DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
05/22/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 563 - THURSDAY, MAY 22ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (24-23) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Cincinnati Reds (26-21) 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 X 7 11 0
Hamilton Sharp, Whitewashes Cardinals
The Cincinnati Reds rolled to an easy 7-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Riverfront Stadium today. Leading the way to victory was starter Joey Hamilton, who shackled the St. Louis Cardinals and held them scoreless on a 2-hitter.

"This is what every pitcher wants to do when they go out there," Hamilton said in his postgame press conference.

To date this season Hamilton sports a 6-4 mark with a 4.93 ERA in 10 starting assignments. He has held the opposition to a .223 batting average and has 64 strikeouts in 76.2 innings.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318 9 28
J. Bell 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251 5 23
T. Neel DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .067 0 0
I. Calderon 1B 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .238 7 28
   a-M. Benjamin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
K. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .306 7 35
J. Valentin SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .209 2 19
D. Thon 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .201 1 11
D. Miller C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .259 3 14
S. Javier CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 2 18
Totals 28 0 2 0 3 7 13      
a - M. Benjamin pinch hit for I. Calderon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Calderon (9, 7th Inning off J. Hamilton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Miller , I. Calderon 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Thon , K. Garcia
GIDP: K. Garcia
Hit by Pitch: J. Bell
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Valentin (8) , I. Calderon (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .306 2 21
S. Rolen 3B 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 .192 9 31
B. Williams RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .253 6 29
   a-D. Nilsson PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .394 2 4
B. Higginson LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .287 9 28
   b-H. Rodriguez PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
J. Lopez C 5 0 1 2 0 2 6 .313 13 36
M. Lawton DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .305 5 10
J. Offerman 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .119 0 3
O. Vizquel SS 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 .233 0 13
D. Hosey CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .193 1 12
Totals 34 7 11 7 5 4 23      
a - D. Nilsson pinch hit for B. Williams in the 8th
b - H. Rodriguez pinch hit for B. Higginson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Higginson (11, 3rd Inning off F. Cordova, 2 on, 2 outs) H. Rodriguez (1, 8th Inning off M. Rivera, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Rolen (9, 8th Inning off M. Rivera, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rolen 4 , J. Lopez , B. Williams , F. Vina 2 , M. Lawton 2 , B. Higginson 3 , J. Offerman , H. Rodriguez 2
2-out RBI: S. Rolen , J. Lopez , B. Higginson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Lopez 2 , B. Williams
Sac Fly: S. Rolen
Hit by Pitch: F. Vina
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Lawton (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vina-Vizquel-Offerman)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Cordova L (4-5) 5.0 4 3 0 3 3 0 79 49 5.27   
R. Meacham 0.0 2 2 1 0 0 0 17 12 3.03   
T. Mathews 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 19 10 4.64   
M. Rivera 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 40 24 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Cordova 53
Batters Faced: F. Cordova 23, R. Meacham 2, T. Mathews 6, M. Rivera 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Cordova 2-9, R. Meacham 0-0, T. Mathews 2-1, M. Rivera 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Cordova 79-49, R. Meacham 17-12, T. Mathews 19-10, M. Rivera 40-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mathews 2-2 , M. Rivera 1-0
Hit Batsmen: F. Cordova
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hamilton W (6-4) 9.0 2 0 0 3 7 0 120 74 4.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hamilton 87
Batters Faced: J. Hamilton 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hamilton 6-13
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hamilton 120-74
Hit Batsmen: J. Hamilton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joey Hamilton
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 35979
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