DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/24/1995
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 962 - SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH, 1995 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (38-43) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 9 0
St. Louis Cardinals (51-31) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 6 1
Victory Over Rangers Takes St. Louis to 51-31
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Texas Rangers, 5-4, at Busch Stadium. Matt Williams was recognized as player of the game for his performance. He went 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. The two-time Gold Glove winner was a menace to Texas all day. Joe Johnson picked up the win, improving his season record to 8-4. He struck out 3 in 7 innings. With the win over Texas, the Cardinals improved to 51-31.

Williams's key contribution came in the bottom of the first when he sent a 2-1 changeup into left for a grand slam home run. It put the Cardinals ahead, 4-0.

"Winning is contagious," said Williams. "We're looking forward to the next game."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Loretta 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .219 2 13
J. Kruk 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .269 19 51
C. Jones 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .277 21 55
J. Elway RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .226 17 54
W. Boggs DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .252 4 21
G. Young CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256 0 26
J. Posada C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .229 4 26
B. McRae LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261 13 47
R. Sanchez SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .262 2 21
   a-M. Cuyler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .122 0 3
   b-M. Lansing SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 3 25
Totals 36 4 9 4 2 6 18      
a - M. Cuyler pinch hit for R. Sanchez in the 8th
b - M. Lansing substituted for M. Cuyler in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Elway (9, 8th Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Loretta (1, 7th Inning off J. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Elway 2 , J. Posada , M. Loretta 4 , W. Boggs , R. Sanchez , B. McRae , J. Kruk 2
2-out RBI: J. Posada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Posada , W. Boggs , C. Jones , M. Cuyler
Sac Fly: J. Kruk
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kruk 2 (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Young (Raines at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Raines RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .307 6 32
R. Ready DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 3
R. Clayton SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .212 2 4
I. Calderon 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .266 14 42
B. Giles LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .287 18 68
M. Williams 3B 4 1 1 4 0 1 1 .249 36 75
D. Thon 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 3 34
S. Javier CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .239 6 26
D. Wilson C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .252 7 28
Totals 29 5 6 5 4 3 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Williams (36, 1st Inning off D. Lilliquist, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Raines , B. Giles , M. Williams 4 , S. Javier 2 , R. Ready
2-out RBI: M. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Clayton
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Raines (55)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Clayton (2)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Lilliquist L (4-7) 7.0 5 5 5 4 2 1 107 59 4.81   
R. Murphy 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 9 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lilliquist 45
Batters Faced: D. Lilliquist 29, R. Murphy 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lilliquist 12-6, R. Murphy 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lilliquist 107-59, R. Murphy 14-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Johnson W (8-4) 7.0 7 4 4 2 3 0 115 72 3.87   
G. Lloyd H (3) 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 13 2.93   
L. Aquino H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2.93   
S. Chitren SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6 1.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnson 48
Batters Faced: J. Johnson 31, G. Lloyd 4, L. Aquino 1, S. Chitren 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnson 9-9, G. Lloyd 0-0, L. Aquino 1-0, S. Chitren 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnson 115-72, G. Lloyd 21-13, L. Aquino 4-2, S. Chitren 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Lloyd 1-1 , L. Aquino 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Williams
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 36457
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