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rpriske · 10-02-2019, 06:36 PM

July 12th, 1987

We still have a game to play.

The Cardinals are pitching Mike Schooler (3-2, 5.29).

The Giants are going with Scott Service making his big league debut.

I led off the game by grounding out to Bill Buckner at 1st.

My first defensive play was the last out in the 2nd - a grounder by Buckner.

I came up with one out in the 3rd and hit a trickle down to 3rd and outran it for a single. Stolen base #87. I moved to 3rd on a ground out by Chris Brown, but got no further.

I got the 1st out in the bottom half, handling a Jack Ayer grounder.

The Cardinals open the scoring when Vince Coleman crossed on a Tom Herr single.

Cardinals lead 1-0

We got it back in the 4th when Rob Deer led off with a homer. I singled with two out and two on but Alan Cockrell was thrown out trying to score.

Game tied 1-1

They get the lead back when Scott throws a wild pitch, allowing Terry Pendleton to score.

Cardinals lead 2-1

In the 5th Coleman scored on an Oddibe McDowell single.

Cardinals lead 3-1

I came up in the 7th with one out and Dan Schatzeder on the mound. I grounded out to Pendleton at 3rd.

I got the 1st out in the home half, off a Willie McGee grounder.
I then got Coleman for the 2nd out, but Mike Aldrete dropped my throw.
Coleman ended up scoring on another error - this time by Chris Brown. McDowell followed with a two run homer.
That's it for Scott. Nestor went to Frank Williams.

Cardinals lead 6-1

I came up in the 9th with two out and Bobby Grich on 1st. Bill Campbell was pitching. I struck out.

Not a great showing by us.

I went 2 for 5 with a couple of singles and a stolen base.

We are going into the All-Star Break with a six game lead on the Reds.

We just found out the details of the Griffin trade. We also got Ruben Sierra. Both guys seem like they are under-performing to me, but I know what that can be like.

Sergio Valdez and Dave Miller have been dropped from the 40-man,
Sierra is going to Phoenix. So is Frank Williams. Griffin is joining us.

There was also another big announcement. Bobby Grich is hanging them up after this season. We kind of knew, but now it is official.

It has been great learning from him. (Honestly, he is a bit of a prima donna, but that doesn't mean I can't learn from him.)

10-02-2019, 06:36 PM	#516
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,140	July 12th, 1987 We still have a game to play. The Cardinals are pitching Mike Schooler (3-2, 5.29). The Giants are going with Scott Service making his big league debut. I led off the game by grounding out to Bill Buckner at 1st. My first defensive play was the last out in the 2nd - a grounder by Buckner. I came up with one out in the 3rd and hit a trickle down to 3rd and outran it for a single. Stolen base #87. I moved to 3rd on a ground out by Chris Brown, but got no further. I got the 1st out in the bottom half, handling a Jack Ayer grounder. The Cardinals open the scoring when Vince Coleman crossed on a Tom Herr single. Cardinals lead 1-0 We got it back in the 4th when Rob Deer led off with a homer. I singled with two out and two on but Alan Cockrell was thrown out trying to score. Game tied 1-1 They get the lead back when Scott throws a wild pitch, allowing Terry Pendleton to score. Cardinals lead 2-1 In the 5th Coleman scored on an Oddibe McDowell single. Cardinals lead 3-1 I came up in the 7th with one out and Dan Schatzeder on the mound. I grounded out to Pendleton at 3rd. I got the 1st out in the home half, off a Willie McGee grounder. I then got Coleman for the 2nd out, but Mike Aldrete dropped my throw. Coleman ended up scoring on another error - this time by Chris Brown. McDowell followed with a two run homer. That's it for Scott. Nestor went to Frank Williams. Cardinals lead 6-1 I came up in the 9th with two out and Bobby Grich on 1st. Bill Campbell was pitching. I struck out. Not a great showing by us. I went 2 for 5 with a couple of singles and a stolen base. We are going into the All-Star Break with a six game lead on the Reds. We just found out the details of the Griffin trade. We also got Ruben Sierra. Both guys seem like they are under-performing to me, but I know what that can be like. Sergio Valdez and Dave Miller have been dropped from the 40-man, Sierra is going to Phoenix. So is Frank Williams. Griffin is joining us. There was also another big announcement. Bobby Grich is hanging them up after this season. We kind of knew, but now it is official. It has been great learning from him. (Honestly, he is a bit of a prima donna, but that doesn't mean I can't learn from him.) __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````