Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 7, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1997 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 7, St. Louis Cardinals 14

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies lf 5 2 2 1
Morandini 2b 4 2 2 0
Rolen 3b 4 1 0 0
Daulton rf 3 1 3 3
  May pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Lieberthal c 4 0 0 0
Brogna 1b 5 0 1 1
Magee cf 4 0 1 1
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
  Plantenberg p 0 0 0 0
  Ruffcorn p 0 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. ph 1 0 0 0
Stocker ss 5 0 1 0
Munoz p 2 1 1 0
  Mimbs p 0 0 0 0
  Jordan ph 1 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Hudler cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 11 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 4 1 1 0
Young 1b 3 2 1 0
Lankford cf 4 4 3 4
Gant lf 5 2 2 3
Mabry rf 5 2 2 0
Gaetti 3b 3 2 2 3
Lampkin c 3 0 0 0
Clayton ss 4 1 2 2
  McGee ph 1 0 0 0
  Gallego ss 0 0 0 0
Raggio p 1 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 0 0 0 0
  Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
  Sheaffer ph 1 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 14 13 12
Philadelphia 001 040 0207112
St. Louis 200 210 90x14134
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Munoz   3.1 4 4 4 4 5
  Mimbs   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Harris  L (0-2) 2.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Spradlin   0.2 4 4 4 0 1
  Plantenberg   0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Ruffcorn   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
13
14
14
7
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Raggio   4.0 4 1 1 2 4
  Petkovsek   2.0 4 4 0 1 0
  Frascatore  W (2-1) 2.0 2 2 1 0 3
  McGraw   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
2
3
7

  E–Lieberthal 2 (4), DeShields 2 (3), Young (6), Gaetti (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Philadelphia Daulton (5,off Frascatore), St. Louis Lankford (5,off Harris); Clayton (11,off Spradlin).  HR–Philadelphia Jefferies (1,8th inning off Frascatore 0 on, 1 out), St. Louis Gant (5,1st inning off Munoz 1 on, 2 out); Gaetti (2,7th inning off Spradlin 2 on, 0 out); Lankford (5,7th inning off Plantenberg 3 on, 2 out).  SF–Daulton (2,off Raggio).  HBP–Morandini (3,by Petkovsek); Gaetti (2,by Harris).  SH–Lampkin (2,off Munoz).  SB–Lankford 2 (5,2nd base off Munoz/Lieberthal,3rd base off Harris/Lieberthal); DeShields (8,3rd base off Munoz/Lieberthal); Young (3,2nd base off Munoz/Lieberthal).  BK–Spradlin (1).  HBP–Harris (2,Gaetti); Petkovsek (2,Morandini).  U-HP–Larry Vanover, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–3:28.  A–23,388.
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