Take 2 Roundup: Games of Wed, 12/19/07

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[size=24:1ac9eeb696][b:1ac9eeb696]CLARK HITS WALKOFF JACK[/b:1ac9eeb696][/size:1ac9eeb696]
[size=18:1ac9eeb696]Cardinals Shocked to Score Tying and Winning Runs on One Swing[/size:1ac9eeb696]

<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/jack_clark_150x195.jpg " align="left" border="1" width="150" height="195" style="margin-right: 10px;" /> Down by a run in the bottom of the 9th and facing Cincinnati closer John Franco, the Cardinals were desperately trying to figure out how to use their main assets to pull off a comeback victory. "If only Vince [Coleman] were due up," recalled St. Louis starter John Tudor, "we could pray he'd steal 7 bases in a row, while Ozzie [Smith] did some backflips to distract everybody."

When Jack Clark strode to the plate with Smith on board on a leadoff single and 1 out, the Cardinal bench groaned. "He can't run, and he can't field," explained Tudor. "We call him the Anti-Cardinal. We had no idea how he was going to help us win the game." Imagine the team's surprise when Clark stepped into a 3-2 changeup from Franco to blast his team-leading 6th homer into the night, turning the apparent 4-3 defeat [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=490][b:1ac9eeb696]into a 5-4 victory[/b:1ac9eeb696][/url]. As Smith gleefully circled the bases, he wondered to himself what had just happened, but eventually thought it didn't matter as long as the umpires were okay with it.

[b:1ac9eeb696]Elsewhere:[/b:1ac9eeb696] Ken Griffey was at it again, launching a 3-run homer in the 8th inning as the Orioles came charging back with 4 late runs to [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=498][b:1ac9eeb696]beat the Angels 4-3[/b:1ac9eeb696][/url]. The win was the resurgent Orioles' [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/schedule/team.php?id=24758]7th win in their last 8 games[/url].

[i:1ac9eeb696]photo: SN Archives[/i:1ac9eeb696]