DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/14/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 814 - SATURDAY, JUNE 14TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (44-24) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals (34-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 X 3 6 0
Cardinals Beat Visiting Royals, 3-1
In a low-scoring tilt between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals, Scott Erickson was the difference-maker. The St. Louis right-hander earned player of the game honors in the 3-1 win. Erickson went 7.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out 10. His record improves to 6-5. Steve Chitren notched his 15th save in 19 chances.

John Valentin swatted a 2-run home run for St. Louis in the bottom of the seventh. The shortstop went 2 for 3 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and batted in 2.

"You score one run, you're not going to win," said Kansas City skipper Daniel Drucker. "You can have three Koufaxes and three Drysdales, you're still not going to win."

St. Louis is now 34-35, while Kansas City is 44-24.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .300 11 25
R. Lankford LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .281 16 42
J. Thome 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .259 26 43
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .251 16 47
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .273 15 40
B. Larkin SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .251 9 32
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 9 29
R. Wilkins C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .219 14 32
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243 16 41
Totals 33 1 6 1 2 13 14      
BATTING
Total Bases: R. Alomar , R. Hidalgo , J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins , T. Naehring , B. Larkin
2-out RBI: J. Burnitz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Wilkins , R. Lankford , B. Larkin
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (31)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .316 13 38
R. Clayton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 2 7
B. Giles 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 10 30
I. Calderon DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249 12 41
K. Garcia RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .289 9 44
J. Valentin SS 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .224 6 30
S. Javier CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .234 3 22
D. Miller C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 4 17
T. Fernandez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3 1 3 7      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Valentin (16, 2nd Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 2 outs) S. Javier (13, 5th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Valentin (6, 7th Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 0 outs) S. Finley (13, 8th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valentin 6 , S. Finley 5 , S. Javier 2 , I. Calderon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Finley , S. Javier
Team LOB: 4
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Reed L (2-2) 7.0 6 3 3 1 3 2 117 72 5.47   
J. Habyan 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 55
Batters Faced: R. Reed 28, J. Habyan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 11-7, J. Habyan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 117-72, J. Habyan 8-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Erickson W (6-5) 7.2 6 1 1 1 10 0 107 73 4.16   
S. Chitren SV (15) 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 20 12 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erickson 72
Batters Faced: S. Erickson 30, S. Chitren 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erickson 4-9, S. Chitren 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erickson 107-73, S. Chitren 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Chitren 1-0
WP: S. Erickson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Erickson
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 34898
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