DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/01/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 668 - SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (24-33) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 13 0
St. Louis Cardinals (28-28) 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 6 1
Multi-HR Game for Daniels in 7-5 Win
The Minnesota Twins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-5. Earning player of the game honors was designated hitter Kal Daniels, who was 4-5 with 2 home runs and 2 singles. Minnesota reliever Trevor Hoffman got the win, raising his record to 2-4. Steve Chitren was tagged with the loss. With the win, the Twins improved to 24-33.

Minnesota took a 7-5 lead on Mark Grudzielanek's 53rd hit of the season. The 2-run single, which Grudzielanek hit in the top of the ninth, left St. Louis pitcher Bryce Florie shaking his head.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Minnesota manager Darren Fischbach.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .311 9 27
K. Daniels DH 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .270 21 45
F. Thomas 1B 3 2 1 0 2 0 3 .223 17 40
L. Walker RF 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .261 15 34
K. Akiyama LF 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .219 9 19
M. Grudzielanek 2B 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .257 1 31
B. Gates 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .242 3 18
E. Perez C 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .263 0 3
R. Ordonez SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .285 1 17
Totals 40 7 13 7 5 8 23      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Thomas (10, 9th Inning off S. Chitren, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Akiyama (9, 1st Inning off C. Hammond, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Daniels 2 (21, 1st Inning off C. Hammond, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off S. Chitren, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek 2 , R. Ordonez 2 , B. Gates , F. Thomas 2 , K. Akiyama 4 , L. Walker , K. Daniels 10
2-out RBI: K. Akiyama , L. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek , R. Ordonez , K. Akiyama
GIDP: F. Thomas
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Daniels (22)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bell 3B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .250 7 27
J. Valentin SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .220 4 25
T. Neel DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .213 3 5
I. Calderon 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 11 38
   a-R. Clayton PR, 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .256 1 4
K. Garcia RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .285 8 38
D. Thon 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .203 1 12
S. Finley LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .327 12 34
D. Miller C 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .249 3 16
   b-M. Vaughn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400 3 3
S. Javier CF 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .245 2 20
Totals 32 5 6 5 2 14 12      
a - R. Clayton pinch ran for I. Calderon in the 1st
b - M. Vaughn pinch hit for D. Miller in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Neel (3, 1st Inning off D. Oliver, 1 on, 1 out) J. Bell (7, 5th Inning off G. Walter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valentin 2 , T. Neel 4 , S. Finley , J. Bell 5
2-out RBI: J. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Garcia
Sac Fly: K. Garcia
Hit by Pitch: I. Calderon
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Finley 2 (26) , R. Clayton (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Valentin (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Miller-Thon-Clayton)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Oliver 0.1 1 3 3 1 1 1 15 8 6.50   
J. Spradlin 4.0 1 1 1 0 4 0 54 36 3.19   
G. Walter 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 37 25 5.88   
B. Ayrault 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 15 10 6.07   
T. Hoffman W (2-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 7 9.24   
R. Dibble SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 22 11 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Oliver 29
Batters Faced: D. Oliver 4, J. Spradlin 13, G. Walter 8, B. Ayrault 4, T. Hoffman 3, R. Dibble 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Oliver 0-0, J. Spradlin 5-3, G. Walter 2-2, B. Ayrault 0-0, T. Hoffman 0-1, R. Dibble 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Oliver 15-8, J. Spradlin 54-36, G. Walter 37-25, B. Ayrault 15-10, T. Hoffman 11-7, R. Dibble 22-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Spradlin 1-1 , T. Hoffman 2-0
WP: J. Spradlin
Hit Batsmen: D. Oliver
Balk: D. Oliver
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Hammond 5.1 7 4 4 2 3 2 99 62 4.22   
R. Meacham H (2) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 42 27 2.54   
R. Myers H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 6 2.01   
S. Chitren L (2-5), BS (4) 0.1 2 3 3 1 1 1 12 7 4.71   
B. Florie 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 21 8 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hammond 39
Batters Faced: C. Hammond 25, R. Meacham 9, R. Myers 2, S. Chitren 4, B. Florie 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hammond 4-8, R. Meacham 2-3, R. Myers 0-0, S. Chitren 0-0, B. Florie 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hammond 99-62, R. Meacham 42-27, R. Myers 10-6, S. Chitren 12-7, B. Florie 21-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Myers 1-0 , B. Florie 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kal Daniels
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 34257
Special Notes: Ivan Calderon and Darren Oliver were ejected in the 1st inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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