DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/24/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 3655 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Knights (84-74) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals (80-78) 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 8 0
Knights Subdue St. Louis, 5-4
Charlotte shortstop Nomar Garciaparra had a 3-RBI performance, which helped his team grab a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Knights bumped their record to 84-74 with this latest triumph.

Garciaparra made an early impact for Charlotte when he stroked his 25th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came in the top of the first, put the Knights on top, 3-0.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Garciaparra.
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .255 12 64
J. Giambi 1B 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .256 49 109
   a-D. Segui 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 3 26
C. Everett CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .225 33 83
   b-R. Rivera CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 1 1
N. Garciaparra SS 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .264 25 85
S. Mack LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .303 14 65
O. Merced RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .232 18 58
L. Gonzalez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .187 6 21
E. Marrero C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 5 18
N. Perez 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .304 2 19
Totals 32 5 7 5 1 8 8      
a - D. Segui substituted for J. Giambi in the 8th
b - R. Rivera substituted for C. Everett in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Perez (9, 2nd Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Garciaparra (25, 1st Inning off R. Arocha, 2 on, 1 out) J. Giambi (49, 2nd Inning off R. Arocha, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Garciaparra 4 , S. Mack , J. Giambi 5 , N. Perez 3 , C. Knoblauch
2-out RBI: J. Giambi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Gonzalez
GIDP: C. Knoblauch
Sac Bunt: S. Mack
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: J. Giambi (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .245 0 12
J. Valentin SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .262 21 81
B. Giles DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .292 26 88
I. Calderon 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 20 76
   a-M. Vaughn PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 9 25
K. Garcia RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .283 29 106
J. Posada C 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .218 9 31
J. Vizcaino 3B 3 0 1 1 0 2 3 .251 0 17
R. Clayton 2B 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 .254 5 38
S. Javier CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .226 7 48
Totals 35 4 8 4 4 11 19      
a - M. Vaughn pinch hit for I. Calderon in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Posada (8, 6th Inning off E. Hanson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Clayton (9, 6th Inning off E. Hanson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Giles (26, 5th Inning off E. Hanson, 0 on, 1 out) K. Garcia (29, 4th Inning off E. Hanson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Posada 3 , B. Giles 5 , K. Garcia 4 , R. Clayton 3 , J. Vizcaino , S. Javier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Vizcaino , G. Young 2 , S. Javier
Sac Bunt: J. Vizcaino
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valentin-Clayton-Calderon)
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Hanson W (15-8) 5.1 7 4 4 3 5 2 102 59 4.03   
M. Hartley H (6) 2.2 1 0 0 1 6 0 46 30 3.80   
T. Burke SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hanson 40
Batters Faced: E. Hanson 26, M. Hartley 11, T. Burke 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hanson 4-7, M. Hartley 1-1, T. Burke 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hanson 102-59, M. Hartley 46-30, T. Burke 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Hartley 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Arocha L (11-8) 3.0 6 5 5 1 2 2 55 33 4.73   
F. Cordova 4.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 51 38 4.49   
R. Meacham 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 10 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Arocha 26
Batters Faced: R. Arocha 16, F. Cordova 13, R. Meacham 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Arocha 5-2, F. Cordova 2-6, R. Meacham 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Arocha 55-33, F. Cordova 51-38, R. Meacham 12-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nomar Garciaparra
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Rain (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 15 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 34844
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