DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/15/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 492 - THURSDAY, MAY 15TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (22-19) 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 10 11 0
Kansas City Royals (25-15) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 7 10 1
Cardinals Win at Kansas City, 10-7
Benefiting from an exceptional performance from Jay Bell, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Kansas City Royals, 10-7. Bell went 2 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 4 for the Cardinals. Chris Hammond earned the win for St. Louis. He lasted 5.2 innings, allowing 5 earned runs on 6 hits, while striking out 1. With the win, he raised his record to 2-2. The Cardinals move to 22-19 with the win, while the Royals drop to 25-15.

With one out in the top of the sixth, John Valentin put St. Louis in front, 3-1, with a 2-run single. The Cardinals went on to win the ballgame.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Valentin said.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .335 9 27
J. Bell 3B 5 2 2 4 0 1 1 .259 5 21
B. Giles 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .269 8 24
I. Calderon DH 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 .228 7 26
K. Garcia RF 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .320 6 30
J. Valentin SS 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .211 2 19
D. Thon 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .213 1 9
D. Miller C 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .260 3 13
S. Javier CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248 2 17
Totals 38 10 11 10 5 6 12      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Thon (9, 6th Inning off B. Jones, 2 on, 1 out) B. Giles (14, 1st Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Garcia (8, 9th Inning off J. Thompson, 1 on, 1 out) J. Bell (3, 6th Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bell (5, 6th Inning off J. Thompson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Thon 2 , D. Miller , B. Giles 2 , K. Garcia 3 , J. Valentin , S. Finley 2 , J. Bell 6 , S. Javier
2-out RBI: J. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Thon , J. Valentin , I. Calderon
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Finley (17) , I. Calderon (5)
CS: S. Javier (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Finley-Miller)
OF assists: 1 (Finley (Sanders at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Sanders LF 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .194 3 6
Q. Veras 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 .176 1 2
B. Larkin SS 3 2 1 0 2 0 3 .247 6 14
J. Thome 1B 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .224 13 25
R. Hidalgo RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .252 9 20
R. Milligan DH 3 0 0 1 2 0 3 .244 4 9
T. Eusebio C 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .200 2 8
A. Jones CF 5 1 1 3 0 1 5 .211 8 15
T. Naehring 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .203 4 16
Totals 36 7 10 6 9 3 27      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Sanders (1, 7th Inning off R. Meacham, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Eusebio (2, 6th Inning off C. Hammond, 2 on, 2 outs) T. Naehring (5, 8th Inning off M. Rivera, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Jones (8, 6th Inning off C. Hammond, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hidalgo 2 , A. Jones 4 , J. Thome , R. Sanders 3 , T. Eusebio 3 , T. Naehring 2 , B. Larkin
2-out RBI: A. Jones , T. Eusebio 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Q. Veras , T. Naehring , B. Larkin
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: B. Larkin (1)
PB: T. Eusebio
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Hammond W (2-2) 5.2 6 5 5 3 1 1 73 41 3.99   
R. Meacham 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 2.60   
T. Mathews 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 6 3.78   
M. Rivera H (11) 1.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 31 20 2.25   
B. Florie H (4) 0.1 1 2 2 3 0 0 23 8 5.06   
R. Myers SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 0.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hammond 35
Batters Faced: C. Hammond 26, R. Meacham 2, T. Mathews 2, M. Rivera 7, B. Florie 5, R. Myers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hammond 4-12, R. Meacham 1-0, T. Mathews 0-1, M. Rivera 0-1, B. Florie 1-0, R. Myers 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hammond 73-41, R. Meacham 9-6, T. Mathews 13-6, M. Rivera 31-20, B. Florie 23-8, R. Myers 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mathews 1-0 , M. Rivera 2-0 , B. Florie 3-0 , R. Myers 3-1
WP: R. Myers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones L (5-3) 5.1 8 7 7 3 5 0 100 56 2.84   
J. Thompson 3.2 3 3 3 2 1 1 55 35 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 26
Batters Faced: B. Jones 26, J. Thompson 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 5-5, J. Thompson 4-6
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 100-56, J. Thompson 55-35
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Thompson 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jay Bell
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 22 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 13454
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