VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/20/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2195 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (88-70) 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 6 6 2
Oakland Athletics (93-65) 4 0 3 1 1 0 3 0 X 12 16 1
Ramirez Excels in 12-6 Oakland Win
Aramis Ramirez had a hand in Oakland defeating St. Louis by the score of 12-6. Ramirez went 2 for 2 at the plate, scoring 2 times and driving in 3 runs. Tim Hudson, the winner, is now 15-9. He struck out 5 and walked 3 over 6 innings, while allowing 6 runs on 5 hits. With the win, Oakland pushed its record to 93-65.

With one out in the top of the sixth, Chad Moeller had a chance to do some damage. St. Louis was trailing 9-4, but had the bases loaded. Moeller came to the plate against Tim Hudson, and hit a sacrifice fly. But it was not enough to complete a St. Louis comeback.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crisp 2B 5 0 1 2 0 1 0 .307 26 86
J. Edmonds CF 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .248 24 67
A. Pujols 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .299 49 128
M. Alou LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .238 24 92
M. Teixeira 1B 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 .267 32 108
J. Valentin SS 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .237 13 65
D. Young RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .255 20 72
C. Moeller C 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 .169 3 16
R. Person P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 1 4
   a-K. Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 2 16
   G. Ramirez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   J. Pope P 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   b-K. Sefcik PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .353 0 6
   S. Takatsu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
   R. Cormier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 4 28
   O. Dotel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 6 6 5 7 6 17      
a - K. Robinson pinch hit for R. Person in the 3rd
b - K. Sefcik pinch hit for J. Pope in the 6th
c - D. Cruz pinch hit for R. Cormier in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Teixeira (32, 2nd Inning off T. Hudson, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Pujols (49, 6th Inning off T. Hudson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crisp , A. Pujols 4 , M. Teixeira 4 , J. Valentin , D. Young 2
2-out RBI: C. Crisp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Edmonds , M. Teixeira , K. Sefcik , D. Cruz
GIDP: C. Moeller
Sac Fly: C. Moeller
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Crisp (12) , C. Moeller (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Pujols-Crisp-Teixeira)
OF assists: 1 (Young(Hudson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kearns RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .297 7 39
N. Cruz CF 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .293 31 90
A. Ramirez 3B 2 2 2 3 2 0 1 .313 45 123
J. Dye LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 7 .297 28 106
P. Nevin C 5 2 2 3 0 1 2 .291 28 85
E. Durazo 1B 3 3 2 1 2 1 0 .243 21 79
M. Ellis 2B 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .228 8 41
J. Bartlett SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .333 0 1
T. Hudson P 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 .133 3 7
   a-D. Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   B. Looper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Long PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Stults P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 12 16 11 6 6 24      
a - D. Murphy pinch hit for T. Hudson in the 6th
b - T. Long pinch hit for B. Looper in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Dye (28, 1st Inning off R. Person, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Durazo (24, 6th Inning off S. Takatsu, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Cruz (25, 7th Inning off S. Takatsu, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Durazo (21, 4th Inning off G. Ramirez, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Nevin (28, 7th Inning off R. Cormier, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kearns , N. Cruz 4 , A. Ramirez 2 , J. Dye 2 , P. Nevin 5 , E. Durazo 6 , M. Ellis 3 , J. Bartlett , T. Hudson
2-out RBI: A. Ramirez , J. Dye , P. Nevin 2 , M. Ellis , J. Bartlett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Dye 2 , P. Nevin , T. Hudson , D. Murphy
GIDP: J. Bartlett
Sac Fly: A. Kearns , A. Ramirez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: A. Ramirez (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Bartlett-Ellis-Durazo)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Person L (14-4) 2.0 6 4 2 2 3 0 68 3.63   
G. Ramirez 1.1 4 4 1 2 1 1 37 3.68   
J. Pope 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 20 10.00   
S. Takatsu 1.2 2 2 2 2 1 0 35 4.37   
R. Cormier 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 3.28   
O. Dotel 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 5.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Person 29
Batters Faced: R. Person 14, G. Ramirez 11, J. Pope 6, S. Takatsu 9, R. Cormier 2, O. Dotel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Person 2-1, G. Ramirez 1-2, J. Pope 2-1, S. Takatsu 3-1, R. Cormier 0-0, O. Dotel 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Person 68-41, G. Ramirez 37-18, J. Pope 20-14, S. Takatsu 35-21, R. Cormier 8-6, O. Dotel 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pope 1-0 , R. Cormier 2-2
WP: R. Cormier
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hudson W (15-9) 6.0 5 6 4 3 5 2 119 3.67   
B. Looper H (6) 2.0 1 0 0 3 0 0 38 4.78   
E. Stults 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hudson 44
Batters Faced: T. Hudson 27, B. Looper 9, E. Stults 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hudson 6-7, B. Looper 3-2, E. Stults 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hudson 119-71, B. Looper 38-18, E. Stults 16-9
WP: T. Hudson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aramis Ramirez
Ballpark: Network Associates Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 43322
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