DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/04/1997
BNN Index | DBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 703 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Knights (32-29) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 11 0
St. Louis Cardinals (30-29) 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 6 10 0
Cardinals Turn Back Knights, 6-5
Despite a fine performance by right fielder Orlando Merced, the Charlotte Knights suffered a 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Merced was 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. St. Louis occupies 5th place in the Federal League Central Division at 30-29.

The Cardinals got a big at-bat from designated hitter Troy Neel. For the game, Neel went 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the first, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 4th home run of the season gave St. Louis a 3-0 lead.

"It was a solid team effort," said Neel after the game.
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 4 1 3 2 1 1 2 .235 10 23
J. Giambi 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .276 17 35
C. Everett CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .257 15 35
N. Garciaparra SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .243 10 35
S. Mack LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .274 8 34
T. Batista 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .210 11 34
M. Carreon DH 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .250 4 23
T. Zeile C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .232 12 32
N. Perez 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .341 0 5
Totals 36 5 11 5 3 4 18      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Merced (9, 1st Inning off S. Erickson, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Carreon (12, 6th Inning off S. Erickson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: O. Merced (10, 3rd Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Batista , J. Giambi , N. Perez 2 , C. Everett 2 , O. Merced 7 , T. Zeile , M. Carreon 2
2-out RBI: J. Giambi , M. Carreon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Everett , T. Zeile 2
GIDP: N. Garciaparra
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Batista (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bell 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .249 8 28
J. Valentin SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .220 4 26
T. Neel DH 4 1 1 3 0 3 1 .207 4 8
K. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 8 39
S. Finley LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .327 12 34
D. Thon 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .209 1 13
D. Miller C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .250 3 16
R. Clayton 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .245 1 4
S. Javier CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .245 3 22
Totals 33 6 10 6 2 6 9      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Clayton (2, 2nd Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Finley (7, 3rd Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Neel (4, 1st Inning off G. Mathews, 2 on, 0 outs) J. Bell (8, 7th Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Javier (3, 2nd Inning off G. Mathews, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Miller 2 , J. Valentin , T. Neel 4 , R. Clayton 2 , S. Finley 3 , J. Bell 5 , S. Javier 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Miller 2
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Thon (9)
CS: S. Finley (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valentin-Thon-Clayton)
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Mathews L (3-4) 6.0 8 6 6 2 5 3 88 56 6.00   
J. Gray 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 21 16 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mathews 35
Batters Faced: G. Mathews 28, J. Gray 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mathews 4-9, J. Gray 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mathews 88-56, J. Gray 21-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Erickson W (5-5) 6.0 8 4 4 2 1 1 97 58 4.58   
M. Rivera H (14) 2.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 40 25 2.80   
S. Chitren SV (12) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 21 13 4.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erickson 39
Batters Faced: S. Erickson 26, M. Rivera 9, S. Chitren 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erickson 5-10, M. Rivera 1-4, S. Chitren 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erickson 97-58, M. Rivera 40-25, S. Chitren 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Chitren 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Orlando Merced
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 18 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 34216
Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 - OOTP Baseball 20.8 Build 74