pozo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Fordyce (11, 9th Inning off M. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Pozo , B. Fordyce 2 , B. Gates , K. Akiyama 2 , K. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gates , L. Walker 2 , J. Stone
Sac Fly: A. Pozo , F. Thomas
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Akiyama 2 (29) , K. Daniels (65)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Fordyce (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF, RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .261 10 29
J. Bell 3B 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .251 10 43
B. Giles DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .329 52 137
I. Calderon 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .228 25 90
K. Garcia RF 3 0 1 2 0 2 2 .265 25 79
   a-D. Green LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 2 11
R. Clayton SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .253 4 25
D. Thon 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .210 5 55
S. Javier CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 .239 15 51
D. Wilson C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .205 8 40
Totals 31 4 7 4 5 11 21      
a - D. Green substituted for K. Garcia in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bell (21, 5th Inning off J. Guzman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Giles , K. Garcia , R. Clayton 2 , S. Finley , J. Bell 2 , I. Calderon
2-out RBI: R. Clayton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wilson , J. Bell , S. Javier , D. Thon
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Clayton (27)
CS: R. Clayton (6)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Guzman L (9-6) 5.0 6 4 2 3 10 0 103 62 2.68   
J. Spradlin 2.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 34 19 5.89   
T. Hoffman 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 3.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Guzman 50
Batters Faced: J. Guzman 25, J. Spradlin 10, T. Hoffman 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Guzman 3-2, J. Spradlin 2-5, T. Hoffman 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Guzman 103-62, J. Spradlin 34-19, T. Hoffman 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hoffman 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Bystrom W (15-9) 7.0 5 2 2 2 4 0 100 64 4.00   
M. Rivera H (10) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 14 3.35   
S. Chitren SV (25) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bystrom 61
Batters Faced: M. Bystrom 28, M. Rivera 5, S. Chitren 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bystrom 5-12, M. Rivera 1-1, S. Chitren 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bystrom 100-64, M. Rivera 17-14, S. Chitren 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Chitren 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marty Bystrom
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Rain (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 36658
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