DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
05/03/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 362 - SATURDAY, MAY 3RD, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (15-16) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
New York Yankees (10-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0
Cardinals Get Win, Extend Streak to 4
Pitcher Chris Hammond was sensational for the St. Louis Cardinals in his team's 4-1 triumph over the New York Yankees. Hammond received player of the game honors, while picking up the win. Hammond got the win, improving to 1-1. He allowed 2 hits and walked 4 over 7 innings. Hammond allowed no earned runs. Steve Chitren closed the door for St. Louis, picking up his 7th save of the year.

St. Louis relied on the bat of Brian S Giles to get the win. The first baseman ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Cardinals ahead, 4-0. For the game, Giles had 1 double and 1 home run in 3 at-bats.

"We put together a nice win," Giles said.

The Yankees fall to 10-20 and continue to sputter in the early going.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Javier CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .243 2 12
J. Valentin SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .151 1 9
B. Giles 1B 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .257 8 20
I. Calderon DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 6 21
K. Garcia RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .348 5 23
D. Thon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 1 5
R. Clayton 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .391 1 3
D. Wilson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 0 2
D. Glanville LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
Totals 36 4 9 4 2 4 12      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Glanville (1, 5th Inning off A. Ashby, 0 on, 1 out) B. Giles (10, 4th Inning off A. Ashby, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Garcia (5, 4th Inning off A. Ashby, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Glanville (1, 9th Inning off L. Smith, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Giles (8, 5th Inning off A. Ashby, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Glanville 5 , B. Giles 6 , K. Garcia 3 , J. Valentin , S. Javier 2
2-out RBI: B. Giles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valentin , R. Clayton 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Javier (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Thon-Valentin-Giles)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lewis LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .185 1 6
E. Giovanola 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .143 0 0
K. Kiyohara 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .229 10 24
T. Fryman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .212 3 8
P. Clark DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .239 5 17
R. Thompson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .184 2 10
M. Gallego SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .233 1 5
J. Phillips RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .125 0 0
J. Grotewold C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .056 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1 4 6 11      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Lewis (2, 6th Inning off C. Hammond, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Kiyohara (10, 8th Inning off T. Mathews, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kiyohara 4 , R. Thompson , P. Clark , D. Lewis 2
2-out RBI: K. Kiyohara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Grotewold , P. Clark
GIDP: R. Thompson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Kiyohara (1) , D. Lewis (6)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Hammond W (1-1) 7.0 2 0 0 4 4 0 98 56 3.28   
T. Mathews 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 22 14 4.66   
S. Chitren SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hammond 73
Batters Faced: C. Hammond 27, T. Mathews 4, S. Chitren 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hammond 8-9, T. Mathews 1-0, S. Chitren 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hammond 98-56, T. Mathews 22-14, S. Chitren 15-10
WP: C. Hammond
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Hibbard 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 10 5.82   
A. Ashby L (0-1) 4.0 6 4 4 0 2 1 60 40 6.94   
D. Simons 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 42 24 2.76   
L. Smith 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 12 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Hibbard 46
Batters Faced: G. Hibbard 4, A. Ashby 18, D. Simons 10, L. Smith 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Hibbard 1-2, A. Ashby 6-4, D. Simons 3-3, L. Smith 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Hibbard 16-10, A. Ashby 60-40, D. Simons 42-24, L. Smith 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Smith 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Hammond
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 33944
Special Notes: RP Greg Hibbard was injured while pitching.
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