Boxscore: MNL @ SPS

Date: 1997-09-15

BOXSCORE: 1997 Minnesota Loons At 1997 St Paul Saints               9/15/1997

  Loons              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Saints             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  O.Vizquel SS        4  1  2  0 .246     L.Alicea 2B         4  0  1  0 .253  
I-S.Stewart PH        1  0  0  0 .290     D.Jeter SS          3  1  1  0 .254  
J-L.Sojo SS           0  0  0  0 .253     D.Justice LF        2  1  0  0 .333  
  S.Javier CF         4  0  0  0 .241   A-R.White CF          1  0  0  0 .234  
  R.Mondesi LF        4  1  1  1 .327     E.Martinez 3B,1B    4  0  0  1 .277  
  D.Easley 2B         2  0  1  1 .236     J.Snow 1B           2  0  0  0 .302  
  J.Conine 1B         4  1  2  1 .279   D-C.Hayes PH,3B       1  0  0  0 .198  
  A.Benitez P         0  0  0  01.000   K-J.Samuel PH         1  0  1  0 .209  
  W.Boggs 3B          4  0  0  0 .267     M.Stairs RF,LF      4  0  0  0 .296  
  T.Steinbach C       4  0  2  0 .239     R.Becker CF,LF      1  0  0  0 .221  
  D.Burba P           2  0  0  0 .184   E-B.Jordan PH,RF      1  0  0  0 .000  
B-J.Cruz Jr. PH       1  0  0  0 .246   L-R.Kelly PH          1  0  0  0 .199  
  T.Martin P          0  0  0  0 .000     M.Sweeney C         2  0  1  0 .234  
  R.Veres P           0  0  0  0 ----   F-C.O'Brien PH,C      1  0  0  0 .194  
H-T.Martinez PH,1B    1  0  1  0 .304     S.Reynolds P        1  0  0  0 .088  
  E.Davis RF          2  0  0  0 .273   G-P.Nevin PH          1  0  0  0 .125  
C-D.Martinez PH,RF    2  0  1  0 .232     E.Gaillard P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          V.Eshelman P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          M.Munoz P           0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  3 10  3                 Totals      30  2  4  1

A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Justice In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Burba In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Davis In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Snow In 6th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Becker In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Sweeney In 7th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Reynolds In 7th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Veres In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Vizquel In 9th Inning
J-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Stewart In 9th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Hayes In 9th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Jordan In 9th Inning

INJURY: David Justice INJURED (for 10 more games) in 5th inning

Loons........... 0 0 0  0 3 0  0 0 0  -  3 10  1
Saints.......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  4  1

Loons (84-76)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Burba WIN(9-9)          5       3   2   1   3   2   0  82   5.12  A1 C3
T.Martin HOLD(5th)        2       0   0   0   0   0   0  17   6.83  C4 C9
R.Veres HOLD(1st)         1       0   0   0   0   0   0   7   7.15  D1 D3
A.Benitez SAVE(25th)      1       1   0   0   0   1   0  12   2.85  D4
Totals                    9       4   2   1   3   3   0

Saints (87-73)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
S.Reynolds LOSS(11-13)    7       8   3   3   0   2   1 110   5.37  A1 D3
E.Gaillard                1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   6.62  D4 D7
V.Eshelman                0       2   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.76  D8 D9
M.Munoz                   0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.94  E1
Totals                    9      10   3   3   0   2   1

ATTENDANCE- 49,721 DATE- Monday, September 15th 1997 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:29
LEFT ON BASE- Loons: 7  Saints: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Loons: 1  Saints: 2
ERRORS- J.Conine, S.Reynolds
DOUBLES- J.Samuel(7th)
TRIPLES- R.Mondesi(8th)
HOME RUNS- J.Conine(2nd)
RBIs- R.Mondesi(120nd), D.Easley(68th), J.Conine(10th), E.Martinez(63rd)
STOLEN BASES- O.Vizquel(22nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Reynolds
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Easley
WALKS- D.Jeter, D.Justice, R.Becker
HIT BY PITCH- D.Easley
STRIKE OUTS- S.Javier, J.Conine, D.Jeter, D.Justice, E.Martinez
GIDP- S.Stewart, J.Cruz Jr., D.Justice
WILD PITCHES- D.Burba, S.Reynolds
2-out RBI- J.Conine
RLISP 2-out- D.Burba-2, D.Jeter, R.Mondesi, E.Davis-2, R.Kelly
TEAM RISP- Loons: 1 for 9  Saints: 1 for 6
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Eric Davis robbed Mike Sweeney of an extra base hit.

The Minnesota Loons edged the St Paul Saints at Shea Stadium by the score of 3
to 2.

Dave Burba(9-9) earned his pay with a solid performance for Minnesota.  He
surrendered 3 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings.  St Paul tried unsuccessfully to
come back in the 9th.  

Burba got help from Armando Benitez who earned his 25th save.  Shane
Reynolds(11-13) was tagged with the loss.  He allowed 8 hits and no walks in
7 innings.  


SCORESHEET: 1997 Minnesota Loons at 1997 St Paul Saints
O.Vizque-A1  A1:G/13    B1:Si      *5*:Si     *7*:F/9    E1:G-DP/6
S.Stewar-E1                                              43>1o
L.Sojo-E2                                                
S.Javier-A1  A2:K       B2:SB>12   C2:F/8     D2:G/63
                        G/63                  
                                              
R.Mondes-A1  A3:G/63    B3:G/63    C3:Tr>1#   D3:L/6
                                              
                                              
D.Easley-A1  *2*:HBP    *4*:Si     C4:SF/9>3  *8*:P/6
                                   #          
                                              
J.Conine-A1  A5:K       B5:Si>12   C5:HR>b#   D5:G/43
A.Benite-E2                                   
                                              
W.Boggs-A1   A6:E/1>12  B6:F/8     C6:L/4     D6:F/8
                                              
                                              
T.Steinb-A1  A7:F/8     B7:Si>23   *6*:Si     *9*:L/6
                        12                    
                                              
D.Burba-A1   A8:WP>23   B8:Force/  C8:G-DP/4  D8:Si
J.Cruz J-C8  12 G/63    52>3o 23   63>1o      
T.Martin-D1+            12 b1                 
E.Davis-A1   *3*:G/63   B9:G/63    C9:G/63    D9:Si>12
D.Martin-C9                                   
                                              

L.Alicea-A1  A1:G/63    B1:Si>2o   *5*:G/63   *8*:G/63
                        12                    
                                              
D.Jeter-A1   A2:W>b1    B2:K       C2:Si      D2:F/9
                                              
                                              
D.Justic-A1  A3:W>12 b  *3*:K      C3:G-DP/1  D3:FO/2
R.White-C4   1                     63>1o      
                                              
E.Martin-A1  A4:WP>23   B4:L/5     *6*:G/53   *9*:K
             12 G/13>3                        
             # 23                             
J.Snow-A1    A5:E/3>3#  B5:F/8     C5:G/53    D5:Do
C.Hayes-C5                                    
J.Samuel-D5                                   
M.Stairs-A1  A6:G/13    *4*:L/4    C6:G/13    D6:P/3
                                              
                                              
R.Becker-A1  *2*:W>b1   B7:F/9     *7*:FO/2   D7:G/63
B.Jordan-C7                                   
R.Kelly-D7                                    
M.Sweene-A1  A8:F/9     B8:Si      C8:FO/2
C.O'Brie-C8                        
                                   
S.Reynol-A1  A9:Sac+FC  B9:G/53    C9:G/63
P.Nevin-C9   >12 b1                
E.Gailla-D1+