DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/22/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 3631 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Knights (82-74) 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 10 1
St. Louis Cardinals (80-76) 0 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 X 8 11 0
Clayton hits 5th home run to Power Cardinals Offense
St. Louis second baseman Royce Clayton had a 4-RBI performance, which helped his team grab a 8-6 win over the Charlotte Knights. Allan Anderson, who went 6 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 5 runs on 8 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 0. His record now stands at 2-3. With the win, the Cardinals improved to 80-76.

Clayton came through with some timely hitting for St. Louis. With the score 4-4 in the bottom of the fifth and two down, Clayton hit a first pitch curveball for a 3-run home run. His 5th home run of the season made it 7-4, St. Louis.

"It feels good to get this one," Clayton told the St. Louis Bulletin.
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .256 12 64
J. Giambi DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .257 48 107
S. Mack LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .301 13 62
N. Garciaparra SS 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 .263 24 82
P. Konerko 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .290 3 11
C. Everett CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 33 83
O. Merced RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235 18 58
T. Zeile C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229 19 66
T. Batista 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .218 21 70
Totals 37 6 10 6 1 3 10      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Knoblauch (24, 3rd Inning off A. Anderson, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: N. Garciaparra (6, 2nd Inning off A. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Konerko (3, 2nd Inning off A. Anderson, 1 on, 0 outs) N. Garciaparra 2 (24, 4th Inning off A. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Knoblauch (12, 5th Inning off A. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Konerko 5 , N. Garciaparra 11 , C. Knoblauch 7 , O. Merced , T. Zeile
2-out RBI: C. Knoblauch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Mack 2
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: P. Konerko (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Batista-Knoblauch-Konerko)
OF assists: 2 (Merced (Valentin at home), Mack (Giles at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Javier CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .227 7 47
J. Valentin SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .264 21 81
B. Giles LF 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .291 25 87
I. Calderon 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .245 20 76
M. Vaughn DH 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .255 9 24
K. Garcia RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .282 28 104
J. Vizcaino 3B 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .254 0 16
R. Clayton 2B 3 2 2 4 1 0 2 .253 5 36
D. Wilson C 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .291 3 17
Totals 32 8 11 8 6 4 16      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Giles (42, 1st Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Wilson (5, 2nd Inning off G. Mathews, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Clayton (8, 7th Inning off J. Bautista, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Clayton (5, 5th Inning off G. Mathews, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Giles 3 , K. Garcia , D. Wilson 2 , J. Valentin , M. Vaughn 3 , R. Clayton 7 , J. Vizcaino
2-out RBI: D. Wilson , R. Clayton 2 , J. Vizcaino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wilson , S. Javier 2 , I. Calderon 2
GIDP: J. Valentin
Sac Fly: K. Garcia
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Giles (14) , R. Clayton (18)
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Mathews L (3-7) 4.2 10 7 7 4 2 1 99 59 5.79   
J. Bautista 3.1 1 1 0 2 2 0 48 26 4.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mathews 14
Batters Faced: G. Mathews 26, J. Bautista 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mathews 4-6, J. Bautista 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mathews 99-59, J. Bautista 48-26
WP: G. Mathews
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Anderson W (2-3) 6.0 8 5 5 0 0 3 99 66 8.01   
M. Rivera H (26) 2.2 2 1 1 1 2 1 43 31 3.39   
S. Chitren SV (30) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Anderson 36
Batters Faced: A. Anderson 26, M. Rivera 11, S. Chitren 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Anderson 9-9, M. Rivera 2-4, S. Chitren 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Anderson 99-66, M. Rivera 43-31, S. Chitren 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rivera 2-1 , S. Chitren 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Royce Clayton
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 35131
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