DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/18/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 522 - SUNDAY, MAY 18TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (14-30) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 9 1
St. Louis Cardinals (24-20) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 X 6 13 2
Yankees Come Up Short at St. Louis
Benefiting from Jay Bell's productive game, the St. Louis Cardinals downed the New York Yankees, 6-5. Bell was 2-5 with a double, while scoring 2 times for the Cardinals. St. Louis reliever Bryce Florie picked up the win, bumping his record to 3-1. Andy Ashby was collared with the loss. With the win, St. Louis has a record of 24-20. New York falls to 14-30.

An important at-bat for St. Louis came with one out in the bottom of the sixth. With a runner on 3rd, Bell hit a run-scoring single, which contributed to the Cardinals win.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said St. Louis manager Adam Rabel.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lewis CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .154 1 6
E. Giovanola 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .211 0 0
M. Lieberthal C 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .284 8 21
K. Kiyohara 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .204 11 28
T. Fryman 3B 4 0 1 2 1 1 2 .218 4 16
R. Thompson DH 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 .194 3 12
J. Phillips RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .097 0 2
   a-B. Abreu PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .207 8 18
Q. McCracken LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .273 1 2
M. Gallego SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .203 1 5
Totals 37 5 9 5 4 8 18      
a - B. Abreu pinch hit for J. Phillips in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lieberthal 2 (9, 1st Inning off M. Gozzo, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off T. Mathews, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Lewis (4, 1st Inning off M. Gozzo, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Fryman (7, 3rd Inning off T. Mathews, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Thompson (3, 6th Inning off R. Meacham, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Q. McCracken 2 , K. Kiyohara , M. Lieberthal 4 , E. Giovanola , R. Thompson 4 , D. Lewis 2 , T. Fryman 2
2-out RBI: Q. McCracken , T. Fryman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gallego , E. Giovanola , R. Thompson 2 , T. Fryman
GIDP: M. Lieberthal
Hit by Pitch: K. Kiyohara
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lewis (9)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Giovanola (1)
OF assists: 1 (Phillips (Giles at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .329 9 28
J. Bell 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .262 5 23
B. Giles 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .284 10 27
   a-R. Clayton PR, 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 3
I. Calderon DH 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .244 7 28
K. Garcia RF 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .317 7 35
J. Valentin SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .214 2 19
D. Thon 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 .212 1 11
S. Javier CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .253 2 17
D. Wilson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .241 0 3
Totals 37 6 13 6 3 6 19      
a - R. Clayton pinch ran for B. Giles in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Thon (10, 7th Inning off D. Simons, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Giles 2 (16, 3rd Inning off B. Moehler, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off A. Ashby, 1 on, 1 out) S. Finley (5, 6th Inning off A. Ashby, 1 on, 1 out) J. Bell (5, 1st Inning off B. Moehler, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Thon 2 , B. Giles 4 , K. Garcia , J. Valentin , S. Finley 3 , J. Bell 3 , S. Javier 2 , I. Calderon 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Thon , D. Wilson 2 , S. Finley , I. Calderon
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Finley (18)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Thon (1) , J. Valentin (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Bell-Thon-Clayton)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Moehler 4.2 7 2 1 3 2 0 90 55 5.63   
A. Ashby L (1-2), BS (1) 0.2 5 4 4 0 1 0 28 16 7.00   
D. Simons 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 18 1.95   
J. Mesa 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 7 5.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Moehler 43
Batters Faced: B. Moehler 24, A. Ashby 7, D. Simons 6, J. Mesa 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Moehler 3-8, A. Ashby 1-0, D. Simons 1-3, J. Mesa 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Moehler 90-55, A. Ashby 28-16, D. Simons 27-18, J. Mesa 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ashby 2-0 , D. Simons 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Gozzo 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 31 21 4.26   
T. Mathews 1.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 26 15 4.82   
R. Myers 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 24 14 1.33   
R. Meacham 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17 12 2.59   
B. Florie W (3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 10 4.50   
M. Rivera H (12) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 12 7 2.38   
S. Chitren SV (10) 2.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 42 25 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gozzo 40
Batters Faced: M. Gozzo 8, T. Mathews 8, R. Myers 6, R. Meacham 4, B. Florie 3, M. Rivera 2, S. Chitren 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gozzo 2-2, T. Mathews 3-1, R. Myers 1-1, R. Meacham 1-0, B. Florie 2-1, M. Rivera 1-0, S. Chitren 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gozzo 31-21, T. Mathews 26-15, R. Myers 24-14, R. Meacham 17-12, B. Florie 18-10, M. Rivera 12-7, S. Chitren 42-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mathews 1-0 , S. Chitren 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Chitren
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jay Bell
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 34225
Special Notes: RF Brian S Giles was injured while running the bases.
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