DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
06/27/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 950 - FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (37-43) 0 3 0 2 2 8 0 1 0 16 17 0
Charlotte Knights (40-41) 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Multi-HR Game for Giles in 16-4 Win
Spirited fans at Comiskey Park greeted the Charlotte Knights for their clash with the St. Louis Cardinals.

The St. Louis Cardinals stopped the Charlotte Knights, 16-4, at Comiskey Park. The Cardinals got a big game from Brian S Giles, who belted 2 home runs, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice. St. Louis is 5th in the Federal League Central Division with a record of 37-43.

Giles put St. Louis up, 13-4, when he hit a grand slam home run off Jose J. Bautista in the top of the sixth. His 12th home run of the season helped the Cardinals capture the win.

Giles said his wife shared good advice with him before the game. "She said, 'Don't allow this game to make you mad.' When I thought about it, I realized this is just a game. I was able to relax at the plate."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
J. Posada C, 1B 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .143 0 0
B. Giles 1B 4 2 2 6 0 0 0 .277 12 38
   b-D. Wilson PH, C 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .208 1 4
I. Calderon DH 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .251 16 53
K. Garcia RF 5 3 3 2 0 1 1 .277 11 51
J. Valentin SS 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .243 8 34
R. Clayton 3B 5 2 2 3 0 1 2 .228 3 11
D. Thon 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .210 3 21
   a-M. Benjamin 2B 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .143 0 0
S. Javier CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .230 3 23
Totals 43 16 17 15 1 7 9      
a - M. Benjamin substituted for D. Thon in the 2nd
b - D. Wilson pinch hit for B. Giles in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Valentin 2 (21, 2nd Inning off R. Robinson, 2 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Clayton (4, 6th Inning off J. Bautista, 1 on, 1 out) I. Calderon (11, 8th Inning off C. Young, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Wilson (3, 8th Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Giles 2 (12, 5th Inning off R. Robinson, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Bautista, 3 on, 2 outs) K. Garcia (11, 6th Inning off C. Young, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Clayton (3, 4th Inning off R. Robinson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Posada , B. Giles 8 , K. Garcia 6 , J. Valentin 5 , R. Clayton 6 , G. Young , S. Javier , I. Calderon 4 , D. Wilson 2
2-out RBI: , B. Giles 2 , K. Garcia , R. Clayton , I. Calderon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Garcia , S. Javier
Hit by Pitch: M. Benjamin
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Garcia (7) , R. Clayton (8) , G. Young (1)
CS: G. Young (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .213 11 30
J. Giambi 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .263 22 46
   a-C. Lansford PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
C. Everett CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 20 47
N. Garciaparra SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251 15 51
L. Gonzalez DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .182 0 0
S. Mack LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .286 10 47
T. Batista 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .213 12 37
T. Zeile C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .232 15 39
N. Perez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 8
Totals 36 4 10 4 0 5 12      
a - C. Lansford pinch hit for J. Giambi in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Giambi (22, 3rd Inning off R. Arocha, 1 on, 0 outs) T. Zeile (15, 4th Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Batista , J. Giambi 4 , N. Perez , C. Everett , O. Merced , L. Gonzalez 2 , T. Zeile 4 , S. Mack 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Batista , S. Mack
Sac Fly: T. Batista
Hit by Pitch: C. Everett
Team LOB: 7
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Arocha W (7-4) 5.2 7 4 4 0 3 2 89 56 5.07   
T. Mathews 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 34 22 5.40   
S. Chitren 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Arocha 42
Batters Faced: R. Arocha 25, T. Mathews 9, S. Chitren 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Arocha 8-6, T. Mathews 2-3, S. Chitren 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Arocha 89-56, T. Mathews 34-22, S. Chitren 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mathews 1-0
WP: R. Arocha
Hit Batsmen: R. Arocha
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Robinson L (6-4) 4.2 8 7 7 0 2 2 75 51 3.15   
J. Bautista 1.0 4 6 6 1 0 1 40 21 5.95   
C. Young 2.1 5 3 3 0 3 1 46 30 4.70   
M. Mantei 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 9 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robinson 22
Batters Faced: R. Robinson 21, J. Bautista 9, C. Young 12, M. Mantei 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robinson 7-4, J. Bautista 2-1, C. Young 2-2, M. Mantei 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robinson 75-51, J. Bautista 40-21, C. Young 46-30, M. Mantei 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mantei 1-0
WP: R. Robinson
Hit Batsmen: J. Bautista
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian S Giles
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 16289
Special Notes: SS Dickie Thon was injured in a collision at a base.
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