DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/17/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 855 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (36-35) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10 0
St. Louis Cardinals (42-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 0
Cubs Raise Rally Flag, Beat St. Louis, 3-2
Chicago got a strong outing from Eric King as the Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2, at Busch Stadium. Doug Jones was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 18 of 23 save opportunities. The Cubs bumped their record to 36-35 with this latest triumph.

Randy Velarde played a key role in the win. The Chicago pinch hitter hammered a solo home run in the top of the ninth. For the game, Velarde was 1-1 with a home run.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said St. Louis manager Adam Rabel. "The effort was great."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORES ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bell RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .258 9 40
E. Karros 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .242 10 42
G. Pena 2B 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .223 14 42
L. Gonzalez LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .287 13 40
M. Piazza C 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .256 11 34
A. Martin DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 6 .217 7 24
L. Whitaker 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 4 19
   a-R. Velarde PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .276 3 20
   b-S. Khalifa 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 0 8
L. Moseby CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .247 8 27
M. Lee SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .227 0 5
Totals 34 3 10 3 4 11 14      
a - R. Velarde pinch hit for L. Whitaker in the 9th
b - S. Khalifa substituted for R. Velarde in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bell (16, 1st Inning off B. Swift, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Moseby (8, 2nd Inning off B. Swift, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Bell (9, 9th Inning off D. Plesac, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Velarde (3, 9th Inning off D. Plesac, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Piazza 4 , E. Karros , D. Bell 6 , L. Moseby 2 , M. Lee , R. Velarde 4
2-out RBI: D. Bell , L. Moseby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Martin 2 , M. Lee
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Lee (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 0 14
S. Javier LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .304 3 26
C. Grebeck 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 2 48
I. Calderon 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .264 7 51
   a-M. Hatcher RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 2 7
G. Berroa RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .336 12 39
   b-G. Hoffman 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 2
G. Bell DH 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .200 12 40
J. Valentin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 4 24
D. Thon SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .209 3 28
B. Mayne C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 0 5
Totals 28 2 3 2 3 6 7      
a - M. Hatcher substituted for I. Calderon in the 8th
b - G. Hoffman substituted for G. Berroa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Bell (6, 7th Inning off E. King, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Grebeck , S. Javier , G. Bell 2
2-out RBI: G. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Valentin 2
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Calderon (21)
CS: D. Thon (9)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Young (Bell at 3rd base), Young (Karros at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORES ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. King 7.0 3 2 2 3 5 0 97 57 4.57   
J. Acker W (5-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 2.14   
D. Jones SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 9 2.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. King 65
Batters Faced: E. King 26, J. Acker 2, D. Jones 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. King 7-8, J. Acker 0-2, D. Jones 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. King 97-57, J. Acker 7-5, D. Jones 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Acker 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Swift 7.0 7 1 1 3 6 0 113 70 3.44   
G. Olson 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 2 3.77   
D. Plesac L (2-1), BS (3) 2.0 3 2 2 0 5 2 30 22 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Swift 62
Batters Faced: B. Swift 29, G. Olson 1, D. Plesac 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Swift 4-9, G. Olson 0-0, D. Plesac 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Swift 113-70, G. Olson 6-2, D. Plesac 30-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Olson 1-0 , D. Plesac 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric King
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 36330
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