DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
06/22/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 897 - SUNDAY, JUNE 22ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (36-40) 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 11 0
Boston Red Sox (24-51) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 3
Cardinals Win at Boston, 6-3
St. Louis pitcher Scott Erickson did his part in helping his team beat the Boston Red Sox, 6-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. St. Louis is in 5th place in the Federal League Central Division with a record of 36-40.

Dickie Thon, the St. Louis second baseman, contributed a run-scoring double in the top of the third inning to make the score 5-2, Cardinals. For the game, Thon was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles. He drove in 2 runs.

Erickson called the win "a collective effort."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 13 38
R. Clayton 3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .235 2 8
B. Giles 1B 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 .288 10 32
I. Calderon DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .248 16 52
K. Garcia RF 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .279 9 47
J. Valentin SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .239 8 33
D. Thon 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .207 2 19
D. Miller C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .220 4 17
S. Javier CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 3 22
Totals 38 6 11 6 2 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Thon 2 (17, 1st Inning off M. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off M. Thompson, 1 on, 1 out) B. Giles (21, 4th Inning off M. Thompson, 1 on, 1 out) K. Garcia 2 (14, 1st Inning off M. Thompson, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off P. Borbon, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Clayton (3, 2nd Inning off M. Thompson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Thon 4 , B. Giles 3 , K. Garcia 4 , J. Valentin , R. Clayton 4 , I. Calderon
2-out RBI: D. Thon , K. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Miller , J. Valentin , S. Javier , I. Calderon 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Calderon (9)
CS: S. Finley (11) , S. Javier (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria 3B 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 .273 2 9
S. Fletcher SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .271 4 22
A. Eto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 10 31
B. Bonds LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .292 23 50
D. Ortiz DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .239 8 31
D. Tartabull 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .162 9 35
M. Cameron CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .172 11 33
J. Cora RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .246 1 4
T. Greene C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .153 6 18
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Fletcher 2 (17, 1st Inning off S. Erickson, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off S. Erickson, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Ortiz (11, 1st Inning off S. Erickson, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Cameron (10, 9th Inning off M. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Cora (3, 4th Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Bonds (23, 1st Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Fletcher 4 , D. Ortiz 2 , T. Greene , M. Cameron 2 , J. Cora 2 , B. Bonds 4
2-out RBI: B. Bonds
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Fletcher , E. Renteria 2 , D. Tartabull 2
Sac Fly: D. Ortiz
Hit by Pitch: M. Cameron
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bonds (25)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Greene (8) , E. Renteria 2 (7)
OF assists: 1 (Bonds (Clayton at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Erickson W (7-5) 6.1 6 3 3 2 5 1 108 68 4.25   
M. Rivera SV (4) 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 19 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erickson 52
Batters Faced: S. Erickson 28, M. Rivera 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erickson 5-9, M. Rivera 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erickson 108-68, M. Rivera 24-19
Hit Batsmen: S. Erickson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Thompson L (0-4) 5.0 9 5 4 1 3 0 108 69 9.28   
P. Borbon 3.0 1 1 1 1 5 0 48 32 6.04   
D. Bochtler 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Thompson 33
Batters Faced: M. Thompson 25, P. Borbon 11, D. Bochtler 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Thompson 3-7, P. Borbon 3-0, D. Bochtler 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Thompson 108-69, P. Borbon 48-32, D. Bochtler 12-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Erickson
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 10931
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