DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
06/28/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 962 - SATURDAY, JUNE 28TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (37-44) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 1
Charlotte Knights (41-41) 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 X 8 13 1
Giambi hits 2 home runs to Pull Knights to .500
Jason Giambi knocked in 5 runs to help Charlotte beat St. Louis, 8-4. Giambi produced 1 single and 2 home runs. Charlotte reliever Mike Hartley picked up the win, bumping his record to 1-0. Scott Erickson was collared with the loss. Matt Mantei was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 7 of 8 save opportunities.

Giambi had a game-changing single in the bottom of the sixth. On a 0-1 slider from Rusty Meacham, he banged a 2-run single to left, giving the Knights a 6-4 lead. It was the 83rd hit of the year for Giambi.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Charlotte skipper Tyler Vuxta.

The Knights now have a record of 41-41.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 .188 0 0
J. Posada C 3 1 2 1 2 1 0 .235 0 1
B. Giles 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .271 12 38
I. Calderon DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .252 16 53
K. Garcia RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .278 11 52
J. Valentin SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .244 8 35
R. Clayton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 3 11
S. Javier CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .227 3 23
T. Fernandez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 3 7 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Valentin (22, 3rd Inning off E. Hanson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Posada 2 , K. Garcia , J. Valentin 2 , I. Calderon , T. Fernandez
2-out RBI: J. Posada , K. Garcia , J. Valentin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Garcia , J. Valentin , R. Clayton , G. Young
GIDP: K. Garcia
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Young (2) , S. Javier 2 (28)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Valentin (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .216 11 30
J. Giambi 1B 4 2 3 5 1 0 0 .269 24 51
C. Everett CF, LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .261 21 48
N. Garciaparra SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .250 15 51
L. Gonzalez DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .192 0 1
S. Mack LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .286 10 47
   a-C. Lansford 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Batista 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .210 12 37
   b-R. Rivera CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 1 1
T. Zeile C 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .229 15 40
N. Perez 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .341 0 8
Totals 38 8 13 8 1 5 14      
a - C. Lansford substituted for S. Mack in the 8th
b - R. Rivera substituted for T. Batista in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Merced (11, 6th Inning off R. Meacham, 1 on, 1 out) L. Gonzalez (1, 3rd Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Giambi 2 (24, 5th Inning off S. Erickson, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Rivera, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Everett (21, 5th Inning off S. Erickson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Garciaparra , S. Mack , J. Giambi 9 , N. Perez 2 , C. Everett 6 , O. Merced 3 , L. Gonzalez 2
2-out RBI: J. Giambi , L. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Mack , L. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: T. Zeile
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Mack (11) , O. Merced (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Zeile (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Hillman-Garciaparra-Giambi)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Erickson L (7-6) 5.1 8 5 5 1 3 2 108 65 4.48   
R. Meacham 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 9 8 3.05   
M. Rivera 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 29 19 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erickson 34
Batters Faced: S. Erickson 27, R. Meacham 4, M. Rivera 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erickson 9-4, R. Meacham 0-2, M. Rivera 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erickson 108-65, R. Meacham 9-8, M. Rivera 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Meacham 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Erickson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Hanson 5.2 5 4 4 6 5 0 108 57 4.20   
M. Hartley W (1-0), BS (1) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 9 5.40   
E. Hillman H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1.50   
M. Mantei SV (7) 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 28 18 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hanson 42
Batters Faced: E. Hanson 28, M. Hartley 3, E. Hillman 1, M. Mantei 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hanson 6-6, M. Hartley 0-1, E. Hillman 1-0, M. Mantei 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hanson 108-57, M. Hartley 19-9, E. Hillman 2-1, M. Mantei 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Hartley 1-1 , E. Hillman 1-0
Balk: E. Hanson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Giambi
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 16260
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