The text file looks similar to this: 
5/5/2000

24|St. Louis Cardinals
1|4995|Fernando Vina|2B|4|0|0|0|0|0|0|.317|.397|.425
2|5602|Edgar Renteria|SS|4|0|1|0|1|0|1|.260|.321|.470
3|5151|Jim Edmonds|CF|3|1|2|1|5|1|0|.409|.538|.864
4|3866|Mark McGwire|1B|3|1|1|1|4|1|0|.323|.494|.903
5|4547|Ray Lankford|LF|4|0|0|0|0|0|3|.193|.297|.420
6|5046|Craig Paquette|3B|3|0|1|0|2|1|1|.264|.325|.486
7|6117|J.D. Drew|RF|4|0|1|0|1|0|1|.327|.462|.596
8|5205|Mike Matheny|C|3|0|0|0|0|0|0|.289|.375|.421
8|4506|Thomas Howard|PH|1|0|1|0|1|0|0|.280|.357|.760
8|5897|Eli Marrero|PR|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|.250|.343|.643
9|4379|Andy Benes|P|2|0|0|0|0|0|0|.167|.167|.167
9|3625|Eric Davis|PH|1|0|0|0|0|0|1|.281|.388|.491
9|4625|Heathcliff Slocumb|P|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|.000|.000|.000
9|4979|Mike Mohler|P|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|1.000|1.000|1.000
9|5880|Larry Sutton|PH|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|.000|.000|.000

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