DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/01/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 996 - TUESDAY, JULY 1ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (41-42) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 9 0
St. Louis Cardinals (40-44) 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 8 13 0
Cubs Lose to Cardinals, 8-4
Karim Garcia had a hand in St. Louis defeating Chicago by the score of 8-4. Garcia went 2 for 3 at the plate, scoring 1 times and driving in 2 runs. St. Louis has now won 3 in a row.

Garcia had a key at-bat for St. Louis early in the game. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, he hit a 2-run single. It was his 84th hit of the season and gave St. Louis an early 3-1 lead.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said Garcia.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nixon RF, LF 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 .211 10 30
M. Piazza 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .264 15 45
D. Pasqua LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 6 .244 3 8
   c-B. Brower LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .205 6 11
P. Plantier DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .209 3 6
S. Cooper 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .206 5 13
   a-D. Bell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228 6 13
   b-R. Velarde 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Shipley 2B, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .272 7 22
J. Cirillo SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .268 3 35
C. Hoiles C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .162 13 24
R. Becker CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .200 6 14
Totals 33 4 9 4 5 9 19      
a - D. Bell pinch hit for S. Cooper in the 7th
b - R. Velarde substituted for D. Bell in the 7th
c - B. Brower substituted for D. Pasqua in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Hoiles (10, 5th Inning off M. Grace, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Pasqua (3, 1st Inning off M. Grace, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Piazza , R. Becker , D. Pasqua 4 , P. Plantier , J. Cirillo 2 , S. Cooper , C. Hoiles 2 , C. Shipley
2-out RBI: D. Pasqua
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Becker , D. Pasqua , P. Plantier
GIDP: C. Shipley
Sac Fly: T. Nixon
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Piazza (3) , R. Becker (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shipley-Cirillo-Piazza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .200 0 1
J. Posada C 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .167 0 2
B. Giles 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .274 13 40
I. Calderon DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .248 17 54
K. Garcia RF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .282 12 56
J. Valentin SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .251 9 39
R. Clayton 3B 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .256 3 18
M. Benjamin 2B 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 .200 0 1
S. Javier CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .236 4 24
Totals 35 8 13 7 4 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Benjamin (3, 2nd Inning off B. Holman, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Giles (22, 7th Inning off B. Holman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Clayton (3, 5th Inning off B. Holman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Benjamin 3 , J. Posada , B. Giles 2 , K. Garcia 2 , J. Valentin , R. Clayton 5 , G. Young , S. Javier , I. Calderon
2-out RBI: R. Clayton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Benjamin , R. Clayton , S. Javier 2 , I. Calderon
GIDP: J. Posada
Sac Fly: J. Posada
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Valentin (3) , G. Young (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Clayton-Benjamin-Giles)
OF assists: 1 (Garcia (Piazza at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Holman L (0-1) 6.1 10 7 7 3 4 0 113 73 9.95   
M. Schooler 1.2 3 1 1 1 4 0 39 26 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Holman 26
Batters Faced: B. Holman 31, M. Schooler 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Holman 10-4, M. Schooler 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Holman 113-73, M. Schooler 39-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Schooler 1-1
WP: B. Holman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Grace W (2-1) 5.0 5 3 3 3 5 1 94 60 6.46   
R. Myers H (8) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 8 1.79   
V. Horsman H (1) 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 36 20 3.09   
R. Meacham 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 11 2.86   
T. Mathews 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 5.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Grace 47
Batters Faced: M. Grace 22, R. Myers 3, V. Horsman 9, R. Meacham 3, T. Mathews 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Grace 6-3, R. Myers 1-0, V. Horsman 0-3, R. Meacham 2-0, T. Mathews 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Grace 94-60, R. Myers 15-8, V. Horsman 36-20, R. Meacham 18-11, T. Mathews 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Horsman 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Karim Garcia
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 34493
Special Notes: LF Dan Pasqua was injured while throwing the ball.
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