DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
05/24/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 581 - SATURDAY, MAY 24TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (25-24) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Orlando Devil Rays (26-24) 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 X 9 14 1
Cardinals Lose to Devil Rays, 9-2
Orlando Devil Rays starter Joe Johnson was in a rhythm all game. He led his team to a win over the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-2. In 8.1 innings, Johnson surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 4. He allowed 2 runs. Orlando, at 26-24, occupies 4th place in the Federal League East Division.

The Devil Rays got a big at-bat from third baseman Jose Valentin. For the game, Valentin went 1 for 5 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fifth, with the bases loaded, he stroked a grand slam home run. His 12th home run of the season gave Orlando a 5-2 lead.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Valentin.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .317 10 30
J. Bell 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .251 5 24
T. Neel DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .105 0 0
I. Calderon 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .238 8 30
   b-D. Wilson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241 0 3
   c-R. Clayton 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 1 4
K. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .293 7 35
J. Valentin SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .216 3 21
D. Thon 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .205 1 11
D. Miller C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .252 3 14
S. Javier CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 2 19
   a-D. Glanville PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .320 0 1
Totals 31 2 5 2 4 5 13      
a - D. Glanville pinch hit for S. Javier in the 7th
b - D. Wilson pinch hit for I. Calderon in the 8th
c - R. Clayton substituted for D. Wilson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Thon (11, 3rd Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Valentin (12, 4th Inning off J. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Neel (1, 4th Inning off J. Johnson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Calderon , D. Thon 2 , J. Valentin 2 , T. Neel 2 , J. Bell
2-out RBI: J. Valentin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Miller , K. Garcia , S. Finley
GIDP: K. Garcia
Hit by Pitch: J. Valentin
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Finley (5)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Garcia (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Thon-Valentin-Calderon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .267 6 19
   a-J. Reed PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 1
R. Gant LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 3 .261 13 37
   b-J. Kruk PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 0 1
J. Bagwell 1B 5 0 2 3 0 0 1 .254 7 22
T. Salmon RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .235 7 29
B. Jordan CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .306 11 40
   c-R. Jones PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 1 3
P. O'Neill DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .247 13 30
J. Valentin 3B 5 1 1 4 0 3 2 .220 12 35
J. Oquendo SS 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .255 0 5
R. Karkovice C 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 .094 2 4
Totals 37 9 14 9 6 7 18      
a - J. Reed pinch hit for C. Biggio in the 7th
b - J. Kruk pinch hit for R. Gant in the 7th
c - R. Jones pinch hit for B. Jordan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gant (7, 5th Inning off T. Mathews, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Valentin (12, 5th Inning off T. Mathews, 3 on, 1 out) R. Karkovice (2, 5th Inning off T. Mathews, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Oquendo 3 , J. Valentin 4 , T. Salmon 2 , B. Jordan , R. Karkovice 4 , P. O'Neill , R. Gant 3 , J. Bagwell 2 , R. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Jordan , R. Karkovice , P. O'Neill , R. Gant
GIDP: T. Salmon
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Gant (20)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Salmon (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Biggio-Oquendo-Bagwell)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Gozzo 1.2 4 1 1 0 0 0 26 18 4.50   
R. Meacham 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 33 18 2.86   
R. Myers L (1-1) 0.2 2 3 3 3 0 0 33 15 2.15   
T. Mathews BS (3) 0.0 4 5 5 2 0 2 18 7 6.75   
B. Florie 2.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 31 22 4.30   
M. Rivera 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 12 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gozzo 37
Batters Faced: M. Gozzo 9, R. Meacham 8, R. Myers 7, T. Mathews 6, B. Florie 9, M. Rivera 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gozzo 2-3, R. Meacham 1-4, R. Myers 0-2, T. Mathews 0-0, B. Florie 4-0, M. Rivera 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gozzo 26-18, R. Meacham 33-18, R. Myers 33-15, T. Mathews 18-7, B. Florie 31-22, M. Rivera 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Meacham 1-0 , R. Myers 1-0 , T. Mathews 3-3 , B. Florie 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Johnson W (6-0) 8.1 5 2 2 4 3 0 111 62 2.81   
T. Borland 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 7 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnson 64
Batters Faced: J. Johnson 33, T. Borland 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnson 10-10, T. Borland 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnson 111-62, T. Borland 9-7
WP: J. Johnson
Hit Batsmen: J. Johnson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Johnson
Ballpark: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 31091
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