DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/20/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1518 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (65-63) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 8 0
Chicago Cubs (51-75) 8 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 X 14 16 1
Cubs Beat Visiting Cardinals, 14-5
Despite a fine performance by catcher Jorge Posada, the St. Louis Cardinals suffered a 14-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Posada went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. The Cubs raised their record to 51-75.

Also pitching in was Chicago designated hitter Eduardo Perez, who hammered a grand slam home run in the bottom of the first. For the game, Perez went 1-4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Chicago skipper Anthony Perez.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .269 0 7
W. Clark DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 6 .264 5 17
B. Giles 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .285 31 82
   b-I. Calderon PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237 7 27
P. Wilson CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .266 24 77
   c-S. Javier PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 3 21
K. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .254 17 68
J. Posada C 4 2 2 4 0 2 0 .252 16 56
E. Alfonzo 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 4 24
   a-J. Vizcaino PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176 0 2
P. Polanco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 7 51
R. Clayton SS 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .237 5 25
Totals 34 5 8 5 4 7 15      
a - J. Vizcaino pinch hit for E. Alfonzo in the 7th
b - I. Calderon pinch hit for B. Giles in the 8th
c - S. Javier pinch hit for P. Wilson in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Posada 2 (16, 2nd Inning off J. Dickson, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off J. Dickson, 2 on, 1 out) W. Clark (5, 8th Inning off J. Dickson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Posada 8 , B. Giles , R. Clayton , G. Young , W. Clark 5 , J. Vizcaino
2-out RBI: J. Posada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Giles , W. Clark
GIDP: B. Giles
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Clayton (13) , G. Young (17)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker LF, RF 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 .191 8 27
J. Cruz RF 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 .182 18 44
   a-M. Coleman PH, LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .192 0 2
D. Mattingly 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .292 20 61
E. Perez DH 4 2 1 4 1 1 4 .225 4 13
G. Arias 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .295 4 13
   b-W. Delgado PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125 0 2
G. Williams C 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .291 3 16
K. Jordan 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1
   c-A. Holbert PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   d-B. Selby 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Cradle CF 5 2 2 4 0 0 0 .375 1 4
M. Alexander SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .213 6 34
Totals 40 14 16 14 7 6 17      
a - M. Coleman pinch hit for J. Cruz in the 7th
b - W. Delgado pinch hit for G. Arias in the 7th
c - A. Holbert pinch hit for K. Jordan in the 7th
d - B. Selby substituted for A. Holbert in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Alexander (17, 4th Inning off T. Mulholland, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Becker (9, 8th Inning off G. Heredia, 0 on, 2 outs) G. Williams (8, 1st Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 0 outs) K. Jordan (1, 4th Inning off T. Mulholland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Cradle (1, 1st Inning off T. Mulholland, 2 on, 0 outs) G. Arias (4, 2nd Inning off T. Mulholland, 1 on, 0 outs) E. Perez (4, 1st Inning off S. Erickson, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cruz , R. Cradle 5 , M. Alexander 3 , R. Becker 2 , D. Mattingly , G. Arias 6 , G. Williams 3 , K. Jordan 3 , E. Perez 4 , M. Coleman
2-out RBI: J. Cruz , R. Cradle , M. Alexander , G. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mattingly , E. Perez , M. Coleman , A. Holbert
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alexander (24)
Double Plays: 2 (Jordan-Alexander-Mattingly, Cruz-Williams)
OF assists: 1 (Cruz (Clayton at home))
PB: G. Williams
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Erickson L (7-10) 0.0 5 7 7 2 0 1 28 15 5.50   
T. Mulholland 3.2 6 6 6 4 1 2 82 46 6.57   
G. Heredia 4.1 5 1 1 1 5 0 66 45 5.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erickson 2
Batters Faced: S. Erickson 7, T. Mulholland 21, G. Heredia 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erickson 0-0, T. Mulholland 2-8, G. Heredia 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erickson 28-15, T. Mulholland 82-46, G. Heredia 66-45
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mulholland 2-2 , G. Heredia 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Dickson W (2-1) 8.1 7 5 4 3 7 3 141 87 3.47   
T. Davis 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 10 5.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dickson 55
Batters Faced: J. Dickson 34, T. Davis 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dickson 9-7, T. Davis 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dickson 141-87, T. Davis 23-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Davis 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Posada
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 30042
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