Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 5, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1997 at Busch Stadium II. The Atlanta Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 1 1 0
Tucker rf,lf 3 0 2 0
Jones C. 3b 2 0 0 0
  Mordecai 3b 2 0 0 1
McGriff 1b 4 0 1 0
Klesko lf 3 1 1 1
  Jones A. ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Lopez c 3 0 0 0
Lemke 2b 4 0 1 0
Blauser ss 3 0 1 0
Neagle p 3 0 0 0
  Wohlers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 4 0 2 0
Young 1b 4 0 1 0
Lankford cf 4 1 2 0
Gant lf 4 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Mabry rf 4 0 1 1
DiFelice c 2 0 0 0
  Jordan ph 1 0 0 0
  Sheaffer c 0 0 0 0
DeShields 2b 3 0 0 0
Benes p 2 0 0 0
  McGee ph 1 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Atlanta 000 011 000270
St. Louis 000 000 100161
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Neagle  W (5-0) 8.0 5 1 1 0 5
  Wohlers  SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  L (3-3) 8.0 5 2 2 2 6
  Fossas   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Mathews   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
7

  E–DeShields (1).  DP–St. Louis 3.  2B–Atlanta Tucker (2,off Alan Benes), St. Louis Lankford (3,off Neagle); Mabry (5,off Neagle); Clayton (10,off Neagle).  HR–Atlanta Klesko (4,5th inning off Alan Benes 0 on, 0 out).  SH–A Jones (4,off Mathews).  HBP–Blauser (5,by Alan Benes).  IBB–Lopez (3,by Mathews).  SB–Lofton (12,2nd base off Alan Benes/Difelice); Lankford (3,2nd base off Wohlers/Lopez).  WP–Alan Benes (5).  HBP–Alan Benes (1,Blauser).  IBB–Mathews (1,Lopez).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Larry Vanover, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:42.  A–26,113.
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