RETRO LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/06/1998
 
RETRO LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 414 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH , 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (15-12) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals (17-11) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 6 13 1
Bannon Mashes 2 Homers in 6-4 St. Louis Win
The St. Louis Cardinals dealt the New York Mets a 6-4 loss at Busch Stadium II. Justin Bannon, who is tied for 10th in the NL in RBI with 22, was the star on offense. He belted 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. The winning pitcher was Ruben Munoz. He's now 3-2. He went 7 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits for the Cardinals. New York, with the loss, is 15-12.

Bannon had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 0-1 fastball from Paul McCracken, he banged a 2-run home run to right-center, giving the Cardinals a 6-4 lead. It was the 5th home run of the year for Bannon.

St. Louis manager Duke Smith praised his team's "businesslike approach."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Coward C 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .217 4 14
P. Garcia 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .287 1 9
A. Ureste DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .203 3 9
R. Berry RF 3 1 0 1 0 0 5 .323 4 11
J. Michels SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .170 4 12
B. Rhinehart LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306 1 7
B. Stewart CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .211 1 9
G. Choquette 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .288 2 13
C. Acosta 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .444 0 3
   a-J. Meehan PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .389 0 4
Totals 34 4 7 4 3 7 16      
a - J. Meehan pinch hit for C. Acosta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Michels (2, 1st Inning off R. Munoz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Stewart (1, 2nd Inning off R. Munoz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Ureste 2 , J. Michels 2 , B. Stewart 4 , C. Acosta 2 , J. Meehan
2-out RBI: J. Michels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ureste , R. Berry , B. Rhinehart
Sac Fly: R. Berry
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Acosta (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Acosta-Michels-Garcia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Treadway RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .378 0 7
   c-G. Sampsell RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 0 6
C. Alward SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .252 1 14
   a-L. Gruenewald PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 0 7
   b-D. Thompson SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 0 11
A. Fleet 2B 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 .318 4 14
J. Bannon LF 4 2 3 5 0 1 0 .333 5 22
J. Flowers 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .333 2 10
R. Leon 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .293 4 19
J. Flanagan CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .255 0 12
R. Lascano DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .255 3 12
C. Tapia C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .136 0 0
Totals 36 6 13 6 2 5 16      
a - L. Gruenewald pinch hit for C. Alward in the 7th
b - D. Thompson substituted for L. Gruenewald in the 8th
c - G. Sampsell substituted for J. Treadway in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Treadway 2 (11, 1st Inning off R. Myllyniemi, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off R. Myllyniemi, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Fleet (6, 7th Inning off P. McCracken, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Lascano (3, 8th Inning off P. McCracken, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Flowers (2, 1st Inning off R. Myllyniemi, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Bannon 2 (5, 1st Inning off R. Myllyniemi, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off P. McCracken, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Treadway 4 , A. Fleet 2 , J. Bannon 9 , J. Flowers 4 , R. Leon 3 , J. Flanagan , R. Lascano 2 , C. Tapia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Thompson , A. Fleet 2 , R. Lascano
GIDP: J. Flanagan
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Treadway (17)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Fleet (4)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Myllyniemi 5.2 9 4 4 2 5 2 95 3.44   
P. McCracken L (0-1) 1.1 4 2 2 0 0 1 24 2.38   
S. Sink 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Myllyniemi 38
Batters Faced: R. Myllyniemi 27, P. McCracken 8, S. Sink 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Myllyniemi 7-4, P. McCracken 3-1, S. Sink 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Myllyniemi 95-57, P. McCracken 24-19, S. Sink 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Sink 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Munoz W (3-2) 7.0 6 4 4 3 4 1 107 7.03   
F. Piekarz SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Munoz 50
Batters Faced: R. Munoz 31, F. Piekarz 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Munoz 9-8, F. Piekarz 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Munoz 107-68, F. Piekarz 25-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Bannon
Ballpark: Busch Stadium II
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 27513
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