DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
06/29/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 974 - SUNDAY, JUNE 29TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (38-44) 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 6 11 1
Charlotte Knights (41-42) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1
Cardinals Double Up Charlotte, 6-3
Stan Javier was instrumental in his team's 6-3 triumph over the Charlotte Knights. The center fielder went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs for the St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis starter Francisco Cordova was credited with the win after throwing 52 pitches over 5 innings. His record now stands at 6-6. The Cardinals saw their record improve to 38-44.

St. Louis needed the clutch hitting of John Valentin to notch the win. The shortstop hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Cardinals on top, 3-2. For the game, Valentin had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said St. Louis manager Adam Rabel.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Posada C 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .182 0 1
J. Valentin SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .248 9 37
B. Giles LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .274 12 38
I. Calderon 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .251 17 54
M. Vaughn DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .429 5 8
K. Garcia RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .274 11 52
R. Clayton 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .231 3 12
M. Benjamin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 0 0
S. Javier CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .236 4 24
Totals 36 6 11 6 3 6 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Valentin (9, 5th Inning off T. Saunders, 1 on, 1 out) M. Vaughn (5, 5th Inning off T. Saunders, 0 on, 2 outs) S. Javier (4, 9th Inning off J. Bautista, 0 on, 0 outs) I. Calderon (17, 5th Inning off T. Saunders, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Giles 2 , J. Valentin 5 , M. Vaughn 4 , R. Clayton 2 , S. Javier 6 , I. Calderon 4
2-out RBI: M. Vaughn , R. Clayton , I. Calderon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Benjamin
GIDP: M. Vaughn
Hit by Pitch: J. Valentin
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Clayton (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Valentin (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .216 12 31
J. Giambi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 24 51
C. Everett CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .261 21 48
N. Garciaparra SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .247 15 51
L. Gonzalez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 0 1
S. Mack LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 11 48
T. Batista 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 12 37
N. Perez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 0 8
L. Webster C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 4 9
Totals 32 3 4 2 0 8 5      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Everett (12, 9th Inning off T. Mathews, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: O. Merced (12, 1st Inning off F. Cordova, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Mack (11, 2nd Inning off F. Cordova, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Everett 2 , O. Merced 4 , L. Webster , S. Mack 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Garciaparra , L. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: T. Batista (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Garciaparra-Perez-Giambi)
OF assists: 1 (Everett (Valentin at 3rd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Cordova W (6-6) 5.0 3 2 2 0 3 2 52 33 4.80   
R. Myers H (7) 3.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 37 22 1.80   
T. Mathews 0.2 1 1 0 0 2 0 16 12 5.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Cordova 56
Batters Faced: F. Cordova 18, R. Myers 10, T. Mathews 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Cordova 5-7, R. Myers 5-2, T. Mathews 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Cordova 52-33, R. Myers 37-22, T. Mathews 16-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Saunders L (2-2) 6.0 8 5 4 2 5 3 102 65 2.15   
M. Hartley 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 14 8 5.06   
E. Hillman 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 1.29   
J. Bautista 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 22 17 5.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Saunders 41
Batters Faced: T. Saunders 28, M. Hartley 3, E. Hillman 2, J. Bautista 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Saunders 4-7, M. Hartley 0-0, E. Hillman 2-0, J. Bautista 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Saunders 102-65, M. Hartley 14-8, E. Hillman 9-6, J. Bautista 22-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Hillman 2-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Saunders
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Stan Javier
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 16030
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