DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/06/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 723 - FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins (40-21) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 2
St. Louis Cardinals (30-31) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0
Bonilla belts 2 home runs, Marlins Move to 40-21
Getting a good performance from designated hitter Bobby Bonilla, the Florida Marlins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2. Bonilla hit 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Marlins. Roger Clemens earned the win to go to 7-1. He allowed 2 earned runs on 5 hits, with no walks and 8 strikeouts. Bryan Harvey notched his 21st save in 24 chances.

It could have been a different outcome for Florida, had it not been for Rondell White, the former first round draft pick . White contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning to put Florida up, 1-0.

"This is a very good team," said White. "We have the chance to do something special."

Florida goes to 40-21. The win puts them 7 games up in their division.
FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Barron CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .253 6 21
C. Johnson C 5 2 2 1 0 2 1 .296 21 41
R. Sexson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .235 26 52
J. Encarnacion LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .239 18 32
R. White RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .242 12 30
B. Bonilla DH 2 2 2 4 2 0 0 .223 12 32
E. Alfonzo 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .258 5 26
C. Counsell SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .277 4 21
L. Castillo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .217 0 18
Totals 34 6 8 6 3 10 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Bonilla 2 (12, 1st Inning off C. Hammond, 2 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off C. Hammond, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Johnson (21, 2nd Inning off C. Hammond, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bonilla 8 , T. Barron , L. Castillo , C. Johnson 5 , E. Alfonzo 2
2-out RBI: , B. Bonilla 2 , C. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Barron , C. Counsell
Sac Fly: R. White
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: L. Castillo (3) , C. Johnson (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .323 12 35
J. Bell 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .252 9 30
T. Neel DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .224 4 8
K. Garcia RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 8 40
J. Valentin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .220 4 26
S. Javier CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .247 3 22
R. Clayton 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .246 2 7
D. Thon 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .211 1 14
D. Wilson C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189 0 3
   a-M. Vaughn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .417 4 6
Totals 35 2 7 2 1 8 15      
a - M. Vaughn pinch hit for D. Wilson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Bell (9, 4th Inning off R. Clemens, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Thon , K. Garcia , T. Neel , R. Clayton , S. Finley , J. Bell 4 , S. Javier
2-out RBI: D. Thon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Thon , K. Garcia , M. Vaughn
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Finley (28) , S. Javier (22)
FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Clemens W (7-1) 8.0 5 2 2 0 8 1 102 66 3.00   
T. Wade 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 22 12 1.32   
B. Harvey SV (21) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Clemens 72
Batters Faced: R. Clemens 30, T. Wade 5, B. Harvey 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Clemens 7-9, T. Wade 0-2, B. Harvey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Clemens 102-66, T. Wade 22-12, B. Harvey 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Wade 1-1 , B. Harvey 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Hammond L (2-4) 2.2 6 6 6 1 3 3 54 39 4.86   
R. Meacham 2.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 34 19 2.34   
B. Florie 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 21 17 5.19   
M. Rivera 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 30 21 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hammond 20
Batters Faced: C. Hammond 15, R. Meacham 9, B. Florie 7, M. Rivera 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hammond 2-3, R. Meacham 5-2, B. Florie 1-2, M. Rivera 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hammond 54-39, R. Meacham 34-19, B. Florie 21-17, M. Rivera 30-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Florie 1-0
WP: M. Rivera
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Bonilla
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 34189
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