Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 6, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1997 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 1 2 1
Tucker rf 4 0 0 0
Lockhart 3b 2 0 0 1
  Mordecai ph,3b 1 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 3 0 0 0
Klesko lf 3 0 0 0
Lopez c 4 0 0 0
Lemke 2b 3 0 0 0
Blauser ss 3 1 2 0
Smoltz p 1 1 0 0
  Bielecki p 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 4 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 4 0 2 0
Young 1b 4 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Lankford cf 3 2 2 0
Gant lf 4 2 2 2
Mabry rf,1b 4 0 3 1
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
Lampkin c 3 0 0 0
Clayton ss 3 0 1 1
Morris p 2 0 0 0
  McGee ph 1 0 0 0
  Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Sweeney rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 10 4
Atlanta 000 002 010340
St. Louis 000 000 22x4102
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz   7.0 8 2 2 1 8
  Bielecki  L (1-2) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Embree   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
2
9
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris   7.0 3 2 1 2 4
  Petkovsek   0.1 0 1 0 1 0
  Fossas   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Mathews  W (1-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley  SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
3
1
3
7

  E–Young (5), Lankford (2).  DP–Atlanta 2, St. Louis 2.  PB–Lopez (2).  2B–Atlanta Blauser (10,off Morris); Lofton (5,off Fossas), St. Louis Lankford (4,off Smoltz).  HR–St. Louis Gant (4,8th inning off Bielecki 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Smoltz (2,off Morris); Gaetti (1,off Smoltz).  SF–Lockhart (2,off Morris).  IBB–Lampkin (2,by Smoltz).  SB–Tucker (2,2nd base off Morris/Lampkin).  IBB–Smoltz (3,Lampkin).  U-HP–Larry Vanover, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:30.  A–28,620.
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