 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION ST. LOUIS BROWNS AT CHICAGO AMERICAN GIANTS 05/08/2005 |  | | | | |
 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION | | ST. LOUIS BROWNS AT CHICAGO AMERICAN GIANTS | | GAME ID: 242 - SUNDAY, MAY 8TH, 2005 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | St. Louis Browns (20-10) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | | Chicago American Giants (13-17) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | | |  | |
| Browns Deal American Giants 4-1 Defeat | St. Louis and Chicago duked it out and the Browns came out victorious.
Starting pitcher Win Mercer took care of business, helping the St. Louis Browns stifle the Chicago American Giants, 4-1. Mercer picked up the win for St. Louis, going 8 innings. He gave up 1 run on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 5-2.
With St. Louis leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Rick Burleson hit a 2-run single off Chicago pitcher Kevin Brown. It put the Browns ahead 3-0.
Mercer said his team "played with focus."
St. Louis, now 20-10, has gotten their season off to a good start.
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| ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - E. Robinson pinch hit for W. Mercer in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: C. Torriente (8, 8th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Viox (6, 9th Inning off S. Kealey, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Maris (7, 2nd Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Goodman , W. Mercer , C. Torriente 2 , O. Smith , R. Maris 6 , M. Hatcher 2 , R. Burleson , J. Viox 2
2-out RBI: R. Burleson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Torriente , M. Hatcher , J. Viox , M. Colbern
GIDP: R. Burleson
Team LOB: 8
FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Maris (Cash at 3rd base)) | | | a - L. Polonia pinch hit for K. Brown in the 8th
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Early (3, 7th Inning off W. Mercer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Early 5 , P. Traynor , N. Cash , L. Polonia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Early , D. Santana
Team LOB: 4
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Brown-Traynor-Cash)
OF assists: 1 (Ennis (Goodman at home)) | | |
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| ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | W. Mercer W (5-2) | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 98 | 69 | 3.66 | | T. Phillips SV (3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 3.00 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | K. Brown L (2-3) | 8.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 93 | 67 | 4.24 | | S. Kealey | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 2.25 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Win Mercer
Ballpark: Rube Foster Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:29
Attendance: 29498 |
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